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 - Sing - Chord
Key E major – C# minor Chords Abm, Dbm7 Easy key F
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Key: E | Dbm | C#m
Capo: 0
Abm
Abm
It's late in the evening
Glass on the side
I've been sat with you
For most of the night
Dbm7
Ignoring everybody here
We wish they would disappear
So maybe we could get down now
Abm
I don't wanna know
If you're getting
Ahead of the program
I want you to be mine, lady
Dbm7
To hold your body close
Take another step
Into the no man's land
For the longest time, lady
Abm
I need you darling
Come on set the tone
If you feel you're falling
Won't you let me know
Dbm7
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Abm
If you love me, come on, get involved
Feel it rushing through you
From your head to toe
Dbm7
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Abm
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Dbm7
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Abm
This love is a blaze
I saw flames
From the side of the stage
And the fire brigade
Comes in a couple of days
Until then, we got nothing to say
And nothing to know
But something to drink
And maybe something to smoke
Dbm7
Let it go until our roads are changed
Singing "We Found Love"
In a local rave, no
I don't really know
What I'm supposed to say
But I can just figure it out
Then hope and pray
Abm
I told her my name and said
It's nice to meet ya
And then she handed me
A bottle of water filled with tequila
I already know that she's a keeper
Just from this one small
Dbm7
Act of kindness, I'm in deep
If anybody find out
I'm meant to drive home
But I've drank all of it now
Not sobering up
we just sit on the couch
One thing led to another
Now she's kissing my mouth
Abm
I need you darling
Come on set the tone
If you feel you're falling
Won't you let me know
Dbm7
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Abm
If you love me, come on, get involved
Feel it rushing through you
From your head to toe
Dbm7
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Abm
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Dbm7
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Abm
Can you feel it
All the guys in here
Don't even wanna dance
Can you feel it
All that I can hear
Is music from the back
Dbm7
Can you feel it
Found you hiding here
So won't you take my hand, darling
Before the beat kicks in again
Abm
Can you feel it
Dbm7
Can you feel it? Oh no
Abm
I need you darling
Come on set the tone
If you feel you're falling
Won't you let me know
Dbm7
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Abm
If you love me, come on, get involved
Feel it rushing through you
From your head to toe
Dbm7
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh
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Harmony analysis
Ed Sheeran – Sing: key and chord analysis
The song opens on Abm 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 comes to rest on C#m and C#m is heard 14 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 | — |
| ii | F#m | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F# · A · C# | — |
| iii | Abm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | Ab · Cb · Eb | 15× |
| V/vi | G# | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Dbmsecondary dominant | G# · B# · D# | — |
| IV | A | Subdominant — moves away from home | A · C# · E | — |
| V | B | Dominant — strongest pull home | B · D# · F# | — |
| vi7 | Dbm7 | Relative minor — the melancholy side | Db · Fb · Ab · Cb | 14× |
| vii° | D#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | D# · F# · A | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i7 | Dbm7 | Tonic — home | Db · Fb · Ab · Cb | 14× |
| ii° | D#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | D# · F# · A | — |
| III | E | Relative major — the bright side | E · G# · B | — |
| iv | F#m | Subdominant — moves away from home | F# · A · C# | — |
| v | Abm | Minor dominant — soft pull | Ab · Cb · Eb | 15× |
| V | G# | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | G# · B# · D# | — |
| VI | A | Submediant — warm colour | A · C# · E | — |
| VII | B | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | B · D# · F# | — |
Analysis
The key pair is E major and its relative C# minor (4 sharps). 2 different chords appear 29 times in total; 2 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
- Abm Dbm7 Eiii → vi7 C#mv → i7natural-minor cadence ×14
The move to watch is Abm → Dbm7, heard 14 times. From the C#m side it is v → i7 (natural-minor cadence: gentle, modal arrival); from the E side it reads iii → vi7. 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 Abm, land on Ab, Cb, Eb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Dbm7, land on Db, Fb, Ab — 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
- 1 semitone up
- 4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The opening Abm lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The chords that keep coming back are Abm, Dbm7; read them as iii–vi7 in E or v–i7 in C#m. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on Abm → Dbm7 (iii → vi7 in E, v → i7 in C#m): natural-minor cadence — gentle, modal arrival. It closes on Dbm7, letting the C#m 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.
Ed Sheeran - Sing Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
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