# The A Team – Ed Sheeran: piano chords

The A Team by Ed Sheeran uses 6 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Cadd9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cadd9), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G D/F# Em Cadd9 G
- Verse 1: D/F# Em Cadd9 G D/F# Em Cadd9 G
- Chorus 1: Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Am D Am D Am Cadd9 G
- Verse 2: D/F# Em Cadd9 G D/F# Em Cadd9 G Am Cadd9 G D/F# Am Cadd9 G D/F#
- Chorus 2: Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Am D Am D Am Cadd9 G
- Verse 3: D/F# Em Cadd9 G D/F# Em Cadd9 G
- Chorus 3: Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Am D Am D Am Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Em Cadd9 G Am D Am D Am Cadd9 G D/F# G

## Questions

### Which chords does The A Team by Ed Sheeran use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The A Team by Ed Sheeran in?

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

### How hard is The A Team to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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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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