Major view
E major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = D# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = A (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You - Chord
Key E major – C# minor Chords Dbm7, A, B, Gbm7, C#m7, F#m7 Easy key G
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Key: E | Dbm | C#m
Capo: 0
C#m7 F#m7 A B
Dbm7 Gbm7
The club isn't the best place
To find a lover
A B
So the bar is where I go
Dbm7
Me and my friends
Gbm7
At the table doing shots
A B
Drinking fast and then we talk slow
Dbm7 Gbm7
Come over and start up a conversation
With just me
A B
And trust me, I'll give it a chance
Dbm7
Now take my hand, stop
Gbm7
Put Van The Man on the jukebox
A B
And then we start to dance
And now I'm singing like
Dbm7 Gbm7
Girl, you know I want your love
A
Your love was handmade
B Dbm7
For somebody like me
Gbm7
Come on now, follow my lead
A B
I may be crazy, don't mind me
Dbm7 Gbm7
Say: Boy, let's not talk too much
A
Grab on my waist
B Dbm7
And put that body on me
Gbm7
Come on now, follow my lead
A B
Come, come on now, follow my lead
Dbm7 Gbm7 A
I'm in love with the shape of you
B Dbm7
We push and pull like a magnet do
Gbm7 A
Although my heart is falling too
B Dbm7
I'm in love with your body
Gbm7 A
And last night you were in my room
B Dbm7
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Gbm7
Every day discovering
A
Something brand new
B Dbm7
I'm in love with your body
Gbm7
Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I
A B
I'm in love with your body
Dbm7 Gbm7
Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I
A B
I'm in love with your body
Dbm7 Gbm7
Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I
A B
I'm in love with your body
Dbm7 Gbm7
Every day discovering
A
Something brand new
B
I'm in love with the shape of you
Dbm7 Gbm7
One week in we let the story begin
A B
We're going out on our first date
Dbm7
You and me are thrifty
Gbm7
So go all you can eat
A B
Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate
Dbm7
We talk for hours and hours
Gbm7
About the sweet and the sour
A B
And how your family is doing okay
Dbm7
Leave and get in a taxi
Gbm7
Then kiss in the backseat
A B
Tell the driver make the radio play
And I'm singing like
Dbm7 Gbm7
Girl, you know I want your love
A
Your love was handmade
B Dbm7
For somebody like me
Gbm7
Come on now, follow my lead
A B
I may be crazy, don't mind me
Dbm7 Gbm7
Say: Boy, let's not talk too much
A
Grab on my waist
B Dbm7
And put that body on me
Gbm7
Come on now, follow my lead
A B
Come, come on now, follow my lead
Dbm7 Gbm7 A
I'm in love with the shape of you
B Dbm7
We push and pull like a magnet do
Gbm7 A
Although my heart is falling too
B Dbm7
I'm in love with your body
Gbm7 A
And last night you were in my room
B Dbm7
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Gbm7
Every day discovering
A
Something brand new
B Dbm7
I'm in love with your body
Gbm7
Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I
A B
I'm in love with your body
Dbm7 Gbm7
Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I
A B
I'm in love with your body
Dbm7 Gbm7
Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I
A B
I'm in love with your body
Dbm7 Gbm7
Every day discovering
A
Something brand new
B Dbm7
I'm in love with the shape of you
Come on, be my baby, come on
Dbm7 Gbm7
Come on, be my baby, come on
A B
Come on, be my baby, come on
Dbm7 Gbm7
Come on, be my baby, come on
Come on, be my baby, come on
Dbm7 Gbm7 A
I'm in love with the shape of you
B Dbm7
We push and pull like a magnet do
Gbm7 A
Although my heart is falling too
B Dbm7
I'm in love with your body
Gbm7 A
And last night you were in my room
B Dbm7
And now my bedsheets smell like you
Gbm7
Every day discovering
A
Something brand new
B Dbm7
I'm in love with your body
Dbm7 Gbm7
Come on, be my baby, come on
A B
Come on, be my baby, come on
Dbm7 Gbm7
Come on, be my baby, come on
A B
Come on, be my baby, come on
Dbm7 Gbm7
Come on, be my baby, come on
A B
Come on, be my baby, come on
Dbm7 Gbm7
Every day discovering
A
Something brand new
B Dbm7
I'm in love with the shape of you
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Harmony analysis
Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You: key and chord analysis
The song opens on C#m7 and ends on Dbm7. Its chords belong to both E major and C#m, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
C# minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = A (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = B (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C# minor side because it both starts and finishes on C#m and C#m is heard 46 times while E never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from E major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to E or to C#m; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.
Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | E | Tonic — home | E · G# · B | — |
| ii7 | Gbm7 | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Gb · A · Db · Fb | 42× |
| ii7 | F#m7 | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F# · A · C# · E | 1× |
| iii | G#m | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | G# · B · D# | — |
| V/vi | G# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to C#msecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# | — |
| IV | A | Subdominant — moves away from home | A · C# · E | 42× |
| V | B | Dominant — strongest pull home | B · D# · F# | 42× |
| vi7 | Dbm7 | Relative minor — the melancholy side | Db · Fb · Ab · Cb | 45× |
| vi7 | C#m7 | Relative minor — the melancholy side | C# · E · G# · B | 1× |
| vii° | D#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | D# · F# · A | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i7 | Dbm7 | Tonic — home | Db · Fb · Ab · Cb | 45× |
| i7 | C#m7 | Tonic — home | C# · E · G# · B | 1× |
| ii° | D#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D# · F# · A | — |
| III | E | Relative major — the bright side | E · G# · B | — |
| iv7 | Gbm7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | Gb · A · Db · Fb | 42× |
| iv7 | F#m7 | Subdominant — moves away from home | F# · A · C# · E | 1× |
| v | G#m | Minor dominant — soft pull | G# · B · D# | — |
| V | G# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | G# · B# · D# | — |
| VI | A | Submediant — warm colour | A · C# · E | 42× |
| VII | B | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | B · D# · F# | 42× |
Analysis
The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 6 different chords appear 173 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.
Chord movement
- B Dbm7 EV → vi7deceptive cadence C#mVII → i7Aeolian arrival ×42
- A B EIV → VIV → V C#mVI → VIIVI → VII ×42
- Gbm7 Dbm7 Eii7 → vi7 C#miv7 → i7minor plagal ×1
The move to watch is B → Dbm7, heard 42 times. From the C#m side it is VII → i7 (Aeolian arrival: rises a whole tone into home); from the E side it reads V → vi7 (deceptive cadence: expected E, lands on C#m). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- E major pentatonic and C# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (E – F# – G# – B – C#): start from E for a brighter phrase, from C# for a bluesier one.
- Over Dbm7, land on Db, Fb, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over B, land on B, D#, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
The song on the circle of fifths
- Played in the song — chord of the key
- Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
- Played — borrowed or outside chord
- Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
Capo and easier keys
With E major shapes
- No capo — open E shapes
- Capo 2 + D shapes
- Capo 4 + C shapes
With C# minor shapes
- Capo 4 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 3 semitones up
- 4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The opening C#m7 lays a solid floor for everything that follows. Dbm7, A, B, Gbm7 carry the song: vi7–IV–V–ii7 relative to E, i7–VI–VII–iv7 relative to C#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on B → Dbm7 (V → vi7 in E, VII → i7 in C#m): Aeolian arrival — rises a whole tone into home. The final chord is Dbm7; the ear comes to rest in C#m.
This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.
Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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