CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I need to know, chord by chord.

Chords of: I need to know by: Cru2, Denon Reed. (Amaj7, C#m, Emaj7, Em7b5) 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 to know”

“I need to know” by Cru2, Denon Reed is in Db Minor and runs at about 141 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, C#m, Emaj7, Em7b5.

Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 55% of the 2:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → Emaj7 → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → Amaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Amaj7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

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

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Amaj71:1655%
C#m0:1712%
Emaj70:107%
E0:097%
Eb70:064%
Em7b50:032%
Em0:032%
C7/E0:022%

Chord progression, in order

Amaj7 – C7/E – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – E – Eb6 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Bbm – Amaj7 – E – Eb7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – C# – Amaj7 – E – Eb7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C6 – Amaj7 – E – Amaj7 – Eb7 – Amaj7 – Em – Amaj7 – E – Amaj7 – C7/E – Amaj7 – E – Eb7 – C#m – Eb7 – Amaj7 – C7/E – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – E – Eb6 – Amaj7 – E – Eb7 – Amaj7 – E – …