Chords of: Thinking Out Loud (x Acoustic Session) by: Ed Sheeran. (C#, Ab, Ebm7, Ab7) 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 (x Acoustic Session)” by Ed Sheeran is in Ab Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 180 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Ab, Ebm7, Ab7.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Abmaj7 → C# → Ab → C# → Ab → C# → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:35 | 39% |
| Ab | 0:28 | 12% |
| Ebm7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| F# | 0:13 | 5% |
| F#maj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Ab7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Ebm | 0:09 | 3% |
| C#6 | 0:06 | 2% |
C# – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Ab – Ebm – C# – F7/A – F# – Abmaj7 – Eb – C# – F7 – Bbdim – Ab – C# – C#6 – F#6 – F – Ab – C# – F#maj7 – Ab – F#/A# – C# – Am7 – F – F#maj7 – Ab – C# – Ebm – F#maj7 – Abmaj7 – C# – F#6 – C#/G# – Abm – Ebm – F#/G# – Ab – C# – Ebm – C#/D# – Ab – Ebm6 – C#/G# – Cdim – Bbm – Ebm7 – …
