Chords of: Galway Girl by: Ed Sheeran. (F#m, F#m7, A6, Amaj7) 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.
“Galway Girl” by Ed Sheeran is in Db Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, F#m7, A6, Amaj7.
F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → D → Amaj7 → E/B → Abm7 → A6 → Bm6 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m7 | 0:30 | 18% |
| E | 0:20 | 12% |
| A6 | 0:15 | 9% |
| Amaj7 | 0:15 | 9% |
| A | 0:13 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:13 | 8% |
| D | 0:10 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – D – Amaj7 – E/B – F#m – A7 – Abm7 – Am – Abm7 – C7/E – B7/D# – A6 – Bbmaj7 – Emaj7 – Bm6 – Amaj7 – E – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – E7 – D – A – E6 – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A6 – E – F#m – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Abm7b5 – F#m – Dm7 – E – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – E – Bm – A6 – E – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – E7 – …
