Chords of: Need You Now by: Lady A. (E, C#m, A, Abm) 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 You Now” by Lady A is in E Major and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C#m, A, Abm.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 6:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Amaj7 → A6 → C#m7 → Amaj7 → A6 → C#m → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:34 | 25% |
| C#m | 0:49 | 13% |
| A | 0:42 | 11% |
| Amaj7 | 0:42 | 11% |
| Abm | 0:39 | 10% |
| Abm7 | 0:29 | 8% |
| C#m7 | 0:28 | 7% |
| A6 | 0:12 | 3% |
C#m – A6 – B – Amaj7 – A6 – C#m7 – A6 – B – Em – Amaj7 – A6 – C#m – C#m7 – E/F# – Amaj7 – A – E – C#m – C#m7 – Amaj7 – B/A – C#m – A – E – B/A – E6 – C#m – B – Amaj7 – Adim – A – A6 – C#m – B – A – Eb – A6 – E – Abm7 – E – Abm7 – A – E – B/A – Amaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – …