Chords of: Needed Me by: Rihanna. (Eb6, Ebmaj7, Bb6, Gm7) 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.
“Needed Me” by Rihanna is in C Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Ebmaj7, Bb6, Gm7.
Eb6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Gm7 → Ebmaj7 → Gm7 → Ebmaj7 → Eb6 → C/Bb → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb6 | 1:01 | 33% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:29 | 16% |
| Bb6 | 0:26 | 14% |
| Gm7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| C/Bb | 0:12 | 7% |
| C/G | 0:07 | 4% |
| Gm | 0:07 | 4% |
| G | 0:06 | 3% |
Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – G – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm – C/Bb – Bb6 – C/Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Gm – C/Bb – Bb6 – C/Bb – Ebmaj7 – C/G – Bb6 – Eb6 – Gm – F/Eb – Ebmaj7 – C/G – C/Bb – Eb6 – Bb6 – Eb6 – Bb6 – Eb6 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Eb6 – Gm7 – C – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – F/Eb – Ebmaj7 – Fm – G7 – Bb6 – Eb6 – Gm – C7 – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – …
