Chords of: Perfect (Ed Sheeran) by: Oscar Stembridge, Karolina Protsenko. (A, D, Bm, G) 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.
“Perfect (Ed Sheeran)” by Oscar Stembridge, Karolina Protsenko is in D Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, Bm, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm6 → C → Abm7b5 → C#m → D → Bm → G → A. 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 | 0:59 | 22% |
| Bm | 0:51 | 19% |
| A | 0:36 | 13% |
| G | 0:26 | 10% |
| A6 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Gm6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Em7b5/D | 0:08 | 3% |
D – Gm6 – Em7b5/D – C – Abm7b5 – Dm7 – Gmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C#m – D – Bm – G – A – D – Bm – F#m7 – G6 – A – D – Gm – Dm – Bm – Gm6 – A – E7/G# – Dmaj7 – Bdim – Bm – Gm – Dm – D – A6 – Ddim – Bm – Gmaj7 – Em7b5/D – A – A6 – Bm – G – D – A7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm – G – …