# Castle on the Hill – Ed Sheeran: piano chords

Castle on the Hill by Ed Sheeran uses 15 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Asus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asus4), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [F/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [G/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D
- Verse 1: D/F# G Bm A D D/F# G Bm A D D/F# G Bm A D D/F# G Bm A G A D G A D G A
- Chorus 1: D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D
- Verse 2: D/F# G Bm A D D/F# G Bm A D D/F# G Bm A D D/F# G Bm A G A D G A D G A
- Chorus 2: D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4
- Verse 3: C F/A C F/A C F/A G C F/A C F/A C F/A G F Em7 Am7 D Dm Em7 Am G7 C F/A C F/A C G
- Chorus 3: F C Dm F C G/A F C Dm F C G/A F C Dm F C G/A F C Dm F C G/A
- Bridge 1: Bm G D Asus4 Bm G D Asus4 Bm G D Asus4 Bm G D Asus4
- Chorus 4: D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D D/F# G Bm Asus4 D

## Questions

### Which chords does Castle on the Hill by Ed Sheeran use?

Different chords: 15. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Castle on the Hill by Ed Sheeran in?

The chords fit D major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Castle on the Hill to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (15), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+D+%3Cverse_1%3E+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+A+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+A+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+A+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+A+G+A+D+G+A+D+G+A+%3Cchorus_1%3E+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+%3Cverse_2%3E+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+A+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+A+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+A+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+A+G+A+D+G+A+D+G+A+%3Cchorus_2%3E+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+%3Cverse_3%3E+C+F%2FA+C+F%2FA+C+F%2FA+G+C+F%2FA+C+F%2FA+C+F%2FA+G+F+Em7+Am7+D+Dm+Em7+Am+G7+C+F%2FA+C+F%2FA+C+G+%3Cchorus_3%3E+F+C+Dm+F+C+G%2FA+F+C+Dm+F+C+G%2FA+F+C+Dm+F+C+G%2FA+F+C+Dm+F+C+G%2FA+%3Cbridge_1%3E+Bm+G+D+Asus4+Bm+G+D+Asus4+Bm+G+D+Asus4+Bm+G+D+Asus4+%3Cchorus_4%3E+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D+D%2FF%23+G+Bm+Asus4+D&seq=inOrder&title=Ed+Sheeran+-+Castle+on+the+Hill)

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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