Chords of: Forever by: Ciara, --. (D, F#m7, Gmaj7, A6) 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” by Ciara, -- is in D Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, F#m7, Gmaj7, A6.
F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → F#m7 → Bm7 → Gmaj7 → Em7 → Gmaj7 → D/F# → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m7 | 0:44 | 23% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:31 | 17% |
| A6 | 0:18 | 10% |
| Bm7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:14 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| D | 0:10 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 4% |
Gmaj7 – F#m7 – D – C#m7b5/B – A6 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – D/A – C#m7b5/B – F#m7 – Em7 – D/F# – Gmaj7 – D/F# – A6 – Bm – D/A – A – F#m7 – G6 – D/F# – F#m7 – Bm7 – Em – Gmaj7 – D/F# – A6 – Bm – A6 – G6 – F#m7 – D/F# – A6 – Bm – Em7 – D/F# – Em – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – A7 – D – Em – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Bm – E7 – …
