Chords of: American Town by: Ed Sheeran. (C#/D#, C#, Ab, Ebm7) 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.
“American Town” by Ed Sheeran is in Ab Major and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#/D#, C#, Ab, Ebm7.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7 → C# → Ab7 → C# → Ebm7 → C# → Ab → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:18 | 41% |
| Ab | 0:32 | 17% |
| F#6 | 0:21 | 11% |
| Ebm7 | 0:21 | 11% |
| F# | 0:14 | 7% |
| Bbm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| C#6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| C#/D# | 0:03 | 2% |
Ebm7 – C# – Ab7 – C# – F#6 – C# – Ebm7 – F# – Ab7 – C# – Ab – Ebm7 – F# – Ab – Fm – C#6 – Abm6 – F#6 – Ab – C# – Fm7 – F#6 – Ab – C# – F# – Ab – Eb7/G – C# – F#6 – C# – F# – C# – F#6 – F# – Ebm7 – F# – C# – Ab – Ebm7 – Ab – C# – Fm7b5 – F#6 – Ab – C# – Fm7 – F#6 – Ab – …
