How to Play Thinking Out Loud on Guitar?

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, Em, A7, Bm chords. For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D. For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Thinking Out Loud with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud Chords

Chord reference D, G, A, Em, A7, Bm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D]When your legs don’t work like they [G]used to be[A]fore [D]And I can’t sweep you off of your [G]feet [A] [D]Will your mouth still remember the [G]taste of my love [A] [D]Will your eyes still smile [G]from your cheeks [A]

And darling [D]I will be loving [G]you [A]’til we’re seven[D]ty [G] [A] And baby my [D]heart could still fall [G]as [A]hard at twenty[D]three [G]And I’m thinking ‘[A]bout how

[Em]People fall in love in mys[A7]terious [D]ways [Em]Maybe just the touch of a [A7]hand Well [Em]me I fall in love with you [A7]every single [Bm]day [Em]And I just wanna [G]tell you I [A7]am

So honey [D]now [Bm] [G] Take me [A]into your loving [D]arms [Bm] [G] Kiss me [A]under the light of a [D]thousand [Bm]stars [G] Place your [A]head on my beating [D]heart [Bm] I’m thinking [G]out [A]loud And maybe [Bm]we [A]found [G]love [D]right [Em]where [A]we [D]are

[D]And when my [D]head’s over gone and my [G]memory fades [A] [D]And the [D]crowds don’t remember my [G]name [A] [D]When my [D]hands don’t [G]play the strings the [A]same way, I know [D]you will still love me the[G]same [A]

Cause honey [D]your soul could never [G]grow [A]old it’s ever[D]green [Bm] [G] [A] And baby [D]your smile’s forever [G]in my [A]mind and mem[D]ory [Bm] [G] And I’m thinking [A]’bout how

[Em]People fall in love in mys[A7]terious [D]ways And [Em]maybe it’s all part of a [A7]plan Well [Em]I’ll just keep on making the [A7]same mis[Bm]stakes [Em]Hoping that you’ll under[A7]stand

That baby [D]now, [Bm]ooo[G]ooh Take me [A]into your loving [D]arms [Bm] [G] Kiss me [A]under the light of a [D]thousand [Bm]stars [G] Place your [A]head on my beating [D]heart [Bm] I’m thinking [G]out [A]loud And maybe [Bm]we [A]found [G]love [D]right [Em]where [A]we [D]are

[D] [Bm] [G] [A] So baby [D]now [Bm] [G] Take me [A]into your loving [D]arms [Bm] [G] Kiss me [A]under the light of a [D]thousand [Bm]stars, oh [G]darlin’ Place your [A]head on my beating [D]heart [Bm] I’m thinking [G]out [A]loud

And maybe [Bm]we [A]found [G]love [D]right [Em]where [A]we [D]are

Artist Ed Sheeran

Album ×

Genres Pop

Year 2014

Key D

Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud can be played in the key of D using the D, G, A, Em, A7, Bm chords.

For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

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

You can play Thinking Out Loud with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.