Chords of: bad idea! by: girl in red. (B, E6, Abm7, Abm7b5) 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 idea!” by girl in red is in B Major and runs at about 162 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, E6, Abm7, Abm7b5.
E6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#6 → E6 → Abm7b5 → E6 → Abm7b5 → E6 → Abm7b5 → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E6 | 1:40 | 45% |
| Abm7 | 1:00 | 27% |
| Abm7b5 | 0:19 | 9% |
| Ab7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Abm | 0:10 | 4% |
| C#6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| C#/G# | 0:03 | 1% |
| Emaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
Cm7b5 – C#6 – E6 – Abm7b5 – E6 – C#/G# – Abm7b5 – E6 – Abm7b5 – E6 – Abm7 – E6 – Abm7 – E6 – Abm – E6 – Abm7 – F#/E – E6 – Abm – Abm7b5 – E6 – Abm7 – E6 – Abm7 – E6 – Abm7 – E6 – Abm7 – E6 – Abm7b5 – E6 – Abm7b5 – E6 – Abm7 – E6 – Abm7 – E6 – Abm7 – E6 – Abm – Emaj7 – C#/G# – Abm7 – E6 – Ab – E6 – Abm7 – …
