I Want To Hold Your Hand chords

by The Beatles

Song Key: G Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Tempo: 135 bpm


Standard Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e

Skill Level: Beginner 🟢

Chords: G, B7, C, D, Dm7, Em

Arrangement Song Details
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R-H Chord Charts Chord Chart Legend
G Major B7 C Major D Major Dm7 Em
L-H Chord Charts Lefties Chord Chart Legend
G Major - LH B7 - LH C Major - LH D Major - LH Dm7 - LH Em - LH
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I Want To Hold Your Hand

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Intro: 
            G           D
1. Oh yeah, I, tell you something,
Em                       B7
   I think you’ll un-der-stand,
        G           D
   When I, say that some-thing,
Em                    B7
   I wan-na hold your hand. 

     C         D         G        Em
CH:   I wan-na hold your ha-a-a-a-a-a-and,
    C          D         G
      I wan-na hold your hand. 

      G              D
2. Oh please, say to me,
Em                       B7
   You’ll let me be your man,
       G              D
   And please, say to me,
Em                         B7
   You’ll let me hold your hand. 

  C               D         G        Em
CH: You’ll let me hold your ha-a-a-a-a-a-and,
  C          D         G
    I wan-na hold your hand.
 
     Dm7           G7               C          Am
Bridge: And when I touch you I feel hap-py, in-side,
     Dm7            G7               C
        It’s such a feel-ing that my love,
        C       D
        I can’t hide
        C       D
        I can’t hide
        C       D
        I can’t hide... 

        G             D
3. Yeah you, got that some-thing,
Em                       B7
   I think you’ll un-der-stand,
        G            D
   When I, hear that some-thing,
Em                    B7
   I wan-na hold your hand.
 
  C               D         G        Em
CH: You’ll let me hold your ha-a-a-a-a-a-and,
  C          D         G
    I wan-na hold your hand.
 
     Dm7           G7               C          Am
Bridge: And when I touch you I feel hap-py, in-side,
     Dm7            G7               C
        It’s such a feel-ing that my love,
        C       D
        I can’t hide
        C       D
        I can’t hide
        C       D
        I can’t hide...
 
        G             D
4. Yeah you, got that some-thing,
Em                       B7
   I think you’ll un-der-stand,
        G            D
   When I, hear that some-thing,
Em                    B7
   I wan-na hold your hand. 

     C          D         G        Em
Outro: I wan-na hold your ha-a-a-a-a-a-and,
     C          D         B7
       I wan-na hold your hand.
     C          D         C            G
       I wan-na hold your ha-a-a-a-a-a-and.

Arrangement Details:

  • Key Signature: G Major - 3 flats (Bb, Eb, Ab)
  • Time Signature: 4/4 — Four quarter-note beats per measure
  • Tempo: Moderately
  • Metronome: ♩ = 135
  • Voice Range: E4 - B5

Song Details:

I Want To Hold Your Hand Single Cover
Single Cover
  • Songwriters: Paul McCartney, John Lennon
  • Lyrics Begin: Oh yeah, I'll tell you something
  • Genre: 1963
  • Featured Artists: The Beatles
  • Single
    Recorded: 17 October 1963
    Released: 29 November 1963 (UK), 26 December 1963 (US)
    B-side: This Boy (UK), I Saw Her Standing There (US)
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