CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bad, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bad by: Christopher. (C#m7, Amaj7, C#m, Ab) 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 Christopher is in Db Minor and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, Amaj7, C#m, Ab.

Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → C#m7b5 → E → Ab7/C → Amaj7 → Ab7 → A6 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Amaj70:4121%
C#m0:2513%
Ab0:168%
Ab70:126%
C#m70:116%
Abm70:105%
E60:105%
B60:095%

Chord progression, in order

A – Abmaj7 – C – C#m7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – Cmaj7 – C#m7b5 – E – Ab7/C – C#7 – Bm – Amaj7 – Ab7 – F#/C# – B – A6 – E/G# – C#maj7 – C#m7 – B – Amaj7 – Ab7 – F#m – B6 – Amaj7 – Ab – C#m – B6 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – Ab – C#m – Ab – Amaj7 – Abm7 – Ab/C – C#7 – B – E6 – Amaj7 – C#7 – Bmaj7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – Ab/C – C#m – B6 – …