Chords of: Beautiful People by: Ed Sheeran. (Ebmaj7, Eb, Ab6, Cm7) 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.
“Beautiful People” by Ed Sheeran is in Eb Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 110 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Eb, Ab6, Cm7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Eb6 → Ebmaj7 → Eb → Cm7 → Eb → Ebmaj7 → Eb. 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 D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:18 | 41% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| Cm7 | 0:17 | 9% |
| Ab6 | 0:15 | 8% |
| Eb6 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| F | 0:05 | 3% |
| Cm | 0:04 | 2% |
Eb – Eb6 – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Eb – D – Cm7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Cm – F – Eb – F7 – Ebmaj7 – F7/A – Eb – F7/A – Cm – F – Eb – F7/A – D – Eb – Dm – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Eb – Bbm – Eb – Ab6 – Bb – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Bbm – Eb – Bb – Abm6 – Ebm6 – Eb – Bb/C – …
