Cornelia Jakobs

Hold Me Closer – Cornelia Jakobs: piano chords

Hold Me Closer by Cornelia Jakobs uses 10 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

C/E F C Dm Gm Am Bb F/A G7 Gm7

Chord sheet

Verse 1

C/E F C Dm C/E F C Dm C/E F Gm C Dm Am C/E F Gm C Dm Am

Chorus 1

Bb C F/A Dm C Bb C F/A Dm C

Verse 2

F C Dm C F C Dm C/E F Gm C Dm Am

Chorus 2

Bb C F/A Dm C Bb C F/A Dm C Gm C F G7 F C Dm

Bridge 1

Gm7 C Dm Am

Chorus 3

Gm7 C F Dm C Gm7 C F Dm C Gm7 C F Dm C Bb C F G7 Bb C F/A Dm

Chords on the piano

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

G7

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GBDF
Practice G7

Gm7

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
GA♯DF
Practice Gm7

Questions

Which chords does Hold Me Closer by Cornelia Jakobs use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Hold Me Closer by Cornelia Jakobs in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Hold Me Closer to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.