Chords of: Shivers by: Ed Sheeran. (D6, A, Bm, 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.
“Shivers” by Ed Sheeran is in D Major and runs at about 141 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, A, Bm, D.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dmaj7 → Bm → G → D → Dmaj7 → A → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:45 | 22% |
| Bm | 0:41 | 20% |
| D | 0:41 | 20% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:21 | 10% |
| G | 0:12 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:05 | 2% |
Bm – Em – Bm – G – G6 – D – A7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – D/A – E – Bm – E/B – Bmaj7 – A – G – Gm6 – C#m – D – A – Dmaj7 – A – Bm7b5/A – Am – Bm – E/B – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Gm6 – Dmaj7 – A – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm – E – Bm – G6 – Gmaj7 – D – A – D – A – D – Bm – Gmaj7 – Em – …
