Chords of: What You Need by: BossMan Dlow. (Ab7, C#, C#7, A) 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.
“What You Need” by BossMan Dlow is in A Major and runs at about 155 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab7, C#, C#7, A.
Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → C#m → C# → A → C#6 → C#7 → C# → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dmaj7 | 0:51 | 27% |
| C# | 0:49 | 26% |
| A | 0:18 | 9% |
| C#7 | 0:17 | 9% |
| C#maj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| C#6 | 0:07 | 4% |
| C#m | 0:07 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:06 | 3% |
C# – Dmaj7 – C#m – C# – Dmaj7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C# – E7 – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – Ab – A – C# – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – Bbm – Dmaj7 – C#maj7 – A – C#6 – Dmaj7 – C#6 – D6 – Ab – C#7 – Dmaj7 – C#7 – Dm7b5 – Ab – C# – Dmaj7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C# – E7 – …
