Chords of: What You Need by: Sha Sha. (Bbm7b5/Ab, Cm, Cm7, Gm) 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.
“What You Need” by Sha Sha is in C Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7b5/Ab, Cm, Cm7, Gm.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 4:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7b5/Ab → Cm7b5/Bb → Bb7/D → Cm7 → Gm → Cm7 → Gm → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 1:28 | 33% |
| Cm7 | 0:27 | 10% |
| Gm | 0:23 | 9% |
| Bbm7b5/Ab | 0:18 | 7% |
| Cm7b5/Bb | 0:16 | 6% |
| Dm7b5 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Gm7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
Bbm7b5/Ab – Cm7b5/Bb – Bb7/D – Cm7 – Bb7/D – Cm7 – Dm7b5 – Cm7 – Bb7/D – Eb/G – Cm7 – Gm7 – Gaug – Gm – Ddim – Gaug – Cm7 – G – Dm7b5 – Eb/G – Cm7 – Ddim – Gaug – Cm7 – Dm7b5 – Cm – F/G – Gm – Dm7b5 – Ebmaj7 – Ddim – Gaug – Gm – Ddim – Eb – Gm – Cm – Dm7b5 – Cm – Dm7b5 – Cm7 – Dm7b5 – Cm – Dm7b5 – Cm – Gm – G7 – Eb – …
