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Hold On Tight – Electric Light Orchestra: piano chords

Hold On Tight by Electric Light Orchestra uses 10 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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G major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

D G G7 C D7 Em Bm Am Am7 G6

Chord sheet

Intro 1

D G

Verse 1

D G G7 C G C G C G D D7 G

Verse 2

D G C G C G C G D D7 G

Chorus 1

Em Bm Em Bm Am D Am D Em Bm Em Bm Am7 Bm C D D7

Verse 3

G D G C G C G C G D G

Chorus 2

Em Bm Em Bm Am D Am D Em Bm Em Bm Am7 Bm C D D7

Verse 4

G D G C G C G C G D G D G D D7 G D G G6

Chords on the piano

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

G7

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

C

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

D7

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DF♯AC
Practice D7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Am

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

Am7

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
ACEG
Practice Am7

G6

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDE — chord toneE
GBDE
Practice G6

Questions

Which chords does Hold On Tight by Electric Light Orchestra use?

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

What key is Hold On Tight by Electric Light Orchestra in?

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

How hard is Hold On Tight to play on the piano?

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

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