Download the free chord charts to Holy Forever by Chris Tomlin. For the original key of C# or Db, use the C chart capo 1 or use the G chart, capo 6 – and follow along with the play-along at the end of the lesson!

More about this song:

“Holy Forever” is a new Chris Tomlin worship song that was co-written by Phil Wickham, Brian Johnson, among others. It’s from the “Always” album, released in September 2022.

Musically, the song is in 4/4 time and is a medium pace. It’s in the key of C# or Db; so, it’s best to play it on guitar with either capo 1 in C or capo 6 in G. Of course, you can adjust you capo position in case you need a higher or lower key that fits either a male or female vocal better.

The chord structure is simple; however, there are several quick chord changes that last for only one beat.

The easiest way to strum this on guitar, is to play down-strums that follow the rhythm of “1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and,” where each gets a down strum. This will help you count out exactly when to play each chord.

Alternatively, you can play the first part of the normal 4/4 strum pattern that you learned in the Beginner Course, and just substitute the last DUDU with one down strum. 

That last down strum will represent the passing chord that lasts for only one beat. 

If a chord doesn’t share any other chords with it in the measure (there is no box), then you can use a full strum pattern for that particular chord.