CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hold Me Closer (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Hold Me Closer (Live) by: Cornelia Jakobs. (F#, B6, C#, Ebm7) 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 (Live)”

“Hold Me Closer (Live)” by Cornelia Jakobs is in Db Minor and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B6, C#, Ebm7.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → B6 → F# → Ebm → F# → F#maj7 → B6 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#1:1533%
C#0:2310%
B60:2210%
Ebm70:219%
Ebm0:167%
F#maj70:146%
Abm70:104%
B0:073%

Chord progression, in order

F# – B6 – F# – Ebm – Aaug – F# – F#maj7 – B6 – F# – F#maj7 – B6 – F# – Abm – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – B6 – F# – Ebm – B – B6 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm – F# – Ebm7 – F# – Ebm – F# – Abm7 – C# – Abm6 – Ebm – Bbm – B – Abm – C# – Bbm – Ebm7 – C# – B – C# – F#/A# – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – C# – Abm – B – C# – …