Chords of: Forever Young by: Alphaville. (G, F, Am, 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 8 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, F, Am, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am → F → G → F → C → Am → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 0 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 | 1:09 | 31% |
| F | 1:06 | 29% |
| Am | 0:39 | 17% |
| C | 0:31 | 14% |
| Dm | 0:13 | 6% |
| Dm7 | 0:03 | 1% |
| C/G | 0:02 | 1% |
| Am7 | 0:02 | 1% |
C – G – Am – F – G – Dm7 – F – C – Am – F – G – Dm – F – Am – C – G – Am – F – G – Dm – F – Am – C/G – G – Am – F – G – Dm – F – Am – C – G – Am – F – G – F – G – C – G – Am – F – G – F – G – C – G – C – G – …
