Chords of: Hold On by: Justin Bieber. (Dmaj7, Bm7, A, Bm) 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” by Justin Bieber is in A Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, Bm7, A, Bm.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → D → Bm7 → D/A → G → D/A → Bm7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:25 | 14% |
| G6 | 0:24 | 14% |
| Bm | 0:22 | 13% |
| D | 0:18 | 10% |
| Bm7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| D/A | 0:10 | 6% |
| A6 | 0:10 | 6% |
Bm7 – D – Bm7 – D/A – G – D/A – Bm7 – D/A – Dmaj7 – G – D – Bm – D/A – G – G6 – D/A – Bm7 – A/C# – D – G – G6 – Bm – D – A – D – G6 – D – A – D6 – Amaj7 – G/B – Bm – A – Dmaj7 – G6 – Dmaj7 – A/C# – Bm – D – A – G6 – Dmaj7 – G/B – Bm – A – D – G6 – D – …
