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Hold on My Heart – Genesis: piano chords

Hold on My Heart by Genesis uses 17 chords in C minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Abmaj7/G Fm6/G Abdim7/G Abmaj7/Eb Eb Bb/Eb Gm7 Fm7 Cm7 Bb/C Fm7/G Gsus4 F/G G Am/G Cm9 F

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Abmaj7/G Fm6/G Abmaj7/G Abdim7/G Fm6/G Abdim7/G

Verse 1

Abmaj7/Eb Eb Abmaj7/Eb Bb/Eb Gm7 Fm7 Cm7 Bb/C Abmaj7/Eb Eb Abmaj7/Eb Bb/Eb Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb/Eb

Verse 2

Abmaj7/Eb Eb Abmaj7/Eb Bb/Eb Gm7 Fm7 Cm7 Bb/C Abmaj7/Eb Eb Abmaj7/Eb Bb/Eb Gm7 Cm7 Fm7/G Gsus4

Instrumental 1

F/G G Am/G G

Bridge 1

F/G G F/G G Cm9 F Cm9 F G F/G G F/G G Cm7 F Cm9 F

Instrumental 2

Abmaj7/G Fm6/G Abmaj7/G Abdim7/G Fm6/G Abdim7/G

Verse 3

Abmaj7/Eb Eb Abmaj7/Eb Bb/Eb Gm7 Fm7 Cm7 Bb/C Abmaj7/Eb Eb Abmaj7/Eb Bb/Eb Gm7 Cm7 Fm7 Bb/Eb

Outro 1

Abmaj7/Eb Eb Abmaj7/Eb Eb

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

G#maj7

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
G♯CD♯G
Practice G#maj7

Fm6

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCD — chord toneD
FG♯CD
Practice Fm6

G#dim7

G♯ — bass noteG♯B — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneF
G♯BDF
Practice G#dim7

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

A#

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

Gm7

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

Fm7

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
FG♯CD♯
Practice Fm7

Cm7

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CD♯GA♯
Practice Cm7

F

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

G

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

Questions

Which chords does Hold on My Heart by Genesis use?

Different chords: 17. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Hold on My Heart by Genesis in?

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

How hard is Hold on My Heart to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (17), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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