Fleetwood Mac - Need Your Love So Bad Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram
Guitar E-2 chord diagram
Guitar F-2 chord diagram
[Opening]
[A] [A7] [D] [F#] [A] [F#m]
[Bm] [E7] [A] [D7] [A] [E7]
I need someone’s [A]hand
To lead me through the [A7]night
I need someone’s [D]arms
To hold and [F#]squeeze me tight
Now when the [A]night begins, [F#m]
[Bm]I’m at an end [E7]
Because I [A]need [D7]your love so [A]bad [E7]
[verse 2]
I need some [A]lips
to feel next to [A7]mine
I need someone to [D]stand up
And tell me when I’m [F#]lyin’
And when the [A]lights are low, [F#m]And it’s
[Bm]time to go [E7]
That’s when I [A]need [D7]your love so [A]bad [A7]
[verse 3]
So why don’t you [D]give it up
And bring it [F#]home to me
Or write it on a piece of [A]paper baby
So it can be [A7]read to me
Tell me that you [B7]love me, and stop driving me [B7]mad
Oh because [E-2]I , I [F-2]need your love [E-2]so bad
[Closing]
I need your [A]soft voice, to talk to me at [A7]night
I don’t want you to [D]worry baby
I know we can [F#]make everything alright
[A]Listen to my plea [F#m]baby [Bm]bring it to me [E7]
Because I [A]need [D7]your love so [A]bad [E7]
[outro]
[A] [A7] [D] [F#] [A] [F#m]
[Bm] [E7] [A] [D7] [A]
How to play Need Your Love So Bad on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Fleetwood Mac - Need Your Love So Bad on guitar requires 11 chords and 13 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Need Your Love So Bad uses these transitions most often: E7 → A (8), A → A7 (7), and A7 → D (6). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with A - A7 chord transition.
1. A → A7 chord transition
To move from A to A7;
- While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
2. A7 → D chord transition
To move from A7 to D;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
3. D → F# chord transition
To move from D to F#;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
4. F# → A chord transition
To move from F# to A;
- While playing F#, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 2.
5. A → F#m chord transition
To move from A to F#m;
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
6. F#m → Bm chord transition
To move from F#m to Bm;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Slide your pinky from D string fret 4 to G string fret 4.
- Place middle finger on B string fret 3.
7. Bm → E7 chord transition
To move from Bm to E7;
- While playing Bm, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
8. E7 → A chord transition
To move from E7 to A;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 2.
9. A → D7 chord transition
To move from A to D7;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
10. A7 → B7 chord transition
To move from A7 to B7;
- Slide your index finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
- Place pinky on E string fret 2.
11. B7 → E-2 chord transition
To move from B7 to E-2;
- While playing B7, first lift your index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky.
12. E-2 → F-2 chord transition
To move from E-2 to F-2;
13. E-2 → A chord transition
To move from E-2 to A;
- Place index finger on D string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 2.
Need Your Love So Bad chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Need Your Love So Bad.
- Need Your Love So Bad includes 66 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Need Your Love So Bad connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → F#m: 6%
- A → E7: 4%
After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).- E7 → A: 31%