Chords of: Hold On by: Justin Bieber. (A6, E6, Ab7, A) 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 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 158 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A6, E6, Ab7, A.
E6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 5:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → Ab7 → Abm7 → A → Fm7b5/Eb → Cm6 → Ab/Eb → Ab7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E6 | 0:34 | 11% |
| Ab7 | 0:30 | 10% |
| C#m | 0:25 | 8% |
| A | 0:23 | 7% |
| C#m7 | 0:17 | 5% |
| E | 0:16 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:15 | 5% |
| B | 0:14 | 4% |
Dmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab7 – Am – Ab7 – A7 – Bb – Abm7 – A – Bbm – Fm7b5/Eb – Cm6 – Ab/Eb – Ab7 – G7 – Gaug – C#m7 – E – A – E – C#m7 – E/B – A – E/B – C#m7 – E/B – A – E – C#m – B – E/B – Amaj7 – E/F# – C#m7 – B/D# – E – A – E6 – F#m – C#m – E – Bm7 – Emaj7 – F#m – E6 – F#m – C#m – B – …
