Chords of: Holiday by: Lil Nas X. (Dm7b5, Cm, C, Eb) 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.
“Holiday” by Lil Nas X is in C Minor and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 127 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7b5, Cm, C, Eb.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 2:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm6 → Cm7 → C → Cm → Eb → C7 → Fmaj7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:25 | 16% |
| Eb | 0:24 | 16% |
| Cm | 0:22 | 15% |
| Fm | 0:10 | 7% |
| Dm7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:07 | 5% |
| Dm7b5 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Gm6 | 0:06 | 4% |
Gm6 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Daug – Eb – C/G – Fm – C – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Cm7 – Eb – C/G – Fm – Eb6 – Dm7 – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C – Eb – C/G – F – C – F7/A – C – Ebmaj7 – C/G – F – C – Dm7b5 – Cm – D7 – Eb – Fm – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – C – D7 – Eb – Fm – C – Dm7 – C7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bb7/D – C – Bb6 – …
