CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hold On, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hold On by: Larry Gaaga, M.I Abaga, Efya. (G, Dm7, Am, 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 On”

“Hold On” by Larry Gaaga, M.I Abaga, Efya is in G Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Dm7, Am, Cmaj7.

Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 5:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7 → Dm7 → Am → G → C → Dm7 → Am → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm71:0421%
Am0:5117%
C0:4314%
G0:4214%
Cmaj70:4113%
G60:124%
Am70:114%
Dm60:093%

Chord progression, in order

C7 – Dm7 – Am – G – C – Dm7 – Am – Am7 – G – C – Dm7 – Am – G – C – Dm7 – Am – Am7 – G6 – C – Dm7 – Am – G – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Adim – C#7/E# – Cmaj7 – Dm6 – Cmaj7 – Dm6 – Am – G – C7 – Dm7 – Am – Adim – G6 – C – Dm7 – Am – G – C – Dm7 – Am – Am7 – G6 – C – Dm7 – …