Chords of: I NEED YOU by: Jon Batiste. (Caug, Bbm7b5/Ab, Bbm7, E6) 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 NEED YOU” by Jon Batiste is in D Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 48 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Caug, Bbm7b5/Ab, Bbm7, E6.
Bbm7b5/Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → Cmaj7 → Bbm7 → C#dim → D7 → F#m7b5 → F#maj7 → C#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7b5/Ab | 0:49 | 22% |
| E6 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Bbm7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| F#maj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| C# | 0:12 | 5% |
| C#6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| E | 0:06 | 3% |
Cm7 – F/G – F#6 – Bb – F#maj7 – Cm7 – Cmaj7 – Eb7/G – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Fm7b5 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – C#dim – Abdim – Gaug – F#m7b5 – D7 – F#m7b5 – Gmaj7 – C# – F#maj7 – C#6 – F# – Cm7 – G7 – F#maj7 – Cm7 – Caug – F#maj7 – Eb7 – Abm6 – C# – B6 – C#6 – Abm – C# – B6 – C# – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abmaj7 – F# – Gm7b5/F – C#m – E – B – E7 – B – …
