CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hold Up, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hold Up by: The 046, KT Souljah. (Am7, Em7, A7, Am7b5) 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”

“Hold Up” by The 046, KT Souljah is in C Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, Em7, A7, Am7b5.

Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → Dm7 → A7 → Am7 → Am7b5 → Am7 → Am7b5 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em71:0436%
Am70:4023%
Dm0:2414%
A70:138%
Dm70:095%
Am7b50:043%
E7/G#0:032%
Dm60:032%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – Em7 – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Dm – Em7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Em7 – A7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Em7b5 – Am7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Am7b5 – Dm – Em7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Am7b5 – Amaj7 – Dm – Em7 – Dm – Em7 – Am7 – E7/G# – Dm – Em7 – E7/G# – Gm7 – Dm – Em7 – A7 – Dm – Em7 – Am7 – Dm – Em7 – A7 – Dm – Em7 – Am7 – …