Chords of: Forever Young by: Alphaville. (F, G, C, Dm) 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 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, G, C, Dm.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am → F → G → Dm → C → G6 → Fmaj7. 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 | 0:57 | 26% |
| F | 0:45 | 20% |
| C | 0:35 | 16% |
| Am | 0:28 | 12% |
| Dm | 0:25 | 11% |
| Am7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
C – G – Am – F – G – Dm – F – Am – G – C – G6 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – G – Dm – F6 – Am – G6 – C – G – Am – Fmaj7 – G – Dm – F6 – Am – G – C – G – Am7 – F – G – Dm – Fmaj7 – Am – C – G – Am – F – G – Dm – F – G – C – G – Am7 – F – G – …
