Chords of: Drive by: Ed Sheeran. (Am7b5, Bb6, Eb, Ab6) 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.
“Drive” by Ed Sheeran is in Eb Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7b5, Bb6, Eb, Ab6.
Bb6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Cmaj7 → Ebm7 → Cm → Bb6 → C7 → C → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bb6 | 0:42 | 23% |
| C | 0:18 | 10% |
| Ab6 | 0:16 | 9% |
| C7 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Eb | 0:15 | 8% |
| Cm | 0:12 | 6% |
| Cm7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:07 | 4% |
Emaj7 – Cmaj7 – C – Ebm7 – Cm – Bb6 – C – Bb6 – C – Abm – Cm7 – Bb6 – C – F – Bb6 – C7 – Ab6 – Eb6 – C – Ab6 – C – Bbm – F7 – Bb6 – C – Bb6 – C – Bb6 – C – Em7b5 – Ab6 – Gm7b5 – Ab6 – C7 – Ab6 – Bb6 – Cm – Bb – F7 – Bb6 – Eb/Bb – Ab – Eb – Cm – Bb6 – Ab – Eb – Bb – …
