Shape Of You Acoustic tab by Ed Sheeran (Ver. 2)
Guitar Tab
This tab of Shape of You by Ed Sheeran follows his acoustic live Capital FM performance. For a video tutorial
on this tab, visit the link below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUIq0EnApn4
Main rhythm (repeats through every part of the song except for sections specified below):
G#m C#m E F#
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
e---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b-----------------------5-x-------|---------------------------------|
G-------4-x-------------6-x-------|-------1-x-------------3-x-------|
D-------6-x---------6-----x-------|-------2-x-------------4-x-------|
A---6-----x-----------4---x-------|---2-----x---------4-----x-------|
E-4---4---x-----------------------|-0---0---x-----------2---x-------|
picking hand: T P T R Slap P T R Slap T P T R Slap P T R Slap
M M M M
Punch Variation (end of "girl you know I want your love" part on "come on now, follow my lead, come, come on
now follow my lead" lyric):
G#m C#m E F#
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
e---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b-----------------------5-x-------|---------------------------------|
G-------4-x-------------6-x-------|-1---------------3-------x-------|
D-------6-x---------6-----x-------|-2---------------4-------x-------|
A---6-----x-----------4---x-------|-2---------------4-------x-------|
E-4---4---x-----------------------|-0---------------2-------x-------|
picking hand: T P T R Slap P T R Slap R R Slap
M M M M
P P
T T
Breakdown Variation (repeats through "come on be my baby come on" section, starting on "everyday discovering
something brand new" lyric):
G#m C#m E F#
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
e---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
b-------------------------x-------|---------------------------------|
G---------x---------------x-------|---------x---------------x-------|
D---------x---------------x-------|---------x---------------x-------|
A---------x-----------4---x-------|---------x---------------x-------|
E-4-------x-----------------------|-0-------x-----------2---x-------|
picking hand: T Slap T Slap T Slap T Slap
Legend
x = muted slap
T = thumb (picking hand)
P = pointer (picking hand)
M = middle (picking hand) Last updated:
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