Chords for Forever and Ever Amen - Guitar Lesson and Tutorial - Randy Travis
Tempo:
94.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Forever and Ever Amen was the number one hit single for country artist Randy Travis and was written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz.
The song's in the key of D and we just have one pretty easy strum pattern to learn to get through the whole thing on the acoustic guitar.
There was a couple cool lead riffs in the original recording and then a lot of great dobro work,
so we converted the dobro solo in the middle of the song to a great country guitar solo.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] I can [D] promise you now, [E] this love that I feel for you [A]
always will [D] be, [G] forever and ever amen.
[G] As long as old women [D] sit and talk about the weather, [E] as long as old women sit [A] and talk about old men,
if [D] you wonder [G] how long I'll be [D] faithful, [A]
[D] [G]
[A] [D] [G] [E]
[A] [D] [E] grace if it all fell out, [A] well I love you anyway,
they say [D] time can play [G] tricks on [D] you.
[G]
[D] Alright, to get through the vast majority of this song we just need four chords and one strum pattern.
We'll learn the fifth chord at the very end, but for right now let's go through the four chords that we'll be playing for most of the song.
First chord we have is this D major.
Then we have a G [G] major.
Both of those are just the standard version, standard D chord, standard G chord.
[E] Then we have a standard E chord, E major chord.
Then we have an [A] A7.
So the [Em] A7 is my [E] thumb reaches over, meets this [A] low E string, then I've got open [E] A string, second [G] fret of D, [C#] open G,
that's the second [E] fret of B, and an open [A] high E.
We're [D] going to start with this D chord.
You may think that I'm talking foolish.
Here we go.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, up, down, [E] down, down, down, up, down, down, down, down, down, [A] down, down, down, down, down, up, down.
And [D] that's the whole first half of verse one.
You play that exact same thing that we just went over for the second half of verse one, the exact same thing for the first half of the chorus.
Then when we get to the second half of the chorus, we'll start at verse two.
They say time takes its toll on a body.
One, two, three, four.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[E] [A]
[D] Alright, so other than the solo and the riff work, which we'll be learning in the next tutorial,
we're going to be mainly using bar chords and trying to get that percussive, rhythmic electric guitar [D#] accompaniment sound, kind of like [D] this.
[G]
[D] [B] Alright, so let's go through the chords that we're going to need first.
This first one is [D] just a D bar chord.
So we've got pointer finger on the fifth fret of A, then ring finger's going to be barring the seventh fret of D, G, and B.
It's just these interior four strings.
Then we [G] have a G bar chord, which is just pointer finger's going to be kind of on this third fret.
Then we've got ring finger, [D] fifth fret of A, [G] pinky finger, fifth fret of [B] D, and then middle finger, fourth fret [G] of the G.
And you're really only worried about these bottom four strings.
You don't need [F#] to worry about [E] the B or the E string, but if your pointer [G] finger's barring it anyway and you can get those to ring out, it doesn't hurt anything.
And then we're going to move this exact same [A] formation up two frets to an A bar chord.
And again, really just need to worry about these bottom four strings here.
[E] Anytime you see an E major on the chord chart, we're going to be doing a riff that looks like this.
So we've got open E string, then ring finger's up here on the seventh fret of A, [G#m] and then pointer finger.
In this tutorial, we're going to learn the dobro solo that we've converted to lead guitar, which ends up having a number of really nice country guitar licks in it.
And then we're going to learn the three electric guitar licks that are in the original recording that happen right after the solo.
So I'll play it one time through, nice and slow, but in tempo.
Then we'll go through it note by note, and then we'll play it at full speed along with the metronome.
Here's how it sounds.
[A]
[A] [E] [B]
[F] [Em] And here's the licks.
[D]
[G] [B]
[Bm] [B]
[F] [Bm] Alright, so let's start with this dobro solo.
We're going to start pointer finger's going to be up here on the seventh fret of the G string.
