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.
“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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:43 | 25% |
| D | 0:41 | 24% |
| Em | 0:36 | 21% |
| A6 | 0:15 | 8% |
| A | 0:13 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| Bm7 | 0:04 | 2% |
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 – …