Chords of: I Need You by: LeAnn Rimes. (C, G, Am7, Em7) 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 LeAnn Rimes is in C Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, Am7, Em7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → Cmaj7 → Em7 → Cmaj7 → D → Am7 → D → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:55 | 25% |
| Am7 | 0:31 | 14% |
| C | 0:30 | 14% |
| D | 0:23 | 11% |
| Em7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| G/B | 0:08 | 4% |
Em7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – D – C – Am6 – Am7 – G – D – C – G – Am7 – Bm7 – G/B – Am7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – D6 – C – Am7 – Em7 – Bm7 – C – Am7 – G/B – C6 – D – G – Dmaj7 – C6 – G – D – C – G – C/G – G – D/E – Em – C6 – Cmaj7 – G – Em7 – Am7 – Bm – …