One, two, three, go.
[A] [Bm]
[E] Forever and ever, [D] they [G]
[A] [D] [G] [E]
[A] [D] say time takes [G] its toll on a [D] body.
The song's in the key of D and we just have one pretty easy strum pattern to learn to get through the whole thing on the acoustic guitar.
There was a couple cool lead riffs in the original recording and then a lot of great dobro work,
so we converted the dobro solo in the middle of the song to a great country guitar solo.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] I can [D] promise you now, [E] this love that I feel for you [A]
always will [D] be, [G] forever and ever amen.
[G] As long as old women [D] sit and talk about the weather, [E] as long as old women sit [A] and talk about old men,
if [D] you wonder [G] how long I'll be [D] faithful, [A]
[D] [G]
[A] [D] [G] [E]
[A] [D] [E] grace if it all fell out, [A] well I love you anyway,
they say [D] time can play [G] tricks on [D] you.
[G]
[D] Alright, to get through the vast majority of this song we just need four chords and one strum pattern.
We'll learn the fifth chord at the very end, but for right now let's go through the four chords that we'll be playing for most of the song.
First chord we have is this D major.
Then we have a G [G] major.
Both of those are just the standard version, standard D chord, standard G chord.
[E] Then we have a standard E chord, E major chord.
Then we have an [A] A7.
So the [Em] A7 is my [E] thumb reaches over, meets this [A] low E string, then I've got open [E] A string, second [G] fret of D, [C#] open G,
that's the second [E] fret of B, and an open [A] high E.
We're [D] going to start with this D chord.
You may think that I'm talking foolish.
Here we go.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D] Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, up, down, [E] down, down, down, up, down, down, down, down, down, [A] down, down, down, down, down, up, down.
And [D] that's the whole first half of verse one.
You play that exact same thing that we just went over for the second half of verse one, the exact same thing for the first half of the chorus.
Then when we get to the second half of the chorus, we'll start at verse two.
They say time takes its toll on a body.
One, two, three, four.
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[E] [A]
[D] Alright, so other than the solo and the riff work, which we'll be learning in the next tutorial,
we're going to be mainly using bar chords and trying to get that percussive, rhythmic electric guitar [D#] accompaniment sound, kind of like [D] this.
[G]
[D] [B] Alright, so let's go through the chords that we're going to need first.
This first one is [D] just a D bar chord.
So we've got pointer finger on the fifth fret of A, then ring finger's going to be barring the seventh fret of D, G, and B.
It's just these interior four strings.
Then we [G] have a G bar chord, which is just pointer finger's going to be kind of on this third fret.
Then we've got ring finger, [D] fifth fret of A, [G] pinky finger, fifth fret of [B] D, and then middle finger, fourth fret [G] of the G.
And you're really only worried about these bottom four strings.
You don't need [F#] to worry about [E] the B or the E string, but if your pointer [G] finger's barring it anyway and you can get those to ring out, it doesn't hurt anything.
And then we're going to move this exact same [A] formation up two frets to an A bar chord.
And again, really just need to worry about these bottom four strings here.
[E] Anytime you see an E major on the chord chart, we're going to be doing a riff that looks like this.
So we've got open E string, then ring finger's up here on the seventh fret of A, [G#m] and then pointer finger.
In this tutorial, we're going to learn the dobro solo that we've converted to lead guitar, which ends up having a number of really nice country guitar licks in it.
And then we're going to learn the three electric guitar licks that are in the original recording that happen right after the solo.
So I'll play it one time through, nice and slow, but in tempo.
Then we'll go through it note by note, and then we'll play it at full speed along with the metronome.
Here's how it sounds.
[A]
[A] [E] [B]
[F] [Em] And here's the licks.
[D]
[G] [B]
[Bm] [B]
[F] [Bm] Alright, so let's start with this dobro solo.
We're going to start pointer finger's going to be up here on the seventh fret of the G string.
