Chords of: Perfect (Live) by: Ed Sheeran. (Eb/F, G, Em7, D) 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.
“Perfect (Live)” by Ed Sheeran is in D Major and runs at about 172 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb/F, G, Em7, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Em7 → C → D → G → Em7 → D7/F# → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:24 | 35% |
| Em7 | 0:43 | 18% |
| D | 0:33 | 14% |
| C | 0:24 | 10% |
| F | 0:09 | 4% |
| Em | 0:07 | 3% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Cm | 0:05 | 2% |
G – C/G – G – Em7 – C – D – G – D/F# – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D7/F# – D – G – F#aug – Em7 – Gm – C – G – D – G – D/F# – Em7 – Cm – D – Em – C – G – D7 – Em7 – C – G – D – Em7 – C – G – D6 – Em7 – C – G – D – G – Em7 – C – D7/F# – D6 – G – Gmaj7 – Em7 – …
