Ed Sheeran is probably one of the most popular and successful musicians in modern times. He is very successful, and his songs are well-known worldwide.
He is a very versatile musician and has published many songs in different genres, from pop to r&b, dancehall to electropop, or acoustic singer-songwriter songs. For beginner guitarists, I think there is so much to learn from his musical approach.
Sheeran’s tunes are mostly easy to play and great for adding to your repertoire. They all sound beautiful either near a campfire or a beach or when you chill with your friends. His songs are mostly touchy and emotional, both lyrically and musically.
So here are 35 Ed Sheeran songs for you to play on the guitar listed for you. There are so many songs on this list that you can play either with an acoustic or an electric guitar.
Don’t forget to have a capo by your side because Sheeran likes to write songs in different transpositions. Good luck and have fun!
Shape Of You
Shape Of You is the most popular song by Ed Sheeran. The famous song was released in 2017 and featured on Sheeran’s third album ÷. People have played this tune everywhere in the world since its released.
It is considered a pop or dancehall song. This tune is written in the key of C#m. The song isn’t quite a guitar song, but you can play the chords and make a guitar version. There are only 4 chords. For easier singing and chord positions, you can transpose the song and have a capo on the 4th fret of your guitar.
Thinking Out Loud
This Sheeran song comes second in popularity compared to Shape Of You. The tune was released in 2014 and appeared on Sheeran’s album brilliant album x. The tune is considered a blue-eyed soul and soft rock song.
This tune is played with a capo on the 2nd fret. It is written in the key of D; you can use a pentatonic scale to jam on it to have a bluesy touch. The song consists of only 6 easy chords, and the chord progression is pretty easy. Singing and playing this song is very fun.
Perfect
Perfect is another famous song by Sheeran. The tune was released in 2017 and appeared on his album ÷. This song is a classic pop tune with a simple structure and an emotional vocal performance.
The song is played with a capo on the 1st fret and requires a mildly delayed and reverbed clean electric guitar tone. It is written in the key of Ab. There is fingerstyle strumming patterns and arpeggios throughout the song. The chord progressions are easy and sound great when you get the rhythm.
Photograph
Photograph is a brilliant song by Sheeran. In the writing process of the tune, Sheeran collaborated with Johnny McDaid from Snow Patrol. The tune was released in 2015 and featured on Sheeran’s album x. It is considered a folk-pop song.
The tune is played with a capo on the 2nd fret, and it is written in the key of E. Photograph consists of only 4 chords: D, Bm, A, and G. There is an easy strumming pattern with palm muting and a chord progression throughout the song. It sounds great, both with an electric or an acoustic guitar.
Give Me Love
This tune was released in 2012 and featured on Sheeran’s first album +. Give Me Love is a folk-pop song that appeared on famous TV series such as Cougar Town and The Vampire Diaries. Demi Lovato even covered the song.
Give Me Love is played with a capo on the 2nd fret while tuned in Standard Tuning. There is a simple intro part at the beginning of the song, and then it goes into easy chord progressions with arpeggios, hammer-ons, and pull-offs. Mind the beautiful bridge part.
Galway Girl
Galway Girl was released in 2017 and appeared on Sheeran’s famous album ÷. The tune is considered Irish folk, pop rap, written with the Irish band Beoga. You will hear the Irish traditions on this one for sure.
Sheeran rapped on an Irish-infused pop beat. It is played with a capo on the 2nd fret and is written in the key of F#m. Galway Girl consists of easy chord progressions and strumming patterns. You can play the rhythm guitar parts, and it is a challenge to sing and play this.
I Don’t Care feat. Justin Bieber
Here is a collaboration between Bieber and Sheeran. I Don’t Care was released in 2019 and appeared on the album No.6 Collaborations Project. This electropop dancehall song became very popular worldwide.
I Don’t Care is played with a capo on the 2nd fret, and it only consists of 4 chords to play: E, C#m, A, and B. You can also use the capo on the 6th fret to have easier chord positions. A very easy chord progression and strumming pattern go throughout the song.
