Ed Sheeran sings snippet of ‘Thinking Out Loud’ during Marvin Gaye copyright infringement trial

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The singer took a tan Lowden wooden acoustic guitar and played the basic four-chord progression highlighting his 2014 hit at the center of the “Let’s Get it On” copyright infringement t…

While testifying on the witness stand, the “Shape of You” singer took a tan Lowden wooden acoustic guitar and played the basic four-chord progression highlighting the 2014 hit single, giving the courtroom an intimate teaser of his gigs.

However, Sheeran said that Stewart’s analysis was wrong, and performed the version he said he plays at every concert before he then played Stewart’s version.The 32-year-old British singer-songwriter explained the origins of “Thinking Out Loud” and how the song was created after the death of his grandfather and watching his grandmother’s health decline.

Kathryn Townsend Griffin — the daughter of the late Ed Townsend, who co-wrote the 1973 R&B classic with Gaye — wasn’t present Thursday.While testifying on the witness stand, Sheeran took a tan Lowden wooden acoustic guitar and played the basic four-chord progression highlighting the 2014 hit single “Shape of You.”Her attorney Ben Crump said that she was feeling better and is expected to return to court next week.

 

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