CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bad Seed, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bad Seed by: Erja Lyytinen. (Gm7, Gm, G, D) 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 Seed”

“Bad Seed” by Erja Lyytinen is in D Major and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 174 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7, Gm, G, D.

Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 5:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → G → Gm7 → Gm6 → Gm7 → Gm6 → Cm7 → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm71:0822%
Gm0:5518%
G0:4013%
D0:206%
C0:124%
Cm70:103%
Eb0:093%
Cm0:083%

Chord progression, in order

Dm7 – Gm7 – G – Bb6 – G – C – G – Bb – G – C – Gm – G – Gm7 – F – G – F6 – Gm7 – Gm6 – Gm7 – Gm6 – Cm7 – F – Bb – D7/F# – Gm7 – C7 – Gm6 – Gm7 – Eb/Bb – Cm7 – F6 – Bb – Gm – A – Bb – C – D – Bb/F – Gm – Eb – G/D – C6 – Gm – Eb – G/D – F/C – C – Gm – …