Chords of: Forever Young by: Alphaville. (Dm, G, F, C) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Forever Young” by Alphaville is in C Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, G, F, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G → Am → F → G → Dm → C → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:47 | 26% |
| F | 0:34 | 19% |
| C | 0:28 | 15% |
| Dm | 0:23 | 13% |
| Am | 0:21 | 12% |
| Am7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:03 | 2% |
C – G – Am – F – G – Dm – F – Am – G – C – Em – Am7 – Fmaj7 – G – Dm – F6 – Am – G6 – C – G6 – Am – Fmaj7 – G – Dm – F6 – Am – G – C – G – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – G – Dm – Fmaj7 – Am – C – G – Am7 – F – G – Dm – F – G – C – G – Am7 – F – …
