CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bad Liar, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bad Liar by: Imagine Dragons. (Eb7/G, Eb, Cm, 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 Liar”

“Bad Liar” by Imagine Dragons is in C Minor and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb7/G, Eb, Cm, Ab.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 4:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm → Eb → Ebmaj7 → Eb → Cm → Ab → Bbaug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb1:5342%
Cm0:4918%
Ab0:3212%
Bb/D0:125%
Cm70:114%
Bb0:114%
Abmaj70:114%
Ab60:093%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Cm – F – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Cm – F7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Bbaug – Eb – Gm – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Ab – Eb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb/D – Gm – Cm – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – G – Fm7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Ab6 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Eb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – …