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Justin Bieber – Hold On Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsC#m B A EB/D#

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These are the chords for Hold On by Justin Bieber on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C#m B A B

[Verse 1]
C#m                 B
  You know you can call me
                  A   B
if you need someone
C#m              B
  I pick up the pieces if
             A   E
you come undone

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                B
Painting stars up on your ceiling
          A                   B
Cause you wish that you could find
some feelin, yeah, you
C#m                 B/D#
  You know you can call me
          E       A
if you need someone

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[Chorus]
              C#m
I need you to hold on
B                         A       B
Heaven is a place not too far away
                     C#m
We all know I should be the one to
              B                 A     E
be the one to say we all make mistakes
                 C#m
Take my hand and hold on
B                           A          B
Tell me everything that you need to say
                    C#m              B
Cause I know how it feels to be someone
A               E
feels to be someone who loses their way

[Verse 2]
C#m                   B
  You're looking for answers
               A    B
 in a place unknown
C#m               B
  You need the connection
                    A    E
 but you can't get close

[Pre-Chorus]
C#m                B
Painting stars up on your ceiling
          A                   B
Cause you wish that you could find
 some feelin, yeah, you
C#m                 B/D#
  You know you can call me
          E       A
if you need someone

[Chorus]
              C#m
I need you to hold on
B                         A       B
Heaven is a place not too far away
                     C#m
We all know I should be the one to
              B                 A     E
be the one to say we all make mistakes
                 C#m
Take my hand and hold on
B                           A          B
Tell me everything that you need to say
                    C#m              B
Cause I know how it feels to be someone
A               E
feels to be someone who loses their way

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[Post-Chorus]
C#m
Midnight till mornin
B
Call if you need somebody
A
I will be there for you
  B
(I will be there for you)
C#m
Midnight till mornin
B
Call if you need somebody
A
I will be there for you

[Chorus]
              C#m
I need you to hold on
B                         A       B
Heaven is a place not too far away
                     C#m
We all know I should be the one to
              B                 A     E
be the one to say we all make mistakes
                 C#m
Take my hand and hold on
B                           A          B
Tell me everything that you need to say
                    C#m              B
Cause I know how it feels to be someone
A               E
feels to be someone who loses their way

[Post-Chorus]
C#m
Midnight till mornin
B
Call if you need somebody
A                      B
I will be there for you
C#m
Midnight till mornin
B
Call if you need somebody
A
I will be there for you

How to play Hold: key, chords and progression

Hold by Justin Bieber is in the key of C♯ minor (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). The song uses 5 chords: C#m, B, A, E and B/D#.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C#m – B – A – B (i – VII – VI – VII in C♯ minor), a minor “Aeolian” loop common in rock and Afrobeats. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Bm, A, G, D (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.