Chords of: What Is Love by: Haddaway. (G7, Bb, F, Gm) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“What Is Love” by Haddaway is in F Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 127 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, Bb, F, Gm.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → Gm → Bb → Dm → F → Gm → Bb → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:55 | 23% |
| F | 0:47 | 20% |
| Gm | 0:31 | 13% |
| Dm | 0:30 | 13% |
| Dm7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| G | 0:15 | 6% |
| G7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| D | 0:11 | 5% |
C/G – G7 – Gm – Bb – Dm – F – Gm – Bb – Dm – F – Gm – Bb – Dm – F – Gm – Bb – Dm – F – Gm7 – Bb – Dm – F – G – Bb – C7 – D – F – G – Bb – D – F – Dm7 – Gm – Bb – Dm7 – F – Gm – Bb – Dm7 – F6 – G – Bb – Dm7 – F – G – Bb – Dm7 – F – …