One, two, three, go.
[A] [Bm]
[E] Forever and ever, [D] they [G]
[A] [D] [G] [E]
[A] [D] say time takes [G] its toll on a [D] body.
Key:
D
G
A
E
B
D
G
A
_ Forever and Ever Amen was the number one hit single for country artist Randy Travis and was written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz.
The song's in the key of D and we just have one pretty easy strum pattern to learn to get through the whole thing on the acoustic guitar.
There was a couple cool lead riffs in the original recording and then a lot of great dobro work,
so we converted the dobro solo in the middle of the song to a great country guitar solo. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I can [D] promise you now, [E] this love that I feel for you [A]
always will [D] be, _ _ _ [G] forever and ever amen.
_ _ [G] As long as old women [D] sit and talk about the weather, [E] as long as old women sit [A] and talk about old men,
if [D] you wonder [G] how long I'll be [D] faithful, _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] grace if it all fell out, [A] well I love you anyway,
they say [D] time can play [G] tricks on [D] you.
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] Alright, to get through the vast majority of this song we just need four chords and one strum pattern.
We'll learn the fifth chord at the very end, but for right now let's go through the four chords that we'll be playing for most of the song.
First chord we have is this D major.
_ Then we have a G [G] major.
_ Both of those are just the standard version, standard D chord, standard G chord.
[E] Then we have a standard E chord, E major chord. _
_ _ Then we have an [A] A7.
So the [Em] A7 is my [E] thumb reaches over, meets this [A] low E string, then I've got open [E] A string, second [G] fret of D, [C#] open G,
_ that's the second [E] fret of B, and an open [A] high E.
_ We're [D] going to start with this D chord.
You may think that I'm talking foolish.
Here we go.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, up, down, [E] down, down, down, up, down, down, down, down, down, [A] down, down, down, down, down, up, down.
And [D] that's the whole first half of verse one.
You play that exact same thing that we just went over for the second half of verse one, the exact same thing for the first half of the chorus.
Then when we get to the second half of the chorus, we'll start at verse two.
They say time takes its toll on a body.
One, two, three, four.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] Alright, so other than the solo and the riff work, which we'll be learning in the next tutorial,
we're going to be mainly using bar chords and trying to get that percussive, rhythmic electric guitar [D#] accompaniment sound, kind of like [D] this.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] Alright, so let's go through the chords that we're going to need first.
This first one is [D] just a D bar chord.
So we've got pointer finger on the fifth fret of A, then ring finger's going to be barring the seventh fret of D, G, and B.
It's just these interior four strings.
Then we [G] have a G bar chord, _ _ _ which is just pointer finger's going to be kind of on this third fret.
Then we've got ring finger, [D] _ fifth fret of A, [G] pinky finger, fifth fret of [B] D, and then middle finger, fourth fret [G] of the G.
And you're really only worried about these bottom four strings.
You don't need [F#] to worry about [E] the B or the E string, but if your pointer [G] finger's barring it anyway and you can get those to ring out, it doesn't hurt anything.
_ And then we're going to move this exact same [A] formation up two frets to an A bar chord.
_ _ And again, really just need to worry about these bottom four strings here.
[E] Anytime you see an E major on the chord chart, we're going to be doing a riff that looks like this. _ _ _ _
_ So we've got open E string, then ring finger's up here on the seventh fret of A, [G#m] and then pointer finger.
In this tutorial, we're going to learn the dobro solo that we've converted to lead guitar, which ends up having a number of really nice country guitar licks in it.
And then we're going to learn the three electric guitar licks that are in the original recording that happen right after the solo.
So I'll play it one time through, nice and slow, but in tempo.
Then we'll go through it note by note, and then we'll play it at full speed along with the metronome.
Here's how it sounds.
[A] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Em] And here's the licks.
_ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ Alright, so let's start with this dobro solo.
