Chords of: I Look to You by: Whitney Houston. (E, E/G#, C#m7, Emaj7) 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 Look to You” by Whitney Houston is in E Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, E/G#, C#m7, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Emaj7 → E6 → Emaj7 → E → Emaj7 → C#m7 → E/G#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:56 | 21% |
| E/G# | 0:39 | 15% |
| C#m7 | 0:35 | 13% |
| Emaj7 | 0:30 | 11% |
| A | 0:18 | 7% |
| B | 0:18 | 7% |
| F#m7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| B/D# | 0:12 | 5% |
E – Emaj7 – E6 – Emaj7 – E – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm – E/G# – E/F# – F#m7 – E/G# – Amaj7 – B – E – Emaj7 – C#m7 – E/G# – Abm – E/F# – E/G# – A – B – E – B/D# – Emaj7 – C#m7 – E/G# – F#m7 – E/G# – A – B – E – B/D# – C#m7 – E/G# – F#m7 – Abm – A – E/B – E – Emaj7 – C#m7 – E/B – B – E – Emaj7 – C#m7 – …
