Chords of: Hold Me While You Wait by: Lewis Capaldi. (F#, B, Ebm, Abm7) 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 Me While You Wait” by Lewis Capaldi is in Eb Minor and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 60 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B, Ebm, Abm7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Eb → E → B → Eb → Emaj7 → Abm → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:56 | 28% |
| Ebm | 0:26 | 13% |
| F# | 0:24 | 12% |
| Abm7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| Abm | 0:19 | 9% |
| F#6 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:12 | 6% |
| E | 0:08 | 4% |
B – Bbm – Eb – E – B – Eb7 – Eb – E6 – Emaj7 – Abm – B – F# – B/F# – Abm – B – F# – B – Ebm – Abm – F#6 – B – B6 – Eb7 – Eb – E – Abm7 – B – F# – B – Ebm – Abm7 – F#6 – B – Ebm – Abm7 – F#6 – Emaj7 – E6 – F# – Abm – F#/G# – B – C#7/E# – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – B/F# – F#6 – Abm – …
