Chords of: Bad Moon Rising by: Creedence Clearwater Revival. (D, G) 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 Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival is in D Major and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 7 different chords across 71 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 65% of the 2:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → G → D → G → D → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:26 | 65% |
| G | 0:25 | 19% |
| A | 0:08 | 6% |
| A7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| A/E | 0:04 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| G6 | 0:02 | 2% |
D – A – G – D – A – G6 – D – A7 – Gmaj7 – D – A7 – G – D – A/E – G – D – G – D – A7 – G – D – A/E – G – D – A – Gmaj7 – D – A – G6 – D – A7 – G – D – G – D – A/E – G – D – A – G – D – A – G – D – G – D – A – G – …
