Chords of: Forever by: Lewis Capaldi. (B, Bmaj7, E, Abm) 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 Lewis Capaldi is in E Major and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Bmaj7, E, Abm.
Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → B → Abm → E → Bmaj7 → Abm → B → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bmaj7 | 0:38 | 16% |
| F# | 0:33 | 14% |
| E | 0:32 | 14% |
| Abm | 0:31 | 13% |
| B | 0:31 | 13% |
| Emaj7 | 0:24 | 10% |
| F#6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| F#maj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Bmaj7 – B – Bmaj7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – E – F#6 – Bmaj7 – Ab – C#/G# – Abm – B – Abm – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – Bb – B – E – Emaj7 – F# – B/F# – Ebm7b5 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Ebm – B – E – F# – B/F# – F#6 – B – F#/C# – Bmaj7 – Abm – F#maj7 – E – Emaj7 – F# – Cm7b5 – C# – Bmaj7 – Abm – F#6 – E – F#6 – F# – B – …
