Chords of: I'm A Mess (x Acoustic Sessions) by: Ed Sheeran. (Cm, Eb, Cm7, Bb) 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.
“I'm A Mess (x Acoustic Sessions)” by Ed Sheeran is in C Minor and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Eb, Cm7, Bb.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → Cm → Bb → Eb → Cm7 → Bb6 → Eb → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:13 | 33% |
| Cm7 | 0:32 | 14% |
| Bb | 0:16 | 7% |
| Bbm | 0:13 | 6% |
| Bb6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Eb6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C | 0:07 | 3% |
| Cm | 0:07 | 3% |
Em7 – Cm – Bb – Gm – Ab – Eb – Fm – G – Eb – G/F – Cm7 – Bb6 – Eb – G – Fm – Bb – Ab6 – Eb – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Ab6 – Cm7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Cm7 – Eb/Bb – Bb – Eb – Fm – Abm – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb6 – Eb – F – Cm7 – Bb6 – Eb – Ab6 – Bb – Ab – Bb7 – Eb – …
