Chords of: Magical by: Ed Sheeran. (Ab6, Eb, Cm, Abmaj7) 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.
“Magical” by Ed Sheeran is in C Minor and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, Eb, Cm, Abmaj7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 67% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm → Eb → Cm → Eb → Cm → Eb → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 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 | 2:11 | 67% |
| Cm | 0:15 | 8% |
| Bb | 0:11 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:09 | 5% |
| Ab6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Fm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
Eb – Cm – Eb – Fm7 – Eb – Cm – Eb – Ab – Cm – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Cm7 – Bb – Eb – Ab – Cm7 – Bb – Eb – Ab6 – Bb – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb – Eb – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Eb – Abm – Eb – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – Eb – Cm – Eb – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – Eb – Bb6 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – …
