Skip to song content
Chordier homepage
14,015 TRANSITIONS ANALYZED#1 at 23%: Which Transition?The 100 most repeated chord transitions extracted from thousands of songs. Even the first 10 will transform your guitar practice routine.

Fleetwood Mac - Need Your Love So Bad Chords

DATA-DRIVENWhich Chord Comes Next?Learn the most likely chord transitions on guitar and start playing songs with confidence.
ChordsA, A7, D, F#, F#m, Bm, E7, D7, B7, E-2, F-2
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

AA7DF#AF#m
BmE7AD7AE7
Ineedsomeone’sAhand
ToleadmethroughtheA7night
Ineedsomeone’sDarms
ToholdandF#squeezemetight
NowwhentheAnightbegins,F#m
BmI’matanendE7
BecauseIAneedD7yourlovesoAbadE7
IneedsomeAlips
tofeelnexttoA7mine
IneedsomeonetoDstandup
AndtellmewhenI’mF#lyin’
AndwhentheAlightsarelow,F#mAndit’s
BmtimetogoE7
That’swhenIAneedD7yourlovesoAbadA7
Sowhydon’tyouDgiveitup
AndbringitF#hometome
OrwriteitonapieceofApaperbaby
SoitcanbeA7readtome
TellmethatyouB7loveme,andstopdrivingmeB7mad
OhbecauseE-2I,IF-2needyourloveE-2sobad
IneedyourAsoftvoice,totalktomeatA7night
Idon’twantyoutoDworrybaby
IknowwecanF#makeeverythingalright
AListentomypleaF#mbabyBmbringittomeE7
BecauseIAneedD7yourlovesoAbadE7
AA7DF#AF#m
BmE7AD7A
SONG DATA3 Chords, 200 Chains, 1 BookDiscover the most-used three-chord combinations in songs and build real command on guitar.
14,015 TRANSITIONS ANALYZED#1 at 23%: Which Transition?Master guitar today with the most repeated high-impact chord transitions.
ArtistFleetwood Mac
AlbumThe Pious Bird of Good Omen
GenresRock
Year1969
KeyA
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

Switching from A to A7:

  1. While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

A to A7

2. A7 → D chord transition

Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Switching from A7 to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

A7 to D

3. D → F# chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram

Switching from D to F#:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

D to F#

4. F# → A chord transition

Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

Switching from F# to A:

  1. While playing F#, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

F# to A

5. A → F#m chord transition

Here's how to move from A to F#m:

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

6. F#m → Bm chord transition

To move from F#m to Bm:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.
  3. Slide your pinky from D string fret 4 to G string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

7. Bm → E7 chord transition

Switching from Bm to E7:

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

8. E7 → A chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

9. A → D7 chord transition

Switching from A to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

10. A7 → B7 chord transition

To move from A7 to B7:

  1. Slide your index finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. B7 → E-2 chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to E-2:

  1. While playing B7, first lift your index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and pinky.

This transition appears in the verse.

12. E-2 → F-2 chord transition

To move from E-2 to F-2:

This transition appears in the verse.

13. E-2 → A chord transition

To move from E-2 to A:

  1. Place index finger on D string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

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%
SONG DATA3 Chords, 200 Chains, 1 BookThe 200 most popular three-chord chains from real songs. See which songs use each chain and expand your repertoire with patterns that actually matter.