Chords of: On Hold by: The xx. (D7, C, Am, Dm7) 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.
“On Hold” by The xx is in C Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, C, Am, Dm7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7b5/Ab → C → Am → F → C → Em7 → Am → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:47 | 21% |
| Am | 0:38 | 17% |
| Dm7 | 0:27 | 12% |
| Am7 | 0:24 | 11% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| F | 0:10 | 4% |
| F6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| D7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Bbm7b5/Ab – C – Em – C – G6 – Em – Am – F – C – Em7 – Am – F – Am – Am7 – Cmaj7 – Am – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – F6 – D7 – C – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – C – G – Am – Em – C – Em – Am7 – Am – F/C – Am – F#m7b5 – C – Am – G/A – C – Dmaj7 – Am – Dm7 – F – Am – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – …
