Chords of: Lord I Need You by: Kanye West. (A, B7, Amaj7, E) 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.
“Lord I Need You” by Kanye West is in E Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, B7, Amaj7, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B6 → C#m7 → A → B7 → Baug → C#m6 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:23 | 14% |
| E | 0:19 | 12% |
| Amaj7 | 0:19 | 12% |
| B6 | 0:13 | 8% |
| C#m | 0:13 | 8% |
| B7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| B | 0:07 | 4% |
| Eaug | 0:07 | 4% |
E – Abm – Amaj7 – B – E – Abm7 – A – B6 – C#m7 – B – E – Amaj7 – B6 – E/B – C#m – B – E – A – Ddim – E – Gmaj7 – Fm – Amaj7 – B6 – G/B – Eaug – F#m7 – Ab – A – B7 – C#m – B – E6 – A7 – Baug – C#m6 – Amaj7 – E – F#maj7 – F#m – Bbm7b5/Ab – A – Bmaj7 – Eaug – F#7 – Abaug – A – B7 – …