Castle On The Hill
Castle On The Hill is another beautiful Sheeran song released in 2017. The tune was featured on Sheeran’s third album ÷, considered a folk-pop rock song. Especially Sheeran’s vocal performance is great on this one.
This tune doesn’t require a capo to play along, but you can still transpose it to sing it easily by yourself if you like. There are two main chord progressions as verses and choruses on this one. Also, mind the slightly different bridge part.
I See Fire
Sheeran wrote this song for the Hobbit trilogy of the Lord of The Rings series. It was released in 2013 and appeared on the soundtrack album The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. It is a folk-pop tune.
I See Fire is played with a capo on the 6th fret while tuned in standard tuning. This tune sounds great with an acoustic guitar. It consists of simple chord progressions, strumming patterns, and little instrumental riffs in between sections.
Bad Habits
Here is one of the latest dance-pop hits of Ed Sheeran. Bad Habits was released in 2021 and appeared on his album =. You can find this song on every music chart worldwide; it became so popular.
Bad Habits is composed in the key of Bm and doesn’t require a capo to play it. A lead melody comes and goes throughout the song, and the tune consists of simple chord progressions and strumming patterns.
There is also an acoustic version of the song. It has a different strumming pattern, and the guitar tuning is slightly different here. You can find both tabs in the link below.
Happier
Happier is another brilliant pop song by the artist. It is an easy and great pop song for beginner guitarists. The tune was released in 2018 and appeared on Sheeran’s album ÷. He collaborated with Ryan Tedder and Benny Blanco on the writing process.
This tune is in the key of Am and doesn’t require a capo whatsoever. It only has 3 chords to play and an easy chord progression and strumming pattern throughout the song. A clean electric guitar tone or a bright acoustic guitar would sound great for this one.
The A Team
Here is a rather emotional song by Sheeran. The A Team was released in 2011 and appeared on his album +. This folk ballad became very famous after it was released.
The A Team is played with a capo on the 2nd fret while tuned in standard tuning. It is written in A’s key and consists of only 5 chords to play: G, D/F#, Em, C, and Am. An acoustic guitar would sound perfect for this one, as the original.
Simple chord progressions and strumming patterns shift into each other throughout the song. There is a beautiful electric guitar solo part as a bridge also.
Lego House
Lego House is another famous tune by Sheeran. Rupert Grint appears in its music video; you’ll remember him from the Harry Potter series as Ron Weasley. The song was released in 2011 and appeared on Sheeran’s album +.
Lego House is played with a capo on the 4th fret. It consists of 5 chords, with simple chord progressions and strumming patterns. I think the tricky part of this tune is the rhythmical singing parts if you are a singer also.
Dive
In my opinion, Dive is one of the most brilliant songs by Ed Sheeran. The tune was released in 2017 and featured on his album ÷. This pop rock song’s vocal performance and musical composition are brilliant.
The song, Dive, can be played without a capo in standard tuning. The song is composed in the key of E, consisting of intermediate chord progressions and strumming patterns. Have a great amp tone, plug your electric guitar, and feel the rhythm. You are good to go!
Shivers
Here is a great dance-pop song, released in 2021. Shivers is featured on Sheeran’s album =. The tune peaked at number 1 on so many charts worldwide.
Shivers is played with a capo on the 2nd fret. It is composed in the key of Bm and consists of only 4 chords. A simple chord progression goes throughout the song, and the strumming pattern is very easy.
Sing
Sheeran collaborated with Pharrell Williams on this hip hop, r&b tune. It was released in 2014 and appeared on his album x. The beats and the compositions are brilliant.
This song is played with a capo on the 4th fret. It is a very easy song to play and consists of only 2 chords, Em and Am, for the whole song. An acoustic guitar would sound perfect for this one, and it has a very fun acoustic strumming pattern.
One
One is a beautiful acoustic folk-pop ballad by Ed Sheeran. The tune was released in 2014 and appeared on his album x. It is certified platinum in Canada and United States.
