The Weeknd - What You Need Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play What You Need on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
The Weeknd - What You Need on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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.
What You Need uses these transitions most often: C → Am (27), Em → C (27), and Am → Em (26). 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 Em - C chord transition.
1. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C:
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 27 times.
2. C → Am chord transition
Here's how to move from C to Am:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 27 times.
3. Am → Em chord transition
To move from Am to Em:
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 26 times.
What You Need chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in What You Need.
- What You Need includes 80 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- What You Need contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how What You Need connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → Em: 10%
After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).- Em → C: 27%