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Thinking Out Loud

"Thinking Out Loud" is a song by Ed Sheeran from his second studio album × (2014), written with Amy Wadge and produced by Jake Gosling. Released as the album's third single, it blends soul and soft rock elements built around clean chord progressions and melodic phrasing. For electric guitar players, it offers an accessible study in smooth rhythm work, gentle fingerpicking patterns, and tasteful lead lines that sit well in a clean or lightly driven tone.

  • The song was co-written by Ed Sheeran and Amy Wadge, making it a good example of collaborative acoustic-to-electric arrangement.
  • Produced by Jake Gosling, a frequent Sheeran collaborator, the track features a polished tone that suits single-coil or clean humbucker pickups.
  • As the third single from ×, it showcases how simple chord voicings can carry emotional weight, useful for guitarists building expressive playing skills.

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