Chords of: Photograph by: Ed Sheeran. (G, E, C#m, Amaj7) 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.
“Photograph” by Ed Sheeran is in D Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, E, C#m, Amaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → C#m → E → Amaj7 → E → C#m → E/B → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:17 | 30% |
| C#m | 0:59 | 23% |
| Amaj7 | 0:34 | 13% |
| A | 0:23 | 9% |
| E/B | 0:21 | 8% |
| B | 0:09 | 3% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:08 | 3% |
E – C#m – E – Amaj7 – E – C#m – Baug – E/B – A – Emaj7 – F#7/A# – E – C#m – Baug – E/B – Amaj7 – C#m – A – E – B6 – F#m – C#m – A6 – Emaj7 – C#m7b5/B – E – B – E/B – C#m – A – E – C#m – Bmaj7 – E/B – Bm – A – E – C#m – Bmaj7 – E/B – B – E/B – A – C#m – A – E – B6 – C#m – …
