Chords of: I Have Nothing by: Whitney Houston. (B, Em7, C#m7, G) 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.
“I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston is in D Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 48 different chords across 153 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Em7, C#m7, G.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 8% of the 4:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → G → Em7 → Cmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Am7 → Dm → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:23 | 8% |
| Am7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Cm7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| G | 0:13 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| C | 0:13 | 4% |
| D | 0:12 | 4% |
Gmaj7 – G – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – D – Dm – Gm – Gmaj7 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – C – D/C – G – Am7 – D – G – Em7 – C – C6 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – D – G/A – Am7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Am7 – Bm – G/D – Am7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Am – Bm7 – C6 – D – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bb – …
