Chords of: Holding Out for a Hero by: Adam Lambert. (G7, Eb, Gm7, D7) 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.
“Holding Out for a Hero” by Adam Lambert is in Eb Major and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, Eb, Gm7, D7.
G7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Bb6 → Ebmaj7 → D → G7 → D7 → Eb → G7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G7 | 0:36 | 16% |
| Eb | 0:32 | 14% |
| Gm7 | 0:29 | 13% |
| D7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| F | 0:18 | 8% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| Gm | 0:14 | 6% |
| F6 | 0:11 | 5% |
G – Gm – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – D – G7 – D7 – Eb – D7 – Bb – Dm – C6 – G7 – Dm – Eb – D – Gm7 – F – Eb – Bb7 – F7 – Gm7 – F – Bb6 – Eb – D7 – Bbmaj7 – G7 – D7 – Eb – Dm7 – Bb – G – Dm – D7 – Eb – D7 – Gm – D – Gm7 – F – Eb – Bb – F7 – Gm7 – F – F6 – Eb – …
