CHORD LIBRARY

Play along There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back, chord by chord.

Chords of: There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back by: Shawn Mendes. (D, Bm, A6, A) 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 “There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back”

“There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back” by Shawn Mendes is in D Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 162 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm, A6, A.

A6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F/C → Em → Bm → A6 → Dm → A6 → E6 → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A60:4623%
D0:2814%
Bm0:2713%
A0:1910%
G60:095%
D60:084%
Bm70:073%
Em0:063%

Chord progression, in order

F/C – Em – Bm – A6 – Bm7 – E – Dm – A6 – Bm – Dm – G6 – A6 – Bm7 – E – D7 – A6 – D6 – A – D – E6 – Bm – A – D – Amaj7 – D7 – E6 – B – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – A6 – G – Bm – G6 – A – D6 – A6 – D6 – Gmaj7 – Bm – A6 – B – D6 – A6 – D – G6 – D – B – Bm – …