Chords of: Anytime You Need A Friend by: Mariah Carey. (G, C/E, Dm7, Am) 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.
“Anytime You Need A Friend” by Mariah Carey is in G Major and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C/E, Dm7, Am.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am/C → Bm7 → Am → Bm7 → Am7 → Bm7 → Am → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:14 | 29% |
| C/E | 0:32 | 13% |
| Dm7 | 0:31 | 12% |
| Am | 0:29 | 11% |
| Bm7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| E7/Ab | 0:08 | 3% |
| G/B | 0:06 | 2% |
| Am7 | 0:06 | 2% |
Am/C – Bm7 – E7/Ab – Am – Bm7 – E7/Ab – Am7 – Bm7 – E7/Ab – Am – Bm7 – E7/Ab – Am – Bm7 – G7 – C – F#dim – Fmaj7 – Bm7 – E7 – Am7 – G – Dm7 – C/E – G – Dm7 – C/E – G – Dm7 – C/E – G – Dm7 – Am – E7 – Am – Bm7 – E7/Ab – Am – Bm7 – E7/Ab – Am – C – G/B – G – C – F#dim – Fmaj7 – Bm7 – …
