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Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is Chords

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ChordsDm, C, F, Bb, Gm, C7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
  • Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[Dm]I gotta take a [C]little [F]time
A little [Bb]time to think things [Dm]over
[Dm]I better read be[C]tween the [F]lines
In case I [Bb]need it when I’m [Dm]older [C] [Dm]
[Dm]Now this mountain [C]I must [F]climb

[verse 2]
Feels like a [Bb]world upon my [Dm]shoulders
[Dm]Through the clouds [C]I see love [F]shine
It keeps me [Bb]warm as life grows [Dm]colder
[Dm]In [F]my [Gm]life there’s been [C]heartache and [Gm]pain

[chorus]
I don’t know if I can [C]face it a[Gm]gain
Can’t stop now, I’ve [C]traveled so [Gm]far
To [Bb]change [Dm]this [Gm]lonely [F]life [Gm]
[F]I wanna know what [Dm]love [C]is

[verse 3]
[Gm]I want you to [Dm]show [C]me
[F]I wanna feel what [Dm]love [C]is
[Gm]I know you can [Dm]show [C]me [C7] [Dm]
[Dm]I’m gonna take a [C]little [F]time

[Closing]
A little [Bb]time to look a[Dm]round me
[Dm]I’ve got nowhere [C]left to [F]hide
It looks like [Bb]love has finally [Dm]found me
[Dm]In [F]my [Gm]life there’s been [C]heartache and [Gm]pain

[chorus]
I don’t know if I can [C]face it a[Gm]gain
Can’t stop now, I’ve [C]traveled so [Gm]far
To [Bb]change [Dm]this [Gm]lonely [F]life [Gm]
[F]I wanna know what [Dm]love [C]is

[chorus]
[Gm]I want you to [Dm]show [C]me
[F]I wanna feel what [Dm]love [C]is
[Gm]I know you can [Dm]show [C]me
[F]I wanna know what [Dm]love [C]is

[chorus]
[Gm]I want you to [Dm]show [C]me
[F]I wanna feel what [Dm]love [C]is
[Gm]I know you can [Dm]show [C]me
[F]I wanna know what [Dm]love [C]is

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ArtistForeigner
AlbumAgent Provocateur
GenresRock, Classic Rock
Year1984
KeyDm

How to play I Want To Know What Love Is on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is on guitar requires 6 chords and 11 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.

I Want To Know What Love Is uses these transitions most often: Dm → C (20), C → Gm (12), and C → F (11). 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 Dm - C chord transition.

1. Dm → C chord transition

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

To move from Dm to C;

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

2. C → F chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C to F;

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

3. F → Bb chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from F to Bb;

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

4. Bb → Dm chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from Bb to Dm;

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

5. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F;

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

6. F → Gm chord transition

To move from F to Gm;

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

7. Gm → C chord transition

To move from Gm to C;

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

8. Gm → Bb chord transition

To move from Gm to Bb;

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

9. Dm → Gm chord transition

To move from Dm to Gm;

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

10. C → C7 chord transition

To move from C to C7;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

11. C7 → Dm chord transition

To move from C7 to Dm;

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

I Want To Know What Love Is chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Want To Know What Love Is.

  • I Want To Know What Love Is includes 93 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I Want To Know What Love Is contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I Want To Know What Love Is connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → C: 18%
    • Dm → F: 14%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Dm: 5%
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