Chords of: Hold Me While You Wait (Live) by: Lewis Capaldi. (B, Ebm, F#, Abm) 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 (Live)” by Lewis Capaldi is in Eb Minor and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 56 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Ebm, F#, Abm.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Ebm → E7 → Eaug → Bmaj7 → Ebm → E → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 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 | 0:49 | 24% |
| Ebm | 0:42 | 20% |
| F# | 0:40 | 19% |
| Abm | 0:34 | 16% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| E | 0:13 | 6% |
| Abm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Eaug | 0:03 | 1% |
Bmaj7 – Ebm – E7 – Eaug – Bmaj7 – Ebm – C#m – E – Abm – B – F# – Abm7 – B – F# – B – Ebm – Abm – F# – B – Ebm – E – Abm – B – F# – B – Ebm – Abm – F# – B – Ebm – Abm – F# – E – Bmaj7 – F# – Abm – F# – B – C#m7b5/B – Ebm – E – B/F# – Abm7 – B – Ebm – Abm – F# – B – …
