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Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud - Acoustic Guitar Lesson

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Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud - Acoustic Lesson

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Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud acoustic guitar lesson video
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x (Deluxe Edition) album cover
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2014 4:42
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About Thinking Out Loud

Thinking Out Loud is Ed Sheeran's romantic ballad from his 2014 album x. The song features fingerpicked acoustic guitar patterns and emotional vocal delivery, making it an excellent study piece for developing clean technique and dynamics on electric guitar through understated, expressive playing.

  • Released in 2014 as part of the x (Deluxe Edition) album.
  • Built on fingerpicking patterns that reward focus on tone clarity and sustain control.
  • A slower-paced ballad ideal for guitarists working on melodic sensitivity and emotional expression.

How to Play Thinking Out Loud

Key: D major

Use the section loop to isolate a passage and drop the speed to build each section up to tempo.

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