Chords of: Cross Me by: Ed Sheeran. (F#maj7, Abm7, Abm, Emaj7) 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.
“Cross Me” by Ed Sheeran is in Ab Minor and runs at about 189 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#maj7, Abm7, Abm, Emaj7.
Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Abmaj7 → E → Abm7 → E6 → F# → Abm7b5 → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm7 | 1:08 | 33% |
| Abm | 0:23 | 11% |
| E | 0:19 | 9% |
| Emaj7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| E6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| F# | 0:11 | 5% |
| F#maj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| F#7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Abm – Abmaj7 – E – Abm7 – E6 – F# – Abm7b5 – E/G# – B/F# – F# – E6 – F#6 – C#7 – Abm7 – E – B/F# – F#/G# – E – Bmaj7 – F#7 – Ebm – Abm7 – F#maj7 – Abm7 – E6 – F# – E – Ebm – Abm – C# – Bmaj7 – Abm – C# – Emaj7 – F#6 – Abm7b5/Gb – Abm7 – Bbm7 – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – Abm7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – E – Ebm – C# – B – E – F# – …
