Chords of: Hold On To Your Hat by: Derek Ryan. (G, D6, G6) 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 To Your Hat” by Derek Ryan is in G Major and runs at about 181 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D6, G6.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 62% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D6 → G → G6 → G → G6 → G → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:49 | 62% |
| D6 | 0:19 | 11% |
| D | 0:15 | 9% |
| G6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| C | 0:06 | 3% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:01 | 1% |
D6 – G – C – G – D – D6 – G – C – G – D – G – C – G – D – D6 – G – Cmaj7 – G – A – G – D – G – D – G – D – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G6 – G – C – G – D – D6 – G – Cmaj7 – G6 – Dmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – G – D – D6 – G – C – G – D – G – Cmaj7 – …
