How Will I Know Chords

KeyC Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays616

How Will I Know by Whitney Houston is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords C, D, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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C
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Verse 1:
 
          C D   G Em 
There's a boy I know 
               C    D    G Em 
He's the one I dream of 
       C D        G Em 
Looks into my eyes 
                  C D       G Em 
Takes me to the clouds above 

Verse 2:
 
        C D    G Em 
Ooh, I lose control 
              C D      G Em 
Can't seem to get enough 
        C D       G Em 
When I wake from dreaming 
               C   D      G Em 
Tell me is it really love 


             C  D  D  Em 
How will I know? 
         C  D  D  Em 
(Don't trust your feelings) 
             C  D  D  Em 
How will I know? 
             C  D  D  Em 
How will I know? 
         C  D  D  Em 
(Love can be deceiving) 
             C  D  D  Em 
How will I know? 


C           D      G          Em 
 How will I know if he really loves me 
C         D           G          Em 
 I say a prayer with every heart beat 
C           D        G       Em 
 I fall in love whenever we meet 
C            D               G          Em 
 I'm asking you 'cause you know about these things 
C           D       G            Em 
 How will I know if he's thinking of me 
C          D             G        Em 
 I try to phone but I'm too shy (Can't speak) 
C            D       G          Em 
 Falling in love is all bitter sweet 
C              D            G         Em 
 This love is strong why do I feel weak 

(Repeat throughout song)  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante