CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I NEED U, chord by chord.

Chords of: I NEED U by: BTS. (C#maj7, Fm, Fm7, 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.

About the chords of “I NEED U”

“I NEED U” by BTS is in F Minor and runs at about 79 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 206 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Fm, Fm7, A.

C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 5:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → A → Bm → A → Bm → A → Gmaj7 → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#maj71:0520%
Fm1:0219%
Eb60:3410%
Eb0:185%
Fm70:124%
Bbm70:124%
Gmaj70:113%
A0:103%

Chord progression, in order

C – Bm – E7 – A – Bm – A – Bm – E7 – A – Bm – A – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – D/A – Gmaj7 – G – Gm6 – F#m7 – B7 – B – Gmaj7 – G6 – F#m7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – Am6 – G/A – Gmaj7 – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Eb7 – …