Chords of: Afterglow by: Ed Sheeran. (E7, B, E, F#) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Afterglow” by Ed Sheeran is in E Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, B, E, F#.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → F# → B6 → B → Emaj7 → F# → Abm7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:14 | 40% |
| E | 0:39 | 21% |
| F# | 0:31 | 16% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| Emaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Abm7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| E6 | 0:03 | 2% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:02 | 1% |
B – F# – B6 – B – Emaj7 – C#m7b5/B – B – F# – Abm7 – E – B – E – E6 – Bmaj7 – F# – E – B – E6 – Bmaj7 – F# – E – E6 – B – F# – E – F#7 – Bmaj7 – F# – E – B – F# – E – B – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – E6 – B – F# – Abm7 – B – F# – B – E – Bmaj7 – F# – E – B – B/F# – …
