CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hold On, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hold On by: CHAILD. (B/F#, F#m, D6, Dmaj7) 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 On”

“Hold On” by CHAILD is in D Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B/F#, F#m, D6, Dmaj7.

Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → Dmaj7 → F#m7 → D6 → A → Dmaj7 → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dmaj70:2714%
F#m0:2513%
D60:2413%
E0:2212%
A0:2111%
A60:1910%
E60:116%
D0:116%

Chord progression, in order

D – A – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – E6 – A/E – D6 – A – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – E – A/E – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – F#m – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – F#m – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – Ddim – D – C#m – A6 – A – F#m – D6 – E – E6 – A6 – Amaj7 – F#m – D6 – Dmaj7 – E – A – F#maj7 – A – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – A/E – D – Dmaj7 – E – F#m7 – D/A – A – Dmaj7 – …