I Know You Know chords by Esperanza Spalding (Official Version)

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Am7b5
D7#5
Gm6
Eb7
Bdim7
C#7b5
Fmaj7
D7b5
Gm7
C7#5
G7
C7
C#maj7b5
Am7
Am6
C#m7
F#7
Badd9
G#m7
Fm7b5
Bb7#5
EbmMaj7
C#mMaj7
B7#11
F

Intro 1
Am7b5 
D7#5 
Gm6 
Eb7 
 (A minor7b5)  (D7#5)  (G minor6)  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
D7#5 
Gm6 
Eb7 
 (A minor7b5)  (D7#5)  (G minor6)  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
D7#5 
Gm6 
Eb7 
 (A minor7b5)  (D7#5)  (G minor6)  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
D7#5 
Gm6 
Eb7 
 (A minor7b5)  (D7#5)  (G minor6)  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
 (A minor7b5) 

Verse 1
D7#5 
The way you look at me  (D7#5) when
Gm6 
Eb7 
you think I'm not looking,  (G minor6) tells me  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
D7#5 
 (A minor7b5) Your heart's a sleeping gi (D7#5) ant,   worn out
Gm6 
Eb7 
by someone you loved  (G minor6) before me  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
D7#5 
I  (A minor7b5) see      you're scared uncon (D7#5) vinced
Gm6 
Eb7 
by what I've tried  (G minor6) to say  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
That  (A minor7b5) I        am yours
Bdim7 
C#7b5 
and that  (Bdim7) nothing  will take me  (C sharp7b5) away
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) 

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Chorus 1

You already know, but I'll sing it again

I love you babe and

nothing will take me away

I know that you know, but I'll sing it again

I love you babe and

Verse 2
nothing will take me away
Am7b5 
D7#5 
 (A minor7b5) The way you al (D7#5) ways   call me
Gm6 
Eb7 
with some question,  (G minor6) and every  (E flat7) time
Am7b5 
D7#5 
 (A minor7b5) Try to pretend you did (D7#5) n't    call me
G7 
C7 
just 'cause I was on  (G7) your mind  (C7) 
Am7b5 
D7#5 
 (A minor7b5) Too      soon for you to  (D7#5) say    out loud,
Gm6 
Eb7 
but I  (G minor6) know  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
You  (A minor7b5) love     me
Bdim7 
C#maj7b5 
and though we  (Bdim7) don't    say it already  (C sharp minoraj7b5) shows
Fmaj7 
 (F minoraj7) 

Chorus 2
D7b5 
Gm7 
You al (D7b5) ready  know but I'll sing it again  (G minor7) 
C7#5 
I love you  (C7#5) babe   and
Fmaj7 
nothing will take me away  (F minoraj7) 
D7b5 
Gm7 
I know  (D7b5) that   you know, but I'll sing it again  (G minor7) 
C7#5 
I love you  (C7#5) babe   and
Fmaj7 
nothing will take me away  (F minoraj7) 
D7b5 
Gm7 
You al (D7b5) ready  know, but I'll sing it again  (G minor7) 
C7#5 
I love you  (C7#5) babe   and
Fmaj7 
nothing will take me away  (F minoraj7) 
D7b5 
Gm7 
You al (D7b5) ready  know, but I'll sing it again  (G minor7) 
C7#5 
I love you  (C7#5) babe   and nothing will take me

Bridge 1
Am7 
Am6 
C#m7 
F#7 
(a (A minor7) way)  I  (A minor6) wait  for you to open up  (C sharp minor7)  (F sharp7) 
Badd9 
But it's not a bore  (Badd9) 
G#m7 
You're just what I've  (G sharp minor7) been   looking for
Fm7b5 
Bb7#5 
 (F minor7b5) Why do you  (B flat7#5) keep your head
EbmMaj7 
D7#5 
in  (E flat minorMaj7) the         sand?  (D7#5) 
C#mMaj7 
F#7 
Whoever you  (C sharp minorMaj7) loved before me that  (F sharp7) ran
B7#11 
Nothing like me,  (B7#11) nothing like me

Solo 1

Nothing like

(me)

Chorus 3
D7b5 
Gm7 
You al (D7b5) ready  know but I'll sing it again  (G minor7) 
C7#5 
I love you  (C7#5) babe   and
Fmaj7 
nothing will take me away  (F minoraj7) 
D7b5 
Gm7 
I know  (D7b5) that   you know, but I'll sing it again  (G minor7) 
C7#5 
I love you  (C7#5) babe   and
Fmaj7 
nothing will take me away  (F minoraj7) 
D7b5 
Gm7 
You al (D7b5) ready  know, but I'll sing it again  (G minor7) 
C7#5 
I love you  (C7#5) babe   and
Fmaj7 
nothing will take me away  (F minoraj7) 
D7b5 
Gm7 
I know  (D7b5) that   you know, but I'll sing it again  (G minor7) 
C7#5 
I love you  (C7#5) babe   and nothing will take me away

Outro 1
Am7b5 
D7#5 
Gm6 
Eb7 
 (A minor7b5)  (D7#5)  (G minor6)  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
 (A minor7b5) The way you look at me
D7#5 
Gm6 
Eb7 
 (D7#5) when   you think I'm not looking  (G minor6)  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
 (A minor7b5) The way you call me up
D7#5 
Gm6 
Eb7 
 (D7#5) just   to see what's cooking  (G minor6)  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
 (A minor7b5) The way you look at me
D7#5 
Gm6 
Eb7 
 (D7#5) when   you think I'm not looking  (G minor6)  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
D7#5 
 (A minor7b5) I look at you that way  (D7#5) too
Gm6 
Eb7 
you just don't know that I  (G minor6) do     (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
D7#5 
Gm6 
Eb7 
I know  (A minor7b5) that     you know...  (D7#5)  (G minor6)  (E flat7) 
Am7b5 
 (A minor7b5) 

Outro 2

[Repeat]

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Am7b5
D7#5
Gm6
Eb7
Bdim7
C#7b5
Fmaj7
D7b5
Gm7
C7#5
G7
C7
C#maj7b5
Am7
Am6
C#m7
F#7
Badd9
G#m7
Fm7b5
Bb7#5
EbmMaj7
C#mMaj7
B7#11
F

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: G minorBPM: 91

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am7b5: 5-x-5-5-4-x
D7#5: x-x-0-3-1-2
Gm6: 3-x-2-3-3-x
Eb7: x-x-1-3-2-3
Bdim7: x-2-3-1-3-x
C#7b5: x-4-5-4-6-x
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
D7b5: x-x-0-1-1-2
Gm7: 3-5-3-3-3-3
C7#5: x-3-2-3-x-4
G7: 3-2-0-0-0-1
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
C#maj7b5: x-4-5-5-6-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Am6: x-0-2-2-1-2
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
Badd9: x-2-1-x-2-2
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
Fm7b5: x-x-3-4-4-4
Bb7#5: 6-x-6-7-7-x
EbmMaj7: x-6-8-7-7-x
C#mMaj7: x-4-6-5-5-x
B7#11: x-2-1-2-2-1
F: x-3-3-2-1-x

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This is the definitive original version of I Know You Know by Esperanza Spalding, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Esperanza Spalding.