CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Holding On, chord by chord.

Chords of: Holding On by: Leony. (A, Bm, D, Em) 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 “Holding On”

“Holding On” by Leony is in D Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Bm, D, Em.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Bm → D → Bm → D → Amaj7 → Bm7 → D. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm0:4325%
D0:4124%
Em0:3621%
A60:158%
A0:138%
Em70:064%
Amaj70:043%
Bm70:042%

Chord progression, in order

Em – Bm – D – A – E – Em – Bm – D – Amaj7 – E7 – Em – Bm7 – D – Amaj7 – Em7 – Bm – Em – D – A6 – Em7 – Bm – D – E7/G# – F#7 – Em – Bm – D – A6 – Em – Bm – Em – D – A6 – Em – Bm – D – A6 – Em – Bm – D – A7 – Em – Bm – D – A – Em – Bm – D – …