Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Official Music Video) guitar chords
Auto-generated chord chart from YouTube analysis
About Tutti
Tutti is a free tool that analyzes a YouTube link or audio/video file to detect the key, tempo (BPM), time signature and chord progression, then builds guitar chord charts and TAB. Results are shown with a playback cursor so you can play along.
A chord progression lists the chords in the order they change. At each chord name (e.g. G, Em, C), fret that chord and strum in time.
Guitar chord chart for Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Official Music Video). Tutti analyzed the YouTube audio to extract key G# Major, 188 BPM. a progression of 7 chords. Check the progression, each chord's notes and practice tips, then play along with the cursor in the Tutti app.
Song notes
“Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Official Music Video)” runs at 188 BPM in 6/4, in G# Major. The chart spans 136 bars and uses 7 distinct chords, changing roughly every 2.3 seconds.
Part A, the most repeated section, loops G# → Fm7 → Fm7 → C# — I–vi–IV in scale degrees.
7 of the chords need a barre (C#, C#maj7, Cm, D#, Fm, Fm7, G#), so this sits at a advanced level.
With a capo on fret 1 you can play it with C · Cmaj7 · Bm · D · Em · Em7 … shapes instead — 6 of 7 become open chords.
Start around 131 BPM with a metronome and work up to 188.
Tempo swings by ±20.9 BPM, so follow the recording rather than a metronome.
Dynamic range is 20 dB — a moderate swing between soft and loud passages.
The first chord lands at 14s, so there is a short intro before you come in.
Balance of the mix: Vocals 30%, Bass 28%, Guitar 19%.
The vocal sits between F2 and G♯4 (centred on C4), which helps if you are picking a key to sing in.
Song structure
| Part | Starts | Bars | Plays | Progression |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part A | 0:01 | 1–4 | 1 | G# |
| Part B ★ | 0:24 | 5–8 | 9 | G# → Fm7 → Fm7 → C# |
| Part C | 0:28 | 9–12 | 7 | C# → D# → D# → G# |
| Part B ★ | 0:35 | 13–16 | 9 | G# → Fm7 → Fm7 → C#maj7 |
| Part C | 0:43 | 17–20 | 7 | C#maj7 → C# → D# → D# → D# → G# |
| Part B ★ | 0:50 | 21–24 | 9 | G# → Fm → Fm7 → Fm7 → C# → C# |
| Part D | 0:58 | 25–28 | 4 | C# → G# → D# → D# → G# |
| Part B ★ | 1:05 | 29–32 | 9 | G# → Fm7 → Fm7 → Fm7 → C# → C#maj7 → C# |
| Part E | 1:13 | 33–36 | 3 | C# → D# → D# → Fm |
| Part F | 1:20 | 37–48 | 9 | Fm → C#maj7 → C# → G# → D# → G# → Fm7 → C# |
| Part C | 1:43 | 49–52 | 7 | C# → C#maj7 → G# → D# → G# → D# |
| Part G | 1:51 | 53–56 | 1 | Fm → D# → C# → D# → Cm → G# |
★ most repeated — likely the chorus
Practice tips
- At about 188 BPM it's fast — start slow and build up speed.
- 7 chords are used. Loop the sections where chords change quickly.
- This song is in G# Major; practicing other songs in the same key builds your chord sense.
Chords used & their notes (fingering reference)
The Roman numeral on each chord shows its function relative to the key, revealing the harmonic flow.
Chord progression
