Chords of: Castle on the Hill by: Ed Sheeran. (Dm, D, Bm7, G6) 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.
“Castle on the Hill” by Ed Sheeran is in D Major and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, D, Bm7, G6.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 4:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → D6 → G → Bm7 → D → Gmaj7 → D6 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:21 | 31% |
| Bm7 | 0:54 | 21% |
| G6 | 0:28 | 11% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:25 | 10% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| G | 0:14 | 6% |
| A | 0:08 | 3% |
| D6 | 0:06 | 2% |
D – D6 – D – G – Bm7 – D – Gmaj7 – D6 – D – A/G – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – D/A – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – G6 – Dmaj7 – E7 – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – G – Bm7 – A – D – G – Bm7 – D – G6 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – D – G6 – G – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – D – G – Bm7 – D/A – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – Bm7b5/A – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – …
