Chords of: Hold On by: Lil Tjay. (Am7, Am, Ebmaj7, C) 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 On” by Lil Tjay is in G Minor and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 187 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, Am, Ebmaj7, C.
Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → Gmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Am → Am7 → Am → Am7 → F6. 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 E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am7 | 1:01 | 27% |
| Am | 0:31 | 13% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:24 | 10% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| F6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C | 0:08 | 3% |
Cmaj7 – Bbm7 – Gmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Am – E – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – Am7 – G7/B – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am – Fmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – Am7 – F6 – Cmaj7 – G7/B – Am7 – F6 – Cmaj7 – G – Am7 – F6 – Em7 – Am – F6 – Am7 – F6 – Em7 – Am7 – F6 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – F6 – C – G – Am – E – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Am7 – F6 – G7 – …
