CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Baby Hold On to Me, chord by chord.

Chords of: Baby Hold On to Me by: Gerald Levert, Eddie Levert. (D, A, Gmaj7, Cmaj7) 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 “Baby Hold On to Me”

“Baby Hold On to Me” by Gerald Levert, Eddie Levert is in C Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, Gmaj7, Cmaj7.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A/Db → Cmaj7 → A → D → A/Db → D/A → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D0:4620%
A0:3616%
Gmaj70:2913%
Cmaj70:219%
Em70:146%
A70:115%
E0:105%
Dmaj7/A0:094%

Chord progression, in order

D – A/Db – Cmaj7 – Em7 – D/F# – G – A – D – A/Db – D/A – Gmaj7 – A – D – A – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Dmaj7/F# – Gmaj7 – A – D – A7 – Cmaj7/G – Gmaj7/B – Em7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7/A – Bm7 – Em7 – A7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – A7 – D – A7/Db – Dmaj7/A – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A – D – Dmaj7/A – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – A – D – A – …