# 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.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [G6](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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