Justin Bieber - Holy (Chance The Rapper) - Chord

Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords Gb, Ebm, Db, B, Db7sus2, Abm7, F Easy key G

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Gb  Db  Ebm  B

Gb        Db          Ebm    B
 I hear a lot about sinners
Gb           Db                  Ebm  B
 Don't think that I'll be a saint
Gb           Db             Ebm    B
 But I might go down to the river
           Gb
'Cause the way that the sky opens up when we touch
           Abm7       Db
Yeah, it's making me say

                 Gb                Db                       Ebm   B
That the way you hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
         Gb          Db              Ebm  B
Feels so holy, holy, holy, holy, holy,
      Gb
On God
        Db                          Ebm
Runnin' to the altar like a track star
            B
Can't wait another second
                   Gb                Db
'Cause the way you hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
Ebm       B
Feels so holy

Gb       Db               Ebm   B
 I don't do well with the drama
Gb        Db                     Ebm
 And no I can't stand it being fake
     B
(No, no, no, no, no, no, no)
Gb        Db               Ebm  B
 I don't believe in nirvana
        Gb
But the way that we love in the night gave me life
      Ebm       Db7sus2
Baby, I can't explain

                 Gb                Db                       Ebm   B
That the way you hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
         Gb          Db              Ebm   B
Feels so holy, holy, holy, holy, holy,
      Gb
On God
        Db                            Ebm 
Runnin' to the altar like a track star
            B
Can't wait another second
                   Gb                Db  
'Cause the way you hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
Ebm       B
Feels so holy

Gb                  Db
 They say we're too young and
    Ebm                   B
The pimps and the players say, "Don't go crushin'"
Gb                 Db  
Wise men say fools rush in
    Ebm     B
But I don't know (Ah-ah-ah-ah)
Gb                  Db  
 They say we're too young and
    Ebm                   B
The pimps and the players say, "Don't go crushin'"
Gb                 Db  
Wise men say fools rush in
    Ebm     B
But I don't know (Chance the Rapper)

Gb              Db          Ebm     B
 The first step pleases the Father
Gb            Db             Ebm  B
 Might be the hardest to take
    Gb            Db         Ebm    B
But when you come out of the water
        Gb                       Db
I'm a believer, my heart is fleshy
                   Ebm             B
Life is short with temper like Joe Pesci
                               Gb                    Db  
They always come and sing your praises, your name is catchy
                             Ebm                 B
But they don't see you how I see you, Parlay and Desi
                     Gb                Db  
Cross, Tween, Tween, Hesi' hit the jet speed
                        Ebm               B
When they get messy, go lefty like Lionel Messi
                              Gb                  Db
Let's take a trip and get the Vespas or rent a jetski
                             Ebm                 B
I know the spots that go the best weed, we goin' next week
                     Gb
I wanna honor, wanna honor you
        Db  
Bride's groom, I'm my father's child
Ebm                 B
I know when the son takes the first steps, the Father's proud
Gb                    Db
If you make it to the water, He'll part the clouds
Ebm              B
  I know He made you a snack like Oscar Proud
Gb                     Db  
Suffer it to be so now gotta clean it up
Ebm                    B
Formalize the union in communion, He can trust
       F
I know I ain't leavin' you like I know He ain't leavin' us
       Ebm           Db7sus2
I know we believe in God, and I know God believes in us

                 Gb                Db                       Ebm   B
That the way you hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
         Gb          Db              Ebm   B
Feels so holy, holy, holy, holy, holy,
      Gb
On God
               Db                     Ebm
Runnin' to the altar like a track star
            B                    Gb
Can't wait another second, on God
               Db                     Ebm
Runnin' to the altar like a track star
            B                    Gb
Can't wait another second, on God
               Db                     Ebm
Runnin' to the altar like a track star
            B
Can't wait another second
                   Gb                Db
'Cause the way you hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me, hold me
         Ebm 
Feels so ho-ho-ho-holy

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Harmony analysis

Justin Bieber – Holy (Chance The Rapper): key and chord analysis

The song opens on Gb and ends on Ebm. Its chords belong to both Gb major and Ebm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Gb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = F (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Cb (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

Eb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Cb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Db (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between Gb major and Eb minor because it comes to rest on Ebm and it opens on Gb. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Gb or to Ebm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from Gb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Gb	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db	37×
ii7	Abm7	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Ab · Cb · Eb · Gb	1×
iii	Bbm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	Bb · Db · F	—
V/vi	Bb	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	—
IV	B	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D# · F#	34×
V	Db	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab	36×
V7sus2	Db7sus2	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · Eb · Ab · Cb	2×
vi	Ebm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Eb · Gb · Bb	37×
vii°	Fdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F · Ab · Cb	—
VII	F	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F · A · C	1×

Seen from Eb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Ebm	Tonic — home	Eb · Gb · Bb	37×
ii°	Fdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · Cb	—
II	F	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	F · A · C	1×
III	Gb	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db	37×
iv7	Abm7	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · Cb · Eb · Gb	1×
v	Bbm	Minor dominant — soft pull	Bb · Db · F	—
V	Bb	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	Bb · D · F	—
VI	B	Submediant — warm colour	B · D# · F#	34×
VII	Db	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab	36×
VII7sus2	Db7sus2	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · Eb · Ab · Cb	2×

Analysis

The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 7 different chords appear 148 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. F step outside the scale as colour chords.

Chord movement

Db Ebm GbV → videceptive cadence EbmVII → iAeolian arrival ×35
B Gb GbIV → Iplagal cadence EbmVI → III ×33
Db Gb GbV → Iauthentic cadence EbmVII → III ×1
Abm7 Db Gbii7 → Vii → V Ebmiv7 → VII ×1

The move to watch is Db → Ebm, heard 35 times. From the Gb side it reads V → vi (deceptive cadence: expected Gb, lands on Ebm); from the Ebm side it is VII → i (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Gb major pentatonic and Eb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Gb – Ab – Bb – Db – Eb): start from Gb for a brighter phrase, from Eb for a bluesier one.
Over Gb, land on Gb, Bb, Db — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Ebm, land on Eb, Gb, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With Gb major shapes

Capo 2 + E shapes
Capo 4 + D shapes
Capo 6 + C shapes

With Eb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Dm shapes
Capo 6 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

1 semitone up
6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Gb, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. Gb, Ebm, Db, B carry the song: I–vi–V–IV relative to Gb, III–i–VII–VI relative to Ebm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Db → Ebm (V → vi in Gb, VII → i in Ebm): deceptive cadence — expected Gb, lands on Ebm. The final chord is Ebm; the ear comes to rest in Ebm.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.