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Maroon 5 - Don’t Wanna Know Chords

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ChordsC, D, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

CDEmEm
Idon’twannaCknow,know,know,know,
Who’stakingyouDhome,home,home,home
I’mlovingyouEmso,so,so,so,
EmThewayIusedtoloveyou,no
Idon’twannaCknow,know,know,know,
Who’stakingyouDhome,home,home,home
I’mlovingyouEmso,so,so,so,
EmThewayIusedtoloveyou,oh,Idon’twannaknow
CWastedD(wasted)andthemoreIdrink
ThemoreEmIthinkaboutyouEm
Ohno,no,ICcan’ttakeitDbaby,
EveryplaceIEmgoremindsmeofyouEm
DoyouCthinkofme?OfwhatweDusedtobe?
IsitEmbetternowthatI’mEmnotaround?
MyfriendsareCactin’strange,theydon’tbringDupyourname
AreyouEmhappynow?AreyouEmhappynow?
Idon’twannaCknow,know,know,know
Who’stakingyouDhome,home,home,home
I’mlovingyouEmso,so,so,so
EmThewayIusedtoloveyou,no
Idon’twannaCknow,know,know,know
Who’stakingyouDhome,home,home,home
I’mlovingyouEmso,so,so,so
EmThewayIusedtoloveyou,oh,Idon’twannaknow
CAndeverytimeDIgoout,yeah
IhearitfromEmthisone,Ihearit
fromthatone,gladyougotEmsomeonenewyeah
CIseebutIdon’tDbelieveit
EveninEmmyheadyou’restillinmybed,maybeI’mEmjustafool
DoyouCthinkofme?OfwhatweDusedtobe?
IsitEmbetternowthatI’mEmnotaround?
MyfriendsareCactin’strange,theydon’tbringDupyourname
AreyouEmhappynow?AreyouEmhappynow?
Idon’twannaCknow,know,know,know
Who’stakingyouDhome,home,home,home
I’mlovingyouEmso,so,so,so
EmThewayIusedtoloveyou,no
Idon’twannaCknow,know,know,know
Who’stakingyouDhome,home,home,home
I’mlovingyouEmso,so,so,so
EmThewayIusedtoloveyou,oh,Idon’twannaknow
CNomore“pleasestop”.NomoreDhashtagboo’dupscreenshots
NomoreEmtryin’makemejealousonyourbirthday
EmYouknowjusthowImadeyoubetteronyourbirthday,oh
DoheCdoyoulikethis,dohewooyoulikethis?
DoheDletitdownforyou,touchyourpoonalikethis?
MatterEmfact,nevermind,we’llletthepastbe
EmMaybehisrightnow,butyourbody’sstillme,woah
Idon’twannaCknow,know,know,know
Who’stakingyouDhome,home,home,home
I’mlovingyouEmso,so,so,so
EmThewayIusedtoloveyou,no
Idon’twannaCknow,know,know,know
Who’stakingyouDhome,home,home,home
I’mlovingyouEmso,so,so,so
EmThewayIusedtoloveyou,oh
Idon’twannaCknow,know,know,know
Who’stakingyouDhome,home,home,home
I’mlovingyouEmso,so,so,so
EmThewayIusedtoloveyou,no
Idon’twannaCknow,know,know,know
Who’stakingyouDhome,home,home,home
I’mlovingyouEmso,so,so,so
EmThewayIusedtoloveyou,oh,Idon’twannaknow
CDEmEm
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ArtistMaroon 5
AlbumRed Pill Blues
GenresPop
Year2017
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

How to play Don't Wanna Know on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Maroon 5 - Don't Wanna Know on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Don't Wanna Know uses these transitions most often: C → D (22), D → Em (22), and Em → C (21). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - D chord transition.

1. C → D chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from C to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.

C to D

2. D → Em chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to Em:

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.

D to Em

3. Em → C chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from Em to C:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.

Em to C

Don't Wanna Know chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Don't Wanna Know.

  • Don't Wanna Know includes 65 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Don't Wanna Know contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Don't Wanna Know connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → D: 11%
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