CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hold Up (feat. Queen Naija), chord by chord.

Chords of: Hold Up (feat. Queen Naija) by: Queen Naija, DDG. (Bbm7b5, Ab7, F#m, Abm7) 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.

About the chords of “Hold Up (feat. Queen Naija)”

“Hold Up (feat. Queen Naija)” by Queen Naija, DDG is in Db Major and runs at about 171 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7b5, Ab7, F#m, Abm7.

Ab7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → Cdim → Ab7/C → C#m → F#m → Ab7 → A6 → Ab7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab71:1135%
F#m0:178%
A60:168%
C#m0:168%
Abm70:147%
Amaj70:115%
F#70:084%
B60:074%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – Cdim – E – Ab7/C – C#m – Amaj7 – F#m – Ab7 – A6 – Ab7 – C#m – F#/G# – C#m – A6 – B7 – Abm7 – C#m – B6 – A6 – Amaj7 – F#dim – B/A – Ab7 – C#m – B6 – Amaj7 – F#m – Ab7 – C#m – B6 – Amaj7 – F#m – Ebdim – Ab7 – F#m6 – E6 – A6 – Cdim – F#m6 – C#/G# – Ab7 – C#m – A6 – C#m – Ebm7b5 – Cdim – F#m7b5 – Ab7 – …