Chords of: What Do I Know? by: Ed Sheeran. (Emaj7, Amaj7, C#m7, A6) 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.
“What Do I Know?” by Ed Sheeran is in Db Minor and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 215 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Amaj7, C#m7, A6.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → E → Amaj7 → Abm → F#m → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:54 | 23% |
| C#m7 | 0:26 | 11% |
| Emaj7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| B6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Abm | 0:14 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| E | 0:13 | 5% |
| Abm7 | 0:13 | 5% |
E6 – B6 – E/F# – B6 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – A – B – E6 – Ab7 – E6 – Abm – Amaj7 – F#6 – E – Amaj7 – Baug – Em – Amaj7 – B – C#m – Abm – Aaug – C#m7 – B – E – Amaj7 – Abm – F#m – Emaj7 – Baug – Bm6 – E6 – Ab7 – C#m7 – Baug – Amaj7 – Eb – E/G# – Amaj7 – Abm – E6 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Baug – Amaj7 – Abm – Emaj7 – …
