# Hold on My Heart – Genesis: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Abmaj7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj7), [Fm6/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm6), [Abdim7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpdim7), [Abmaj7/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj7), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bb/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Bb/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Fm7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [F/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Am/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Cm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm9), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj)

## 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

## 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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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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