Chords of: Tides (Lyric Video) by: Ed Sheeran. (E, B, Emaj7, E6) 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.
“Tides (Lyric Video)” by Ed Sheeran is in E Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, Emaj7, E6.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → E → B → E → B → Emaj7 → B → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:53 | 28% |
| Emaj7 | 0:39 | 20% |
| E | 0:36 | 19% |
| F# | 0:16 | 8% |
| E6 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Abm | 0:08 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| B/F# | 0:05 | 3% |
B – E – B – E – B – Emaj7 – B – F# – Bm – Emaj7 – B – F# – B/F# – Emaj7 – B – F# – Emaj7 – B – F# – B – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm7 – B/F# – F#6 – E – B – E – Bmaj7 – B6 – Abm – E – Bmaj7 – F# – B/F# – E – B – Em – Emaj7 – B – F# – B – Emaj7 – B – F# – …
