Chords of: These Words by: Badger, Natasha Bedingfield. (F, Bb, Bbmaj7, Am7) 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.
“These Words” by Badger, Natasha Bedingfield is in F Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Bb, Bbmaj7, Am7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 2:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → F → Dm → Bb → Bbmaj7 → F → Bbmaj7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:40 | 30% |
| Bb | 0:20 | 15% |
| Am7 | 0:14 | 11% |
| Dm7 | 0:12 | 9% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:11 | 8% |
| Dm | 0:11 | 8% |
| Bb6 | 0:07 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:04 | 3% |
F – Gm7 – F – Gm6 – F – Am7 – F – Dm – Bb – F – Am7 – F – Bb6 – Dm – Gm – Bb – F – Am7 – F – G7 – Dm – G – F – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F – Dm7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – C6 – F – Bb6 – Dm7 – Gm – Bb – F – C6 – F – Gm7b5/F – Dm7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – C6 – F – Bb6 – …
