How to Play Friends on Guitar?

Ed Sheeran - Friends can be played in the key of A using the E7, A, B, C#m, F#m chords. For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B. For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G. For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A. For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Friends with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Ed Sheeran - Friends Chords

Chord reference E7, A, B, C#m, F#m

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

We’re not, no we’re not [A] [E7]friends nor have we ever been We just [B]try to [C#m]keep those secrets in a lie And if they [A]find out, will it [E7]all go wrong And heaven [B]knows, no one wants [A]it to [E7]

So I could take the [C#m]back road But your eyes will lead me [A]straight back [B]home And if you [A]know me like I [E7]know you You should [B]love me, you should know

That [E7]friends just sleep in another [F#m]bed And [A]friends don’t [B]treat me like you [E7]do Well [C#m]I know that there’s [A]a limit to [E7]everything But my [A]friends [B]won’t love me like [E7]you No my [A]friends [B]won’t love me like [E7]you

We’re not [A]friends [E7]we could be anything If we [B]try to [C#m]keep those secrets safe No one will [A]find out if it [E7]all went wrong

So I could take the [C#m]back road But your eyes will lead me [A]straight back [B]home And if you [A]know me like I [E7]know you You should [B]love me, you should know

But then [A]again, if we’re not friends Someone [C#m]else might love you, [B]too And then [A]again, if we’re not friends There’d be [C#m]nothing I could [B]do

And that’s why [E7]friends should sleep in other [F#m]beds And [A]friends shouldn’t [B]kiss me like you [E7]do And [C#m]I know that there’s a [A]limit to [E7]everything But my [A]friends [B]won’t love me like [E7]you No my [A]friends won’t [B]love me like you [E7]do No my [A]friends will never [B]love me like [E7]you

Artist Ed Sheeran

Album x

Genres Pop

Year 2014

Key A

Ed Sheeran - Friends can be played in the key of A using the E7, A, B, C#m, F#m chords.

For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.
For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, let low E, high E ring open, mute A.
For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, barre fret 2 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Friends with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.