CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hands Up, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hands Up by: Jelly Roll. (C#, B, F#, G#) 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 “Hands Up”

“Hands Up” by Jelly Roll is in B Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 47 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, B, F#, G#.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 69% of the 5:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → G# → C# → D#m7 → D#m → F#/Db → C# → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#4:0369%
B0:319%
F#0:309%
G#0:196%
F#/Db0:062%
F#/Bb0:052%
G#/C0:052%
D#m70:031%

Chord progression, in order

C# – G# – C# – D#m7 – D#m – F#/Db – C# – Fm – G#/C – B – F#/Bb – C# – F# – C# – G# – B – F# – C# – G#/Eb – B – F# – C# – G# – B – F# – B – F# – C# – G# – B – F# – C# – F#/Db – C# – G#/C – B – F# – B – F# – C# – G# – B – C# – F# – B – F#/Bb – C#