Chords of: Galway Girl by: Ed Sheeran. (F#m, A6, F#m7, 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 32 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, A6, F#m7, Amaj7.
A6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 2:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Amaj7 → E/B → Ab7 → Am6 → A6 → Bm6 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A6 | 0:26 | 16% |
| F#m7 | 0:26 | 16% |
| E | 0:15 | 9% |
| F#m | 0:13 | 8% |
| A | 0:13 | 8% |
| Amaj7 | 0:13 | 8% |
| D | 0:11 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:06 | 4% |
F#m7 – A – E – D – Amaj7 – E/B – F#m – A7 – Ab7 – Am6 – Abm7 – C7/E – Bmaj7 – A6 – Bbmaj7 – Emaj7 – Bm6 – Amaj7 – E – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – E7 – D – A – E6 – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – Abm7b5 – F#m – Dm7 – E – F#m7 – E – Bm – B7 – E – A6 – E7 – D – Amaj7 – …
