Chords of: Dive by: Ed Sheeran. (E, C#m7, B, C#m) 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.
“Dive” by Ed Sheeran is in E Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C#m7, B, C#m.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → C#m7 → E → Emaj7 → C#m → A6 → C#m → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:00 | 26% |
| C#m7 | 0:34 | 15% |
| B6 | 0:18 | 8% |
| C#m | 0:17 | 8% |
| A | 0:17 | 7% |
| B | 0:15 | 7% |
| Amaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Abm | 0:10 | 4% |
E – Abm – C#m7 – A – Bmaj7 – Eb – E – Abm – C#m7 – E – A – Bmaj7 – E – Ab7 – Emaj7 – Abm – C#m – B6 – A6 – Bmaj7 – A6 – Amaj7 – Ab7/C – F#/C# – C#m – Abm7 – B/A – A – C#m7 – F#/C# – C#m – B6 – Am – Emaj7 – F# – B6 – C#m7 – A – B7 – E – B6 – E – F#/G# – Bm6 – C#m7 – A – B – C#m – …
