Chords of: Sad Forever by: Lauv. (Fm, F, Dm7, 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.
“Sad Forever” by Lauv is in C Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, F, Dm7, C.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Dm → F → Bbmaj7 → Cmaj7 → F → Dm → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:02 | 31% |
| Dm7 | 0:23 | 12% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| C | 0:18 | 9% |
| Bb6 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Dm | 0:10 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F/C | 0:08 | 4% |
F – G/F – Dm – G – F – Bbmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G/F – F – G – Dm – Bb6 – F/C – Bbmaj7 – F – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G – F – C6 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – F – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – C6 – C – F – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – C/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Eb/Bb – C6 – C – F/C – F6 – G – Dm7 – Bb6 – A – F – C – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm – …
