CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I NEED U, chord by chord.

Chords of: I NEED U by: BTS. (C#maj7, Fm, Eb6, Fm7) 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 U”

“I NEED U” by BTS is in F Minor and runs at about 157 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Fm, Eb6, Fm7.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → C#maj7 → Fm → C#maj7 → Fm → C#maj7 → Fm → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm1:0028%
C#maj70:4822%
Eb60:2712%
Eb0:178%
Fm70:094%
C0:084%
Bbm70:052%
Ab/Eb0:052%

Chord progression, in order

C – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm – Bb – Fm – Eb7 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Fm – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Fm – Ab – Eb6 – Fm – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Fm – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Fm – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Ab/Eb – Fm – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Eb – …