Chords of: Hold On by: Armin van Buuren, Davina Michelle. (F, Bb, Gm, Cm) 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.
“Hold On” by Armin van Buuren, Davina Michelle is in C Minor and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Bb, Gm, Cm.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Gm → Bb → F → Cm → Gm → Bb → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:43 | 21% |
| Gm | 0:36 | 18% |
| Cm | 0:27 | 13% |
| Eb | 0:26 | 13% |
| F6 | 0:21 | 10% |
| F | 0:17 | 8% |
| Gm7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:09 | 4% |
Cm – Gm – Bb – Dm – F – Dm – Cm – Gm – C/G – Bb – F – Dm – Cm – Dm – C – Gm – C/G – Bb – F – Dm – Eb – Dm – Cm – Gm – Gm7 – F6 – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Dm – Gm – Eb – Bb – Dm – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Bb – F6 – Gm – Bb/F – Eb – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – …
