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Ed Sheeran - Touch And Go Chords

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ChordsEm, C, G, D, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmOhohCohGD
EmOhohCohGD
EmOhohCohGD
EmOhohCohGD
GWakingBmup,CmidnightNovember
DAndjustEmstillinmyCbed
BmIt’skindarough,CcausesinceImetya
DThere’sthingsEmwe’veneverCsaid
IfIEmgo,ohCouoohforalittlewhileGlongerEm
WhenI’mEmhomeohouCnowecantalkabouttheDpitfallsoftheroad
IfyousayEmgo,CIGwouldDstopEmeverythingohCG
DMyheartwouldplaytheEmrolenowCG
DAndactlikeit’sEmneverbeenGbroke
GThoughmysoul,ohohEmohC
GLatelyDIreallyneedtoEmknowC
GHowlong,Dhowlong,canwebeEmtouchandCgo
GOhmyDsoul,EmohohCoh
GHowlong,howlong,Dcanwebetouchandgo
EmCGDEmCGD
GIt’sBmnotCenough,tosayIwantya
DCauseEmI’llsayCanything
BmI’mholdingout,toCfeelwithoutadoubt
DIhadhaveEmjustbeenquestioningCit
IfIEmgo,ohCouoohforalittlewhileGlongerEm
WhenI’mEmhomeohouCnowecantalkabouttheDpitfallsoftheroad
IfyousayEmgo,CIGwouldDstopEmeverythingohCG
DMyheartwouldplaytheEmrolenowCG
DAndactlikeit’sEmneverbeenGbroke
GThoughmysoul,ohohEmohC
GLatelyDIreallyneedtoEmknowC
GHowlong,Dhowlong,canwebeEmtouchandCgo
GOhmyDsoul,EmohohCoh
GHowlong,howlong,Dcanwebe
DAllofmybones,GtheyscreamI’mright
GIfyou’retakingmehometoEmstaythenight
EmDarlingmyGsoulwouldheal
IfyousayEmgo,CIwouldGstopEmeverythingCohG
DMyheartwouldplaytheEmwrongCG
DAndactlikeEmit’sneverCbeenbroke,GthoughmysoulEmC
GLatelyIDreallyneedtoEmknowC
GHowlong,howDlong,canwebeEmtouchandgoC
GOhmysoul,howDlongEmC
GHowlong,howDlong,canwebetouchandEmgoGEmC
GHowlong,howDlong,canwebetouchandEmgoGEmC
GHowlong,howDlong,canwebetouchandgo
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ArtistEd Sheeran
Albumx
GenresPop
Year2014
KeyG
DifficultyEasy

How to play Touch And Go on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ed Sheeran - Touch And Go on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Touch And Go uses these transitions most often: Em → C (38), C → G (32), and D → Em (31). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from Em to C:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 38 times.

Em to C

2. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 32 times.

C to G

3. G → D chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 29 times.

G to D

4. D → Em chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to Em:

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 31 times.

D to Em

5. G → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

6. Bm → C chord transition

Switching from Bm to C:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. C → D chord transition

Here's how to move from C to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

8. G → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Em:

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

Touch And Go chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Touch And Go.

  • Touch And Go includes 163 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Touch And Go contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Touch And Go connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → Em: 9%
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