CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bad, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bad by: 23, Mala. (Em, E, Cmaj7, B) 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.

About the chords of “Bad”

“Bad” by 23, Mala is in E Minor and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 55 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, E, Cmaj7, B.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 2:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Cmaj7 → Em → Cmaj7 → Em → E → B → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em1:0744%
E0:2919%
Cmaj70:2214%
B0:075%
B70:074%
Em60:053%
A70:043%
Am70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Em – Cmaj7 – Bm – Em – A7 – F#m7b5/E – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – E – A – Em – E – B – C6 – Em – A7 – C – B7 – Em – Am7 – E – Am7 – Em6 – E – B – Em – A7 – F#m7b5/E – Em – Cmaj7 – B7 – Em – E – B7 – Bbm – Em – B – Cmaj7 – A7 – Em – B7 – Am7 – C#m7b5/B – B7 – Cmaj7 – Em6 – B – …