How to Play One on Guitar?

Ed Sheeran - One can be played in the key of E using the E, B, C#m, A, F#m chords. For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G. For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play One with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.

Ed Sheeran - One Chords

Chord reference E, B, C#m, A, F#m

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[E]Tell me that you turned down the man Who asks for [B]your [C#m]hand ‘Cause you’re waiting [A]for [E]me [E]And I know, you’re gonna be away a while, But I’ve got [B]no [C#m]plans at all [A]to [E]leave

And would you [B]take away my [A]hopes and dreams And just [F#m]stay with [A]me [B]

[E]All my senses come to life While I am [E]stumbling home as drunk as I Have [C#m]ever been, and I’ll never leave [B]again ‘Cause [A]you are the only [B]one [E]And all my friends have gone to find Another [E]place to let their hearts collide [C#m]Just promise me you’ll always be a [B]friend [A]’Cause you are the [B]only one

[E]Take my hand and my heart and soul [B]I [C#m]will Only have these [A]eyes for [E]you, [E]you know everything changes But we’ll be [B]strangers [C#m]if we see [A]this [E]through.

And you could [B]stay within these [A]walls and bleed But just [F#m]stay with [A]me [B]

[A]I’m stumbling off [E]drunk, getting myself [B]lost I am [C#m]so gone, so tell [B]me the way [A]home I listen to sad [E]songs, singing about [B]love And where it goes wrong

[C#m] [B] [A] [C#m] [B] [A] [C#m] [B] [A] [E] [E]All my senses come to life While I am [E]stumbling home as drunk as I Have [C#m]ever been, and I’ll never leave [B]again ‘Cause [A]you are the only [B]one [E]And all my friends have gone to find Another [E]place to let their hearts collide [C#m]Just promise me you’ll always be a [B]friend [A]’Cause you are the [B]only one

Artist Ed Sheeran

Album ×

Genres Pop

Year 2014

Key E

Ed Sheeran - One can be played in the key of E using the E, B, C#m, A, F#m chords.

For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play One with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.