Chords of: Penguins (Official Audio) by: Ed Sheeran. (D, Bm, G6, Bm7) 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.
“Penguins (Official Audio)” by Ed Sheeran is in D Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm, G6, Bm7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 55% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → D → D6 → D → Bm7 → D → G6 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2:12 | 55% |
| Bm | 0:35 | 15% |
| G | 0:13 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Bm7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| A | 0:05 | 2% |
| A6 | 0:05 | 2% |
Bm – D6 – G – D – Bm – Amaj7 – D/A – Gmaj7 – D – E – Bm – D – B – D6 – Gmaj7 – D – Bm – A6 – G – D – Bm – Amaj7 – D – Bm7 – D/A – G6 – D – Bm – A – D/A – G – F#m – G6 – Dmaj7 – A6 – D – G – D – G6 – D – Bm7 – Em7 – D – G6 – D – Bm – E6 – D – …
