Hold On Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays453

Hold On by Kid Harpoon is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am(add9), Dm(add9), Fmaj6, G, C, Am, F, Dm and A#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			
Verse & Intro: 

Am(add9)      Dm(add9)    Fmaj6    G 

e|--0---(0)----0----1----3--------------------------| 
B|--0----5-----3----1----3--------------------------| 
G|--5----4-----2----2----0--------------------------| 
D|--7----5-----3----0----0--------------------------| 
A|--7----x-----x----0----2--------------------------| 
E|--5----x-----x----x----3--------------------------| 

Chorus 

    C    G   Am    G    F 

e|--0----3----0----3----1----------------------| 
B|--1----0----1----0----1----------------------| 
G|--0----0----2----0----2----------------------| 
D|--2----0----2----0----3----------------------| 
A|--3----2----0----2----3----------------------| 
E|--x----3----0----3----1----------------------| 

Middle Eight 

   Dm    A#   F    G 

e|--5----6----1----3--------------------------------| 
B|--6----6----1----0--------------------------------| 
G|--7----7----2----0-----x2-------------------------| 
D|--7----8----3----0--------------------------------| 
A|--5----8----3----2--------------------------------| 
E|--5----6----1----3--------------------------------| 

Bridge after middle eight (same as Chorus) 

    C    G   Am    G    F 

e|--0----3----0----3----1----------------------| 
B|--1----0----1----0----1----------------------| 
G|--0----0----2----0----2----------------------| 
D|--2----0----2----0----3----------------------| 
A|--3----2----0----2----3----------------------| 
E|--x----3----0----3----1----------------------| 

Embelishment on second chord in verse 

e|---5-5-3------------------------------------------| 
B|--(3)-----5---------------------------------------| 
G|---4----------------------------------------------| 
D|---5----------------------------------------------| 
A|---x----------------------------------------------| 
E|---x----------------------------------------------| 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante