Forever Young - Use simple chords to make a smash hit - Tutorial

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The smash 80s hit "Forever Young" by Alphaville is a prime example on how the simplest of chords, pretty much repeated throughout the whole song, can be the most beautiful and effective way to make a great song.
With a great singer on top and the vocals going higher in register as the song progresses the impact is of an epic journey.

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In this tutorial I show how the chords work together. I go through all the chords and how certain words in the lyrics end up on a minor or major chord to emphasise impact.

Finally I go through my own alternate version on how to perform this song with more mellow Major7, minor 7 and 11' chords to give the whole a more melancholy jazz/pop feel. All chords and finger settings go along. I've simplyfied many of the chords as using all fingers isn't really necessary on the more complicated chords. The root key plus three fingers on the right hand is usually enough. There's also some "spur of the moment" chords inversions, but these must be experimented with to find what sounds best.

Many of the techniques and tips in this turorial are primarily for beginners in the world of composition and for those who do not yet fully understand the importance of more complex chords and chord progression.

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My tracks pay homage to all synth-pop acts of the 80s like Howard Jones, Depeche Mode, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, The Human League, Erasure, Thompson Twins, Tears for Fears, Ultravox, OMD, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Yazoo, Giorgio Moroder, Jean Michel Jarre, Jan Hammer, Alphaville, A-ha and many more.

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