Shape Of You Acoustic tab by Ed Sheeran

Tabs (Ver. 2)

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# minorG#m       C# minorC#m        E MajorE        F#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# minorG#m       C# minorC#m        E MajorE        F#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# minorG#m       C# minorC#m        E MajorE        F#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)

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