Ed Sheeran is inspiring more people to play the guitar than The Beatles, according to a new study
Guitar tabs for Ed Sheeran’s music are searched for more than those of The Beatles, according to a new study.
Retailer guitarguitar has done some serious digging on what artists and tracks are inspiring players to pick up their guitar and learn by analysing the 5,000 most-viewed tabs and chord sheets on Ultimate Guitar. Sheeran has amassed 229.5 million tab views on the site, according to the findings, with his 2017 single Perfect being one of the most sought after.
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But fear not Beatles fans, as their catalogue is still in demand too – the report [shared via Guitar World] also places the Fab Four in second place with 226.1 million tab views. Coming in third is pop megastar Taylor Swift with 167.8 million, and Metallica in fourth place with 125.9 million views.
When it comes to the specific songs that are most viewed, Sheeran’s Perfect lands at fourth place, with Jeff Buckley’s Hallelujah, Oasis’ Wonderwall, and Jason Mraz’s I’m Yours all ranked above.
Whether you’re a Beatle fanatic or dedicated Swiftie, there’s one thing that we can surely all agree on – it’s great that people still want to pick up the guitar and learn something new, no matter the genre. And as noted by guitarguitar’s marketing director, Adam Speck, many of the songs within this study are pretty easy to learn, meaning less frustration and more dedication.
“It’s no surprise to see artists like Ed Sheeran, The Beatles, and Taylor Swift leading the list, with their timeless songs that translate beautifully to guitar,” he says.
“From classic ballads like Let It Be to modern favourites like Perfect, these are the tracks people dream of being able to pick up and play. What’s really encouraging is that so many of these songs are completely achievable for beginners with a bit of practice.”
Sheeran champions music across the talks he gives at UK schools, and he often donates guitars to the students. Earlier this year during his appearances on the Call Her Daddy podcast, he said that music helped him to build his self-esteem, as he felt he “wasn’t good at anything” as a child.
“I’d love my legacy to be [that] any kid, anywhere, literally anywhere, goes, ‘I can do that too,’” he said. “Music is a thing for kids that aren’t good at other things, who don’t have a lot of self-worth or self-confidence…
“[Music] gives you so much worth and confidence in yourself as a human being and in school there’s so much importance put on, ‘You must be good at this subject [to] actually be a good human being and to go out in the world and achieve’, and I just wasn’t good at anything as a kid and I didn’t have a lot of self-worth because of that – I felt like I was stupid,” he confessed.
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