CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hold Me Closer (Lyric Video), chord by chord.

Chords of: Hold Me Closer (Lyric Video) by: Britney Spears, Elton John. (Am7, Dm7, Fmaj7, C) 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.

About the chords of “Hold Me Closer (Lyric Video)”

“Hold Me Closer (Lyric Video)” by Britney Spears, Elton John is in C Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, Dm7, Fmaj7, C.

Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → C → Dm7 → Fmaj7 → C → Am7 → Fmaj7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm70:4322%
Fmaj70:3518%
C0:2915%
Am70:2312%
F0:136%
G/A0:095%
Cmaj70:094%
D/A0:084%

Chord progression, in order

Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – G/A – Fmaj7 – G/F – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – G/F – Em – A7 – C6 – Fmaj7 – G/F – Cmaj7 – Bm – Dm7 – C – D7 – Fmaj7 – C – Em7 – D/A – C – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – C/D – Fmaj7 – C/E – D/A – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – C – Em7 – Am7 – G/A – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Am – F – …