Whitney Houston

Hold Me – Whitney Houston: piano chords

Hold Me by Whitney Houston uses 10 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

G D/F# Em A D F#m G D/F# Em A D F#m G A D F#m G A D F#m G A F#m Bm G A D F#m G A D F#m G A D F#m G A D F#m G A D F#m G A G F#m Bm Em A D G Bm C D G Bm C D C Bm Em Am D G D F#m G A D F#m G A F#m Bm G A D F#m G A D F#m G A D F#m G C/G G

Chords on the piano

G

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

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

C

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

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Questions

Which chords does Hold Me by Whitney Houston use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Hold Me by Whitney Houston in?

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

How hard is Hold Me to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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