Chords of: Thinking Out Loud (Official Music Video) by: Ed Sheeran. (D, A, D/F#, D6) 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.
“Thinking Out Loud (Official Music Video)” by Ed Sheeran is in D Major and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 184 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, D/F#, D6.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → D/F# → D → A → D → A → D → G7. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:58 | 40% |
| A | 0:32 | 11% |
| G | 0:25 | 9% |
| A7 | 0:22 | 7% |
| D/F# | 0:15 | 5% |
| Em | 0:12 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:10 | 3% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 3% |
D7 – G – D/F# – G6 – D – A – Em – D – G – A – G – D – F# – G6 – Gmaj7 – A – G – D – G7 – A – D – Gmaj7 – A – A7/C# – D – G – A – D – G – A – A7/C# – D – Gmaj7 – D/A – A – Em – G6 – A – D – Em7 – A – Em – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm – Em7 – A7 – D – …
