CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I Need You, chord by chord.

Chords of: I Need You by: Otile Brown. (F#, C#, C#6, F#maj7) 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.

About the chords of “I Need You”

“I Need You” by Otile Brown is in Db Major and runs at about 197 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, C#, C#6, F#maj7.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#6 → Ab → F#maj7 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#1:0234%
Ab0:4424%
C#0:3117%
C#60:148%
F#60:127%
F#maj70:116%
C#maj70:063%
Ab70:011%

Chord progression, in order

C# – F# – Ab – F# – C#maj7 – F#6 – Ab7 – F# – C# – F#maj7 – Ab – F# – C#6 – Ab – F# – C# – F#maj7 – Ab – F# – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Ab – F#maj7 – C# – F# – Ab – F#6 – C# – F# – Ab – F# – C# – F# – Ab – F# – C#maj7 – F# – Ab – F# – C# – F# – Ab – F#maj7 – C# – F# – Ab – F# – C#6 – …