Ed Sheeran – Shape Of You (Guitar Fingerpicking Tab)

Capo 4

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Chords

[Intro] Based around the Am shape. This is repeated throughout the whole song. Use your thumb for the 1st fret low E, you can then keep the Am shape

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1-------1-------1-----0---------1-------1-------1-----0-----------------|
G|-2---2---2---2---2---2-----2--0--2---2---2---2---2---2-----2-0-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------0-0-0-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0-0-0---1-1-1---3-3-3-------------|

[Verse/Pre-chorus/Chorus] Adding in some Bass/percussive hits with the thumb (x) (hit the bass string with the side of the thumb so that the string hits the fret board)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---------------1---------------1---------0-------------------------|
G|-2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----------2---0---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---x---0---x-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---x---0---x---1---x---1---x---3---x---3---x-------------|

You can also add in this variation

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1---------------1---------------1--------/3-----1---0---------------|
G|-2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2----/4-----2---0---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------0---------------|
A|-0---x---0---x-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---x---0---x---1---x---1---x---0---x---3---x-------------|

Enjoy! ************************************ | x Dead note | / Slide up ************************************