Chords of: Barely Holdin' On by: Polo G. (Eb, Abmaj7, Cm, Cm7) 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.
“Barely Holdin' On” by Polo G is in C Minor and runs at about 155 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Abmaj7, Cm, Cm7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → C#m7 → Am7 → Abmaj7 → Eb → Cm → Eb → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:57 | 25% |
| Cm | 0:25 | 11% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:13 | 6% |
| Ab6 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Cm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:11 | 5% |
| Bb6 | 0:11 | 5% |
Fmaj7 – C#m7 – Am7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb6 – Cm7 – F7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Cm6 – C – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Cm – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb/Ab – Eb – Bb – C7 – Cm – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Ab6 – Eb – Dm7 – Cm – F – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb6 – …
