Chords of: Perfect Symphony by: Ed Sheeran. (Gmaj7, Ab, Fm7, C#) 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 Symphony” by Ed Sheeran is in Ab Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, Ab, Fm7, C#.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 5:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → C#7/E# → Ab6 → Eb → Ebmaj7 → Ab/Eb → Ebm7b5 → B. 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 G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1:28 | 27% |
| Fm7 | 1:13 | 23% |
| Eb | 0:35 | 11% |
| C# | 0:34 | 11% |
| Fm7b5 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Eb7/G | 0:07 | 2% |
| C#6 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Gm7b5/F | 0:06 | 2% |
Fm7 – C#7/E# – Ab6 – Abm – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ab/Eb – Ebm7b5 – Cm – B – Fm7 – Gm7b5/F – Fm7b5 – Cm7b5/Bb – Eb/F – Eb7/G – Gm7 – Ab – Fm7 – Gm7b5/F – C# – Ab6 – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – C# – C#maj7 – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Fm7 – C# – Fm7b5 – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb7 – Ab – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – C# – …
