Chords of: Don't [Official Audio] by: Ed Sheeran. (F#maj7, Fm7, Ab7/C, Ab) 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.
“Don't [Official Audio]” by Ed Sheeran is in Db Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 156 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#maj7, Fm7, Ab7/C, Ab.
Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → F#m7b5 → F → C#maj7 → Ebm → Bb → Ab7/C → F7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | 0:57 | 27% |
| C#maj7 | 0:22 | 10% |
| Ab7/C | 0:16 | 8% |
| Fm | 0:14 | 7% |
| Eb6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:09 | 4% |
| F7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F#maj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
Cmaj7 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Am7b5/G – Fm – F#m7b5 – C#m7b5 – Bb7 – F – Ab7/C – C#maj7 – Ebm – Bb – Fm7 – F#/C# – Bb – Abmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Ab7/C – C#m6 – F7 – Cmaj7 – C#6 – Fm7 – Cm7b5 – Bbm – Fm7b5/Eb – Fmaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bb – Fm7 – Bb/C – Fm – F#/C# – Fm7 – C7 – Caug – F7 – C#m7b5 – Bb7 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Fm7 – Eb6 – Fm – C#7 – …
