Chords of: bad idea (swt live / 2019 / Audio) by: Ariana Grande. (C#6, Ebm, Ebm7, Abm7) 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.
“bad idea (swt live / 2019 / Audio)” by Ariana Grande is in Eb Minor and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#6, Ebm, Ebm7, Abm7.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → Bbm7 → Ab7 → C# → Ab7 → Abm6 → Ebm → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 14 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 0:59 | 29% |
| Ebm7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Bbm7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| C# | 0:12 | 6% |
| Abm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Abm | 0:10 | 5% |
| B6 | 0:09 | 4% |
Ebm – Abm – C#maj7 – Ebm – B6 – C#maj7 – Ebm – Fm – Bdim – Ebm – C#maj7 – Ebm – Fm7b5 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Fm7b5 – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm6 – Bbm7 – Ab7 – C# – Ab7 – Bbm – Abm6 – C# – Ebm – Bmaj7 – F#/G# – Ebm – Bmaj7 – C#6 – Ebm – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm – Abm – Bbm7 – Ebm – C#7 – Ebm – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Abm6 – Ebm7 – Abm – Ebm7 – …