This song is played with a capo on the 2nd fret while tuned in Drop D. You can play this song with an acoustic guitar, and if you can add a bit of reverb and delay to it, it would sound even much better. There are simple chord progressions and strumming patterns throughout the song.
All Of The Stars
This tune is written for the movie The Fault in Our Stars. All Of The Stars was released in 2014 and featured on the motion picture soundtrack album. Sheeran achieved great success by releasing this song.
All Of The Stars is played with a capo on the 4th fret while tuned in standard tuning. It consists of only 4 chords: Cadd9, G, Em, and D. Simple chord progressions and strumming patterns go throughout the tune.
Supermarket Flowers
Supermarket Flowers is an emotional song by Sheeran. It was released in 2017 and featured on his album ÷.
This tune is originally a piano song, but you can play it with the guitar. It is played with a capo on the 6th fret, and there is another acoustic version of the song that Ed plays. This tab is for the piano version. There are fast shifting chord progressions and easy strumming patterns.
Small Bump
Here is another emotional pop tune, released in 2012. The song appeared on Sheeran’s album +. The song is widely popular.
Small Bump is played with a capo on the 3rd fret while tuned in standard tuning. It has a great acoustic guitar composition that goes with fingerstyle strumming patterns. There is a couple of chord progressions throughout the tune.
How Would You Feel (Paean)
This song is a brilliantly composed song by Ed Sheeran. How Would You Feel (Paean) was released in 2017 and appeared on his album ÷. It is considered a blue-eyed soul track.
This tune is a great collaboration of a piano and a guitar. It is played with a capo on the 2nd fret—little melodies on the guitar play in between lyrics and simple chord progressions throughout the song.
How Would You Feel Paean Chords
Afterglow
Afterglow is a brilliant acoustic folk-pop song. It was released in 2020 and featured on Sheeran’s album =. This tune became very successful on music charts worldwide.
This song is played with a capo on the 4th fret while tuned in standard tuning. It has simple chord progressions and strumming patterns throughout the song. It consists of only 4 chords: G, Cadd9, Dsus4, and Em7. Play it with an acoustic guitar.
Drunk
Drunk is a classic pop song by Sheeran. It was released in 2012 and featured on his album +. He collaborated with Jake Gosling to write the tune.
This intermediate song doesn’t require a capo to be played. It is composed in the key of G and played in standard tuning. You can either play it with an electric or an acoustic guitar. There are simple chord progressions and easy strumming patterns throughout the song.
What Do I Know
Here is a beautiful folk-pop r&b song by Ed Sheeran. The tune was released in 2017 and appeared on his album ÷. This song sold so much that it got platinum certification in at least 4 countries worldwide.
What Do I Know is played with a capo on the 4th fret. It is a beginner song and consists of fast-changing chord progressions and simple strumming patterns. You can play this either with a pick or finger style. I suggest having an electric guitar with a bright tone and playing along with your fingers.
Bloodstream
Bloodstream is a great song with brilliant guitar composition. It was recorded in the famous Shangri-La studios in California and was released in 2014. It featured on Sheeran’s album x and was produced by Rick Rubin, the famous producer.
The song has a great guitar melody that comes and goes throughout the song. Besides that, there are arpeggios and chord progressions. It consists of only 4 chords. Bloodstream is one of the most beautiful songs of Ed Sheeran, I think.
Hearts Don’t Break Around Here
Hearts Don’t Break Around Here is Sheeran’s beautiful acoustic pop song. The tune was released in 2017 and appeared on his album ÷. It is a great tune to play on the guitar.
This absolute beginner song is played with an acoustic guitar without a capo while tuned in standard tuning. It consists of only 4 chords: G, D, Em, and C. There is a very simple chord progression, and fast picking strumming patterns go throughout the song.
Hearts Don’t Break Around Here Chords
You Need Me I Don’t Need You
This tune is a very experimental song with a heavy creative beat compared to regular Sheeran songs. It is a great example of how diverse Sheeran’s music can be. You Need Me I Don’t Need You was released in 2011 and featured on his album+.
