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I Won't Hold You Back – TOTO: piano chords

I Won't Hold You Back by TOTO uses 21 chords in Eb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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Eb major Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Eb Bb/Eb Cm7 Gm Ab Bb/D Ab/C C/E Fm7 Bb F G C Gsus4 G7 Eb7 Eb6 D7 Db7 Csus4 C7

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Eb Bb/Eb Cm7 Gm

Verse 1

Eb Bb/Eb Cm7 Gm Eb Bb/Eb Cm7 Gm Ab Bb/D Ab/C Bb/D Ab/C Bb/D C/E

Verse 2

Eb Bb/Eb Cm7 Gm Eb Bb/Eb Cm7 Gm Ab Bb/D Ab/C Bb/D Ab/C Bb/D C/E

Chorus 1

Fm7 Ab Bb Fm7 Ab Bb F G Ab C Eb Fm7 Ab Bb Ab Gsus4 G7

Verse 3

Eb Bb/Eb Cm7 Gm Eb Bb/Eb Cm7 Gm Ab Bb/D Ab/C Bb/D Ab/C Bb/D C/E

Chorus 2

Fm7 Ab Bb Fm7 Ab Bb F G Ab C Eb Fm7 Ab Bb Ab Gsus4 G7

Solo 1

Eb7 Eb6 D7 Db7 Csus4 C7

Chorus 3

Fm7 Ab Bb Fm7 Ab Bb F G Ab C Eb Fm7 Ab Bb Fm7 Ab Bb

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

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#

Cm7

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

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

G#

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

C

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

Fm7

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

F

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

G

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

Gsus4

G — bass noteGC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
GCD
Practice Gsus4

Questions

Which chords does I Won't Hold You Back by TOTO use?

Different chords: 21. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is I Won't Hold You Back by TOTO in?

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

How hard is I Won't Hold You Back to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (21), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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