# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bb/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Bb/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Ab/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Eb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp7), [Eb6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp6), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Db7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7), [Csus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus4), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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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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