You don’t need a capo for this tune. There are simple chord progressions and the main guitar melody in the background throughout the song. This song is very rich in lyrical capability and requires attention to play along with a guitar.
You Need Me I Don’t Need You Chords
I’m A Mess
I’m A Mess is a brilliant acoustic pop song. The tune was released in 2014 and appeared on Sheeran’s album x. There is a great live performance that you should check on YouTube. His vocal ability and emotion are perfect on this one.
This tune is played with an acoustic guitar and a capo on the 3rd fret while tuned in standard tuning. The song is written in the key of Cm, and it is fun to improvise and jam with it. There are simple chord progressions and strumming patterns throughout the song.
The Joker And The Queen feat. Taylor Swift
Here is a beautiful collaboration between Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. This folk-pop song was released in 2022 and appeared on Sheeran’s album =. It is great to listen to both Swift and Sheeran on the same tune.
This tune is originally a piano song, but it sounds great with an acoustic guitar. The song is in the key of C and is played without a capo while tuned in standard tuning. Although there are various chords to play for this tune, the chord progressions are easy to follow, and you can create your strumming pattern to sing and play it.
The Joker And The Queen Chords
Make It Rain
Foy Vance originally wrote this song. It got popular through Sheeran’s version of the tune. This new version of the song was recorded for the famous TV-Series Sons Of Anarchy. You’ll remember this tune if you watch the series for sure. The Sheeran version was released in 2014 and featured on the soundtrack album Sons of Anarchy.
Make It Rain is played with a capo on the 4th fret. It consists of only 3 chords: Am7, Em, and B. The chord progression here is very easy and fun to play. It is a perfect beginner song both for singing and playing the guitar.
Best Part Of Me feat. YEBBA
Here is a beautiful collaboration between YEBBA and Sheeran. This song is an acoustic pop song that was released in 2019. The tune is featured on the album No. 6 Collaborations Project. There is a great live performance of the tune at the legendary Abbey Road studios that you can check on YouTube.
This song doesn’t require a capo and consists of only 4 chords. Simple strumming patterns and chord progressions go throughout the song. Especially the vocal performances are mesmerizing on this one.
Visiting Hours
Visiting Hours is a great acoustic folk-pop song. It was released in 2021 and was the first single of Sheeran’s new album =. Musically this tune has great potential and is a genius composition.
The tune is played with a capo on the 1st fret while tuned in standard tuning. There are simple chord progressions and strumming patterns that you can easily play along with it.
Tenerife Sea
Tenerife Sea is a beautiful song with brilliant guitar compositions. The tune was released in 2014 and appeared on Sheeran’s album x. The producer was again Rick Rubin here. That’s why this tune also sounds great.
The tune is a folk pop song; you can play it with an acoustic guitar and a capo on the 4th fret. It has a beautiful fingerstyle arpeggio pattern that goes throughout the song. Besides, there is a simple chord progression.
Kiss Me
Kiss Me is one of Sheeran’s earliest releases from 2011. The tune featured on his album +. It is considered to be an acoustic pop song.
The song is easy to play once you get the main chord progression and the strumming pattern.
The Parting Glass
This song was released in 2012 and appeared on Sheeran’s album +. It is a cover version of the traditional Irish song.
The Parting Glass is played without a capo. There are mainly simple chord progressions in the background, and the Irish vocal melodies make this a great song.
Conclusion
As you see, there are so many Sheeran songs from various genres. Ed Sheeran always evolved as a musician and in his career in music. He worked and collaborated with different musicians, songwriters, and producers. That’s why he always comes up with something new to blow the minds of his fans.
As a guitarist, it would be good to check his songs and compositions to improve your guitar skills and widen your repertoire. These 35 songs of Sheeran would be a good start for you.
I was attentive to bringing many songs from different genres together so that you can find them all on one page and discover Ed Sheeran’s musical ability and diverse approach as a pop musician.
I hope this list of Ed Sheeran songs finds you well and is an inspiration on your rock guitar journey!
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