CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bad Idea, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bad Idea by: ASTRO. (F#m, F#m7, Dmaj7, E) 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 Idea”

“Bad Idea” by ASTRO is in D Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, F#m7, Dmaj7, E.

F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#dim → Fm7b5/Eb → Bmaj7 → G7 → Dm7b5 → Gm7b5 → Dmaj7 → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m70:5324%
Dmaj70:2411%
D60:167%
E0:157%
E60:104%
C#m70:094%
G70:073%
C#dim0:073%

Chord progression, in order

C#dim – Fm7b5/Eb – Bmaj7 – G7 – Dm7b5 – Gm7b5 – Bm7 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – F#m – E – Dmaj7 – E6 – F#m7 – B7 – E – A6 – E6 – F#m – E/F# – Fm – F#maj7 – E/B – Bm7 – A/B – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – E – Bm7 – A/B – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – E7 – D6 – C#7 – Bm7 – C#7 – F#7 – Abm7 – Dmaj7 – C#7 – B – Amaj7 – D6 – C#7 – Bm – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – …