CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hold My Hand, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hold My Hand by: Lady Gaga. (G, C, D, 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 “Hold My Hand”

“Hold My Hand” by Lady Gaga is in C Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C, D, Cmaj7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D → Cmaj7 → G → D → C → G → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 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
G0:5625%
C0:4420%
D0:3918%
Cmaj70:188%
Em70:157%
Em0:146%
D60:136%
E0:052%

Chord progression, in order

G – D – Cmaj7 – G – D – G – D – C – G – D6 – G – D6 – C – G – D – Em – C – G – D – Em – C – G – D – A/B – G – D – E – Cmaj7 – G – D6 – Em – C – Cmaj7 – G – D6 – C – G – D6 – G – D6 – C – G – D – Em – C – G – D – Em7 – …