CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hold On, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hold On by: Dutchavelli. (C#m, Amaj7, F#m, Abmaj7) 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 Dutchavelli is in Db Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Amaj7, F#m, Abmaj7.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → C#m → F#m → C#m7 → F#m → Abmaj7 → F#m7 → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 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#m0:4021%
Amaj70:3820%
C#m0:2915%
Abmaj70:1810%
C#m70:126%
E7/G#0:084%
Ab7/C0:074%
F#m60:074%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – Gmaj7 – E – C#m – F#m – C#m7 – F#m – Abmaj7 – F#m7 – Abmaj7 – C#m – Ab7/C – F#m – Ab7/C – Amaj7 – F#m – Ab7 – Amaj7 – F#m – C#m – F#m7 – Abm7b5/Gb – Amaj7 – F#m6 – Amaj7 – F#m7 – C#m – Abmaj7 – C#/G# – Abmaj7 – F#m6 – Amaj7 – F#m – Abmaj7 – C#m – Amaj7 – Abmaj7 – F#m – Ab7/C – F#m6 – E7/G# – Amaj7 – F#m – F#6 – E – Amaj7 – C#6 – F#m – …