Simply Red

Holding Back the Years – Simply Red: piano chords

Holding Back the Years by Simply Red uses 5 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

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A minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Fmaj7 G13 Dm9 G G9

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Fmaj7 G13

Verse 1

Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G

Instrumental 1

Dm9 G13

Verse 2

Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13

Chorus 1

Dm9 G9 Dm9 G9 Dm9 G9 Dm9 G9 Dm9 G9 Dm9 G9

Instrumental 2

Dm9 G

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Verse 3

Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13 Dm9 G13

Chorus 2

Dm9 G Dm9 G Dm9 G Dm9 G Dm9 G Dm9 G

Outro 1

Dm9 G9 Dm9 G9

Chords on the piano

Fmaj7

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
FACE
Practice Fmaj7

G13

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
GBDFACE
Practice G13

Dm9

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
DFACE
Practice Dm9

G

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

G9

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
GBDFA
Practice G9

Questions

Which chords does Holding Back the Years by Simply Red use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Holding Back the Years by Simply Red in?

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

How hard is Holding Back the Years to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.