# When I Need You – Leo Sayer: piano chords

When I Need You by Leo Sayer uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bdim](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bdim), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C C7 F Fm C Am G F G C G/B Bdim Am G C G/B Bdim Am G Am G Am G C G F C F C F C Dm G C G/B Bdim Am G Am G Am G C G F C F C F C Dm G C G/B Bdim Am G C G/B Bdim Am G

## Questions

### Which chords does When I Need You by Leo Sayer use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is When I Need You by Leo Sayer in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is When I Need You to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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