Ed Sheeran - Eyes Closed - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords Bm, D, G, A/C#, A4/C# Easy key G (capo 7)

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D 
  I know it's a bad idea
A4/C#
      But how can I help myself
Bm
   Been inside for most this year
G  
  And I thought a few drinks
            D
They might help

It's been a while, my dear
A4/C#
      Dealing with the cards life dealt
Bm
   I'm still holding back these tears
G
  While my friends are somewhere else

D
  I pictured this year 
              A4/C#
A little bit different 

When it hit February
Bm
   I stepped in the bar
              G
It hit me so hard
 
Oh, how can it be this heavy

D                               A4/C#
  Every song reminds me you're gone
                               Bm
And I feel the lump form in my    throat

'Cause I'm here alone

                     D           A/C#
Just dancing with my eyes closed
                     Bm               G
'Cause everywhere I look I still see you
                D      A/C#
Time is moving so slow
                      Bm               G
And I don't know what else that I can do
                             
So I'll keep dancing with my

D                      A/C#      Bm
  Ey ey ey eyes, ey ey ey eyes closed

Ey ey ey eyes
G
  So I'll keep dancing with my

D
  Delusion is here again
A/C#
     And I think you'll come home soon
Bm
   A word brings me right back in
G                                   D
  Then it's only me that's in this room

I guess I could just pretend
A/C#
     The colours are more than blue
Bm
   But I lost more than my friend
G
  I can't help but missing you

D                       
  I pictured this month 
              A/C#
A little bit different
                     Bm
No one is ever ready
                                  G
And when it unfolds you get in a hole

Oh, how can it be this heavy

D                                    A/C#
  Everything changes, nothing's the same
                                 Bm
Except the truth is, now you're gone
                   G
And life just goes on

                       D           A/C#
So I'm dancing with my eyes closed
                     Bm               G
'Cause everywhere I look I still see you
                D      A/C#
Time is moving so slow
                      Bm               G
And I don't know what else that I can do
                             
So I'll keep dancing with my

              A/C#                 Bm
Ey ey ey eyes,     ey ey ey eyes closed

Ey ey ey eyes
G
  So I'll keep dancing with my

D                      A/C#      Bm
  Ey ey ey eyes, ey ey ey eyes closed

Ey ey ey eyes
G
  Oh, I keep dancing with my

D
  They're shutting the bar
                       A/C#
They're cleaning the floor
                         Bm
And everyone is already home
              G
But I'm on my own

                      D      A/C#
Still dancing with my eyes closed
                     Bm               G
'Cause everywhere I look I still see you
                D      A/C#
Time is moving so slow
                      Bm               G
And I don't know what else that I can do
                             
So I'll keep dancing with my

D               A/C#                 Bm
  Ey ey ey eyes,     ey ey ey eyes closed

Ey ey ey eyes
G
  So I'll keep dancing with my

D               A/C#                 Bm
  Ey ey ey eyes,     ey ey ey eyes closed

Ey ey ey eyes
G
  Oh, I keep dancing with my

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Harmony analysis

Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed: key and chord analysis

The song opens on D and ends on G. 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 D and Bm is heard 20 times against 19 for D. 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	19×
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	19×
V	A/C#	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	16×
V	A4/C#	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	4×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	20×
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#	20×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	19×
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	19×
VII	A/C#	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	16×
VII	A4/C#	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	4×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 5 different chords appear 78 times in total; 5 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/C# Bm DV → videceptive cadence BmVII → iAeolian arrival ×16
A4/C# Bm DV → videceptive cadence BmVII → iAeolian arrival ×4
G A/C# DIV → VIV → V BmVI → VIIVI → VII ×1

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 Bm, land on B, D, F# — 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 G, land on G, B, D — 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
2 semitones down · capo 2 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The opening D lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Bm, D, G, A/C#; read them as vi–I–IV–V in D or i–III–VI–VII in 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. It closes on G, letting the D side have the last word.

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.