Chords of: Hold Me Closer by: Elton John, Britney Spears. (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.
“Hold Me Closer” by Elton John, Britney Spears is in C Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 103 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:43 | 22% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:35 | 18% |
| C | 0:30 | 15% |
| Am7 | 0:21 | 10% |
| F | 0:12 | 6% |
| G/A | 0:10 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| D/A | 0:08 | 4% |
Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – G/A – Fmaj7 – G/F – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – G/F – Em – A7 – C – Fmaj7 – G/F – Cmaj7 – Bm – Dm7 – C – D – Fmaj7 – C – Em7 – D/A – C – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – C/D – Fmaj7 – C/E – D/A – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Fmaj7 – C – Em7 – G/A – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Am – F – C – …
