Ed Sheeran - Shivers - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords G, D, A, Bm Easy key G (capo 7)

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Bm  G  D  A
Bm  G  D  A

                        Bm
I took an arrow to the heart
                             G
I never kissed a mouth that taste like yours
                  D
Strawberries and something more
                   A
Ooh yeah I want it all

                   Bm
Lipstick on my guitar, ooh
                             G
Fill up the engine, we can drive real far
                 D
Go dancing underneath the stars
                   A
Ooh yeah I want it all

You got me feeling like

Bm
   I wanna be that guy

I wanna kiss your eyes
G
   I wanna drink that smile

I wanna feel like I’m
D
   Like my soul’s on fire
                     A   
I wanna stay up all day and all night

You got me singing like

Bm
Ooh, I love when you do it like that
                  G
And when you're close up, give me the shivers
         D
Oh baby you wanna dance 'til the sunlight cracks
               A
And when they say the party's over

Then we'll bring it right back and we'll say

Bm
Ooh, I love when you do it like that
                  G
And when you're close up, give me the shivers
         D
Oh baby you wanna dance 'til the sunlight cracks
               A
And when they say the party's over

Then we'll bring it right back

          Bm
Into the car
                         G
On the back seat in the Moon lit dark
                         D
Wrap me up between your legs and arms
                   A  
Ooh, I can't get enough

                             Bm
You know you could tear me apart
                          G
Put me back together and take my heart
                              D
I never thought that I could love this hard
                   A
Ooh, I can't get enough

Ooh, you got me feeling like

Bm
   I wanna be that guy

I wanna kiss your eyes
G
   I wanna drink that smile

I wanna feel like I’m
D
   Like my soul’s on fire
                     A   
I wanna stay up all day and all night

You got me singing like

Bm
Ooh, I love when you do it like that
                  G
And when you're close up, give me the shivers
         D
Oh baby you wanna dance 'til the sunlight cracks
               A
And when they say the party's over

Then we'll bring it right back and we'll say

Bm
Ooh, I love when you do it like that
                  G
And when you're close up, give me the shivers
         D
Oh baby you wanna dance 'til the sunlight cracks
               A
And when they say the party's over

Then we'll bring it right back 

       Bm
Baby, you are so hot you make me shiver
          G
With the fire you got, this thing is started
         D                                        A
I don't want it to stop, you know you make me shiver er er
       Bm
Baby, you are so hot you make me shiver
          G
With the fire you got, this thing is started
         D                                        A
I don't want it to stop, you know you make me shiver

Yeah, you got me singing like

Ooh, I love it when you do it like that
                  G
And when you're closer, give me the shivers
           D
Oh, baby, you wanna dance till the sunlight cracks
               A
And when they say the party's over 

Then we'll bring it right back

               Bm
And we'll say, ooh, I love it 

When you do it like that
                  G
And when you're closer, give me the shivers
           D
Oh, baby, you wanna dance till the sunlight cracks
               A
And when they say the party's over 

Then we'll bring it right back

                     Bm
Ooh, and we'll say, ooh, I love it 

When you do it like that
                  G
And when you're closer, give me the shivers
           D
Oh, baby, you wanna dance till the sunlight cracks
               A
And when they say the party's over 

Then we'll bring it right back

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Harmony analysis

Ed Sheeran – Shivers: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Bm and ends on A. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: we can't honestly pick a side here — the song moves freely between D major and B minor because it opens on Bm and D is heard 17 times against 16 for Bm. Try reading the chords both ways and see which feels more like home to you.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to D or to Bm; 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.

Seen from D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	17×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	—
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	—
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	17×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	17×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	16×
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	16×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	17×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	—
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	—
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	—
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	17×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	17×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 4 different chords appear 67 times in total; 4 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

G D DIV → Iplagal cadence BmVI → III ×17
A Bm DV → videceptive cadence BmVII → iAeolian arrival ×15

The move to watch is G → D, heard 17 times. From the D side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Bm side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — 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.

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 D major shapes

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on Bm, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. G, D, A, Bm carry the song: IV–I–V–vi relative to D, VI–III–VII–i relative to Bm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on G → D (IV → I in D, VI → III in Bm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. Ending on A, the song seals D as home.

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.