Hold Me Tight Or Don't Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn Hold Me Tight Or Don't in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: C#m – B – A – B
How it goes
Hold Me Tight Or Don't sits in C# minor: C# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: C#m is C#, E and G#; B is B, D# and F#; A is A, C# and E. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
C#miBVIIAVIBVII
- C#mC# · E · G#
- BB · D# · F#
- AA · C# · E
17 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
How it goes
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Freeze-tag chords
How it goes
Chord, chord-and, then freeze for the rest of the bar. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Freeze-tag chordsSyncopated chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 90 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: A – B – C#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
ABC#m

What chords are in Hold Me Tight Or Don't?

The loop is C#m – B – A – B (i – bVII – bVI – bVII) in C# minor, and the song ends on A – B – C#m.

What key is Hold Me Tight Or Don't in?

C# minor, at about 90 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Hold Me Tight Or Don't?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Hold Me Tight Or Don't easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.