CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bad, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bad by: Don Diablo, Zak Abel. (G7, G, C, Dm) 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 Don Diablo, Zak Abel is in C Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, G, C, Dm.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Bb6 → Bbmaj7 → Dm → Cmaj7 → Gm6 → Bb → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:3622%
C0:2716%
Dm0:2415%
Bb0:149%
Gm0:117%
Bb60:117%
Gm60:064%
Am70:064%

Chord progression, in order

G – Gm7 – Am7 – Bb6 – Bbmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gm – Dm – Gm – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Gm – Gm6 – F/A – Bb – C – Dm – C – Gm7 – Am7 – Bb – C7 – Dm – C – Dm – Gm – Am7 – Bb – C7 – Dm – C – D/A – G – Gm – Am7 – Bb6 – C – G/D – Dm – G – Dm – G – C – Aaug – Gm – Gm6 – Am7 – Bb – …