CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Old Phone, chord by chord.

Chords of: Old Phone by: Ed Sheeran. (F#maj7, Bb, F, Gm7) 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.

About the chords of “Old Phone”

“Old Phone” by Ed Sheeran is in F Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 127 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#maj7, Bb, F, Gm7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 5:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → F → F#maj7 → F6 → Bb → Bbaug → F → 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 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:2326%
F1:0922%
Gm70:5016%
Eb0:299%
F#maj70:155%
Ebmaj70:113%
Bbmaj70:103%
C/G0:062%

Chord progression, in order

E6 – Eb6 – Bbm7b5 – Gm – F#maj7 – F – F#maj7 – Gm – Amaj7 – Gm7 – F#maj7 – Gdim – F#maj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – F#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bb – F6 – Bb – Amaj7 – Bbaug – F – Bb – Ebm – Bb – F – Bb – F – Gm7 – Bb – F – Gm7 – D – Eb – Cdim – Bb – F – Gm7 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F – …