We're going to start pointer finger's going to be up here on the seventh fret of the G string.
One, two, three, go.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Forever and ever, [D] they _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ say time takes [G] its toll on a [D] body. _ _ _
The song's in the key of D and we just have one pretty easy strum pattern to learn to get through the whole thing on the acoustic guitar.
There was a couple cool lead riffs in the original recording and then a lot of great dobro work,
so we converted the dobro solo in the middle of the song to a great country guitar solo. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I can [D] promise you now, [E] this love that I feel for you [A]
always will [D] be, _ _ _ [G] forever and ever amen.
_ _ [G] As long as old women [D] sit and talk about the weather, [E] as long as old women sit [A] and talk about old men,
if [D] you wonder [G] how long I'll be [D] faithful, _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] grace if it all fell out, [A] well I love you anyway,
they say [D] time can play [G] tricks on [D] you.
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] Alright, to get through the vast majority of this song we just need four chords and one strum pattern.
We'll learn the fifth chord at the very end, but for right now let's go through the four chords that we'll be playing for most of the song.
First chord we have is this D major.
_ Then we have a G [G] major.
_ Both of those are just the standard version, standard D chord, standard G chord.
[E] Then we have a standard E chord, E major chord. _
_ _ Then we have an [A] A7.
So the [Em] A7 is my [E] thumb reaches over, meets this [A] low E string, then I've got open [E] A string, second [G] fret of D, [C#] open G,
_ that's the second [E] fret of B, and an open [A] high E.
_ We're [D] going to start with this D chord.
You may think that I'm talking foolish.
Here we go.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Down, down, down, down, down, down, down, up, down, [E] down, down, down, up, down, down, down, down, down, [A] down, down, down, down, down, up, down.
And [D] that's the whole first half of verse one.
You play that exact same thing that we just went over for the second half of verse one, the exact same thing for the first half of the chorus.
Then when we get to the second half of the chorus, we'll start at verse two.
They say time takes its toll on a body.
One, two, three, four.
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] Alright, so other than the solo and the riff work, which we'll be learning in the next tutorial,
we're going to be mainly using bar chords and trying to get that percussive, rhythmic electric guitar [D#] accompaniment sound, kind of like [D] this.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] Alright, so let's go through the chords that we're going to need first.
This first one is [D] just a D bar chord.
So we've got pointer finger on the fifth fret of A, then ring finger's going to be barring the seventh fret of D, G, and B.
It's just these interior four strings.
Then we [G] have a G bar chord, _ _ _ which is just pointer finger's going to be kind of on this third fret.
Then we've got ring finger, [D] _ fifth fret of A, [G] pinky finger, fifth fret of [B] D, and then middle finger, fourth fret [G] of the G.
And you're really only worried about these bottom four strings.
You don't need [F#] to worry about [E] the B or the E string, but if your pointer [G] finger's barring it anyway and you can get those to ring out, it doesn't hurt anything.
_ And then we're going to move this exact same [A] formation up two frets to an A bar chord.
_ _ And again, really just need to worry about these bottom four strings here.
[E] Anytime you see an E major on the chord chart, we're going to be doing a riff that looks like this. _ _ _ _
_ So we've got open E string, then ring finger's up here on the seventh fret of A, [G#m] and then pointer finger.
In this tutorial, we're going to learn the dobro solo that we've converted to lead guitar, which ends up having a number of really nice country guitar licks in it.
And then we're going to learn the three electric guitar licks that are in the original recording that happen right after the solo.
So I'll play it one time through, nice and slow, but in tempo.
Then we'll go through it note by note, and then we'll play it at full speed along with the metronome.
Here's how it sounds.
[A] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Em] And here's the licks.
_ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ Alright, so let's start with this dobro solo.
We're going to start pointer finger's going to be up here on the seventh fret of the G string.
One, two, three, go.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Forever and ever, [D] they _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ say time takes [G] its toll on a [D] body. _ _ _