Chords of: I Gotta Be by: Jagged Edge. (A6, Dmaj7, E, C#m7) 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.
“I Gotta Be” by Jagged Edge is in D Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A6, Dmaj7, E, C#m7.
Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → A/E → C#m7 → Dmaj7 → E → Dmaj7 → E6 → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dmaj7 | 0:54 | 29% |
| E | 0:26 | 14% |
| C#m7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| A | 0:20 | 11% |
| E6 | 0:16 | 9% |
| D6 | 0:14 | 7% |
| A/E | 0:09 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:08 | 4% |
Dmaj7 – A/E – E – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – E6 – A/E – E – A – E7/G# – F#m7 – E6 – Dmaj7 – E – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – E6 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – E – A/E – Bm – E/B – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m7 – D – A – D6 – E – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – E6 – E – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – E6 – F#m7 – E – A – E7/G# – A7/C# – Dmaj7 – E – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – E7 – …
