Ed Sheeran - Azizam - Chord

Key Gb major – Eb minor Chords Ebm, Bbm, Db, B, Bm Easy key C (capo 6)

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Ebm  Db  Bbm  B
Ebm  Db  Bbm

   Ebm
Azizam
Bbm            B       Ebm   Db
Meet me on the floor tonight
Bbm            B             Ebm   Db
Show me how to move like the water
Bbm            B       Ebm
In between thе dancing lights
   Db       Bbm
Be mine, be minе
B  Ebm
Azizam

Ebm
I wanna be nowhere but here with you now
 Db        Bbm        B
I wanna be one in the space
Ebm  Db       Bbm         B               Ebm
   I wanna be tangled and wrapped in your couch
 Db        Bbm            B
I wanna be closer to your face

  Ebm        Db              Bbm          B
Tomorrow can wait, there's a time in this place
         Ebm     Db          Bbm       B
'Til the sun is away, like a magnet on me
        Ebm            Db          Bbm       B
I don't care what they say, we can do it our way
       Ebm           Db                  Bbm
And if love's just a game, then come and play

   Ebm  Db
Azizam
Bbm            B       Ebm   Db
Meet me on the floor tonight
Bbm            B             Ebm   Db
Show me how to move like the water
Bbm            B       Ebm
In between thе dancing lights
   Db       Bbm
Be mine, be minе
B  Ebm  Db  Bbm  B
Azizam

Ebm  Db  Bbm
B  Ebm  Db  Bbm  B  Ebm  Db  Bbm
Azizam
B
Azizam

B                               Bm
I wanna get lost in your ocean and drown
 Db        Bbm          B
I wanna be careless and free
Ebm Db          Bbm         B            Ebm
   I wanna live here in the moment we've found
 Db        Bbm          B
I wanna be all that you see

  Ebm        Db              Bbm          B
Tomorrow can wait, there's a time in this place
         Ebm     Db          Bbm       B
'Til the sun is away, like a magnet on me
        Ebm            Db          Bbm       B
I don't care what they say, we can do it our way
       Ebm           Db                  Bbm
And if love's just a game, then come and play

   Ebm  Db
Azizam
Bbm            B       Ebm   Db
Meet me on the floor tonight
Bbm            B             Ebm   Db
Show me how to move like the water
Bbm            B       Ebm
In between thе dancing lights
   Db       Bbm
Be mine, be minе
B  Ebm  Db
Azizam
Bbm            B       Ebm   Db
Meet me on the floor tonight
Bbm            B             Ebm   Db
Show me how to move like the water
Bbm            B       Ebm
In between thе dancing lights
   Db       Bbm
Be mine, be minе
B  Ebm  Db  Bbm  B
Azizam

Ebm  Db  Bbm
B  Ebm  Db  Bbm B  Ebm  Db  Bbm
Azizam
B
Azizam

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Harmony analysis

Ed Sheeran – Azizam: key and chord analysis

The song opens on Ebm and ends on B. Its chords belong to both Gb major and Ebm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

Gb major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = F (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = Cb (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

Eb minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = Cb (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = Db (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the Eb minor side because it opens on Ebm and Ebm is heard 40 times while Gb never appears. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Gb 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 Gb or to Ebm; 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 Gb major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	Gb	Tonic — home	Gb · Bb · Db	—
ii	Abm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	Ab · Cb · Eb	—
iii	Bbm	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	Bb · Db · F	40×
V/vi	Bb	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Ebmsecondary dominant	Bb · D · F	—
IV	B	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D# · F#	38×
iv	Bm	Minor iv — borrowed from the parallel minorborrowed chord	B · D · F#	1×
V	Db	Dominant — strongest pull home	Db · F · Ab	39×
vi	Ebm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	Eb · Gb · Bb	40×
vii°	Fdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	F · Ab · Cb	—

Seen from Eb minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Ebm	Tonic — home	Eb · Gb · Bb	40×
ii°	Fdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	F · Ab · Cb	—
III	Gb	Relative major — the bright side	Gb · Bb · Db	—
iv	Abm	Subdominant — moves away from home	Ab · Cb · Eb	—
v	Bbm	Minor dominant — soft pull	Bb · Db · F	40×
V	Bb	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	Bb · D · F	—
VI	B	Submediant — warm colour	B · D# · F#	38×
vi	Bm	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D · F#	1×
VII	Db	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	Db · F · Ab	39×

Analysis

The key pair is Gb major and its relative Eb minor (6 flats). 5 different chords appear 158 times in total; 4 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Bm is borrowed from the parallel minor, adding a darker shade to the major side.

Chord movement

B Ebm GbIV → vi EbmVI → iVI → i ×35
Bbm Ebm Gbiii → vi Ebmv → inatural-minor cadence ×3

The move to watch is B → Ebm, heard 35 times. From the Ebm side it is VI → i (VI → i: falls a half step into home); from the Gb side it reads IV → vi. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

Gb major pentatonic and Eb minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Gb – Ab – Bb – Db – Eb): start from Gb for a brighter phrase, from Eb for a bluesier one.
Over Ebm, land on Eb, Gb, Bb — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bbm, land on Bb, Db, F — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Db, land on Db, F, Ab — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
On Bm, follow the chord's notes (B · D · F#) rather than the key's scale — it's a borrowed colour.

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 Gb major shapes

Capo 2 + E shapes
Capo 4 + D shapes
Capo 6 + C shapes

With Eb minor shapes

Capo 1 + Dm shapes
Capo 6 + Am shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

6 semitones up · capo 6 keeps the original pitch
1 semitone up

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is Ebm; the ear learns where home is within a second. The chords that keep coming back are Ebm, Bbm, Db, B; read them as vi–iii–V–IV in Gb or i–v–VII–VI in Ebm. Bm briefly darkens the picture: minor iv — borrowed from the parallel minor. Keep an ear on B → Ebm (IV → vi in Gb, VI → i in Ebm): VI → i — falls a half step into home. It closes on B, letting the Gb 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 - Azizam 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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