Chords of: Need Read by: Karl-Erik Taukar. (C, Am7, Fmaj7, F) 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.
“Need Read” by Karl-Erik Taukar is in C Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Am7, Fmaj7, F.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Caug → C → Am7 → C → Am7 → Fmaj7 → F → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:38 | 45% |
| Am7 | 0:58 | 27% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| F | 0:12 | 5% |
| Am | 0:06 | 3% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Bm7b5 | 0:04 | 2% |
| F6 | 0:03 | 2% |
Caug – C – Am7 – C – Am7 – Fmaj7 – F – C – F/G – Am7 – D7/F# – G – C – G7 – Am7 – F6 – F – C – Cmaj7 – Am – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – G6 – Am7 – G6 – Fmaj7 – C – Bm7b5 – Am7 – G7/B – C – Bm7b5 – Am7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – Am7 – Em – G/B – C6 – F – G/F – C – G – G7 – C – …
