Ed Sheeran - Kiss Me - Chord

Key D major – B minor Chords A, D, G, Bm, A/D, A/A# Easy key G (capo 7)

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D  A  Bm  A 
G  D  A/D

D            A   Bm       A    G       G     D      A/D  D
Settle down with me, and cover me up, cuddle me in
          A   Bm          A  G      G  D
Lay down with me and, and hold me, in your arms

G                               A                             D
And your heart's against my chest, your lips pressed to my neck
                          Bm                          G
And i'm falling for your eyes, but they don't know me yet
                                  A 
And with this feeling i'll forget, i'm in love now

D                 A    Bm             A    G              G    D         A/D
Kiss me like you wanna be loved, you wanna be loved, you wanna be loved
D                A      Bm        A      G         G      D
This feels like falling in love, falling in love, falling in love

D            A   Bm                    A  G                    G  D    A/D
Settle down with me, and i'll be your safety, and you'll be my lady
D          A  Bm
I was made, to keep your body warm
 A  G                              D
But i'm cold as the wind blows, so hold me in your arms

G                             A                                 D
Oh no, my hearts against your chest, your lips pressed to my neck
                          Bm                          G
And i'm falling for your eyes, but they don't know me yet
                                A 
And with this feeling i'll forget, i'm in love now

D             A    Bm         A    G          G    D
Kiss me like wanna be loved, wanna be loved, wanna be loved
D                A      Bm        A      G         G      D
This feels like falling in love, falling in love, falling in love

D  A  Bm  A 
G  D  A/D 
D  A  Bm  A 
G  D  A/D 

A                         A/A#                                  Bm
Yeah i been feeling, everything, from hate to love from love to lust from lust to truth
  A              G
I guess that's i know you, so i'll hold you, close, to help you give up

   D                 A    Bm         A    G          G    D
So kiss me like you wanna be loved, wanna be loved, wanna be loved
D                A      Bm              A      G               G      D
This feels like falling in love, we're falling in love, we're falling in love  now

D                 A    Bm             A    G              G    D
Kiss me like you wanna be loved, you wanna be loved, you wanna be loved
D                A      Bm              A      G               G      D
This feels like falling in love, we're falling in love, we're falling in love

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Ed Sheeran - Kiss Me Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Ed Sheeran – Kiss Me: key and chord analysis

The song opens on D and ends on D. Its chords belong to both D major and Bm, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

D major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = C# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = G (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

B minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = G (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = A (natural-minor colour)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the D major side because it both starts and finishes on D and D is heard 32 times against 18 for Bm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from B minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to D or to Bm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from D major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	D	Tonic — home	D · F# · A	32×
ii	Em	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	E · G · B	—
iii	F#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	F# · A · C#	—
V/vi	F#	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	—
IV	G	Subdominant — moves away from home	G · B · D	31×
V	A	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	36×
V	A/D	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	6×
V	A/A#	Dominant — strongest pull home	A · C# · E	1×
vi	Bm	Relative minor — the melancholy side	B · D · F#	18×
vii°	C#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	C# · E · G	—

Seen from B minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Bm	Tonic — home	B · D · F#	18×
ii°	C#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	C# · E · G	—
III	D	Relative major — the bright side	D · F# · A	32×
iv	Em	Subdominant — moves away from home	E · G · B	—
v	F#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	F# · A · C#	—
V	F#	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	F# · A# · C#	—
VI	G	Submediant — warm colour	G · B · D	31×
VII	A	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	36×
VII	A/D	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	6×
VII	A/A#	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	A · C# · E	1×

Analysis

The key pair is D major and its relative B minor (2 sharps). 6 different chords appear 124 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Everything stays inside one scale, which is why the song is easy to follow by ear.

Chord movement

G D DIV → Iplagal cadence BmVI → III ×16
A Bm DV → videceptive cadence BmVII → iAeolian arrival ×15
A/D D DV → Iauthentic cadence BmVII → III ×5
A D DV → Iauthentic cadence BmVII → III ×4
G A DIV → VIV → V BmVI → VIIVI → VII ×4
A/A# Bm DV → videceptive cadence BmVII → iAeolian arrival ×1

The move to watch is G → D, heard 16 times. From the D side it reads IV → I (plagal cadence: the soft 'amen' ending); from the Bm side it is VI → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

D major pentatonic and B minor pentatonic are the same five notes (D – E – F# – A – B): start from D for a brighter phrase, from B for a bluesier one.
Over A, land on A, C#, E — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With D major shapes

No capo — open D shapes
Capo 2 + C shapes
Capo 5 + A shapes

With B minor shapes

Capo 2 + Am shapes
Capo 7 + Em shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

The first chord is D; the ear learns where home is within a second. A, D, G, Bm carry the song: V–I–IV–vi relative to D, VII–III–VI–i relative to Bm. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on G → D (IV → I in D, VI → III in Bm): plagal cadence — the soft 'amen' ending. The final chord is D; the ear comes to rest in D.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.