Forward Chords

KeyGm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays808

Forward by Beyoncé is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Gm. It uses the chords Gm, Gm7, D#/A#, D/A, D#maj7, D#, F, D5, Dm, A# and Fsus4. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Gm
Text
16
Speed
  			
verse 1: James Blake

       Gm   Gm7  D#/A#  D/A      
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----3-----3-----3-----2-----| 
D|-----5-----3-----1-----0-----| 
A|-----5-----5-----1-----0-----| 
E|-----------------------------| 

Gm   Gm 
     Forward 
                Gm7 
Best foot first just in case 
                      D#/A# 
When we made our way 'til now 
          D#/A#                         D/A 
It's time to listen, it's time to fight,   forward 
Gm                    Gm7                     
   Now we're going to hold doors open for a while 
Gm                    D#/A# 
   Now we can be open for a while 
D/A         
Forward 

verse 2: James Blake 

     D#maj7  D#    F      D5 
e|------------------------------| 
B|-----8-----8-----10-----3-----| 
G|-----7-----8-----10-----2-----| 
D|-----8-----8-----10-----0-----| 
A|-----6-----6-----8------------| 
E|------------------------------| 

D#maj7                  D#                     F 
   I love you more than this job, please don't work for me 
D5 
Forward 

verse 3: James Blake + Beyoncé 

       Dm    Gm    A#   Fsus4  Gm7             D/A 
e|-----1----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----3-----3-----3-----1----------------------------| 
G|-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----3-----2-----| 
D|-----0-----5-----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----| 
A|----------------------------------------------0-----| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

   Dm           Gm            A#       Fsus4     Gm7 
Go back to your sleep in your favorite spot just next to me 
       D/A 
Forward 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante