Ed Sheeran – The Hills Of Aberfeldy (Guitar)

Attempt to capture chords to play along with the official lyric video: I used his April 10, 2023 live performance in Brooklyn, NY for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNqgIxSeYQU but Ed doesn't play. The drone changes to a C#m for "holding somebody" and back to E on "else" in the last line of Verse 1. At the end of the song, he transitions into his version of The Parting Glass with the drone chord continuing behind it. Disclaimer: This is not actually the way Ed is playing this one in the live video. I have just listed A and B chords in the song below, but the shapes I have listed here under the chords sound similar to what he is actually playing in the video. For the C# minor chords, you can slide up from the Badd11, but I usually play it back up on the 4th fret. The notes in parentheses are walking notes leading in to the following A chord. These can be played or skipped. I haven't figured out tab for the solo that he plays in the instrumental sections UPDATE: On 25 May 2023, GuitarZero2Hero posted a video for what appears to be the actual way Ed plays this one in DADGAD tuning. If you want to retune your guitar and play the song that way, I highly recommend his tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBNJaukxs7g [Chords] Aadd9 577600 E 022100 Badd11 799800 Asus2 x02200 Bsus4 x24400 [Verse 1] N.C. Oh, leaves are covered in snow N.C. And the water's frozen N.C. Oh, I long for you to be the one that I'm holding N.C. And warm me down to my bones N.C. As you lay beside me, hold me close N.C. Oh, leaves are starting to fall N.C. And the sun grows cold N.C. And my heart might break from the weight of it all N.C. For all that I know N.C. You could be holding somebody else as close [Chorus]

         A
When I'm home

     A                 E       B
I'll hold you like I'm s'posed to

      A
Yet I know

                  E    B
That I have never told you

         A        B       C#m             F#m7     E/G# A
Darling, we could fall in lovе 'neath the hills of Aber-feldy

[Instrumental] [Verse 2]

    E         A      E
Oh, ground is slowly melting

        A         E
And the sun beats strong

      A            E             B            E
And I feel like my feet may have wandered too long

             A          E
And I will remain here alone

        A        E            B         E
'Coz I fear that you may have found someone

[Chorus]

(E    G#) A
 When I'm home

     A                 E       B
I'll hold you like I'm s'posed to

      A
Yet I know

                  E    B
That I have never told you

         A        B       C#m             F#m7     E/G# A
Darling, we could fall in lovе 'neath the hills of Aber-feldy

         A        B       C#m             F#m7     E/G# A
Darling, we could fall in lovе 'neath the hills of Aber-feldy

[Instrumental] [Verse 3] N.C. Wherever I go N.C. I will always find N.C. Another stranger to share in the weight of my crimes N.C. And I know N.C. You will never find N.C. Another heart that wants you more than mine