How to Play Afterglow by Ed Sheeran

In this guitar lesson we show you how to play Afterglow by Ed Sheeran on guitar.

This is a very popular song and a lot of fun to play on guitar. The chords in this song are quite simple, but the strumming pattern is a little more complicated. We will break that down and explain the strumming pattern that you can use to play the song.

The guitar chords used in this song are basic beginner guitar chords. The strumming pattern is a little more difficult because it uses “palm muting” and specific emphasis on some chords. However even if you are a beginner guitar player you will find this to be an easy song to play on guitar. If the strumming pattern is too difficult, you can also try the simplified strumming pattern we teach in this guitar lesson.

If you are a beginner guitar player (or even more advanced) trying to learn how to play Afterglow by Ed Sheeran, you don’t want to miss this guitar lesson! Make sure you check out our other videos for more great beginner guitar lessons.