Chords of: HOLIDAY by: Lil Nas X. (Cm, C, Cm7, 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 23 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, C, Cm7, Eb.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → C → Cm → Eb → Dm7b5 → Eb → Dm7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 | 0:39 | 26% |
| Eb | 0:22 | 15% |
| Cm | 0:14 | 9% |
| Cm7 | 0:11 | 8% |
| Fm | 0:10 | 7% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:09 | 6% |
| F | 0:08 | 5% |
| Dm7b5 | 0:07 | 5% |
Dm – Cm7 – D – Eb – C/G – F – C – Bb – Dm7 – Cm7 – Dm – Eb – C/G – Fm – C – Bb – Dm7b5 – Eb6 – C – Ebmaj7 – C/G – F – C – Dm7b5 – C – Ebmaj7 – C/G – F – C – Fm – Cm – D7 – Eb – Fm – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5 – C – D7 – Eb – Fm – C – Dm7 – C – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – C – Ebmaj7 – …
