Symmetry Guitar Tutorial (Live Version) Ed Sheeran [Looping, Chords, Strumming]

UPDATE 12/5/25: After watching the first two shows of the Loop Tour warm up gigs it looks like Ed now added an extra Layer to what I call Track 1 in the tutorial.

The later consists of adding snare sounds and is shown below:

9 muted down strums

The strums start quickly after the second slap on the guitar from the Kick Drum layer I mention in my tutorial.

It also looks like Ed is changing up the order of how he adds everything to the looper, so feel free to get creative when you play it.

Finally it seems like he’s added some more drums to the Background Drums Layer I reference in the tutorial. If I think I can get a clean sample for those sounds I will and I’ll post a video with just those sounds for you all.

I’ll keep monitoring his live performances and make updates accordingly. Let me know if you have any questions!


Welcome to this guitar tutorial featuring Symmetry, from Ed Sheeran's album Play! Whether you're a beginner or seasoned veteran you will find some use in this tutorial. Especially if you've always wanted to play how #edsheeran does in his live performances using a loop station.

In this video I will teach you how Ed Sheeran played Symmetry during his first Live performance using a loop station.

You will need your guitar in standard tuning and a capo on the 2nd fret.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Preview
00:25 - Video Overview
01:17 - Track 1 Layer 1 (Background Drums)
03:13 - Track 1 Layer 2 (Bass Line)
04:10 - Track 1 Layer 3 (Kick Drum)
05:08 - Track 2 Layer 1 (CHORDS and STRUMMING)
11:52 - Track 3 Layer 1 (Background Vocals)
12:45 - Track 2 Layer 2 (More Background Sounds)
15:11 - All Keyboard Sounds for Sampling
15:47 - Full Loop Set Up and Transition into Verse 1
16:38 - Verse 1
18:28 - Chorus 1
19:51 - Post Chorus 1
21:04 - Verse 2
21:43 - Chorus 2
22:25 - Post Chorus 2
23:46 - Bridge
25:45 - Chorus 3
26:26 - Post Chorus 3
27:13 - Post Chorus 4
28:10 - Full Play Through
31:39 - Video Wrap Up

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