Chords of: Bad Romance by: Lady Gaga. (A7/C#, Am7, C, Am) 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 Romance” by Lady Gaga is in C Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 162 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7/C#, Am7, C, Am.
Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → C → E → Am → Fmaj7 → Am7 → Cmaj7 → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am7 | 0:47 | 16% |
| Am | 0:40 | 14% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:37 | 13% |
| C | 0:34 | 12% |
| G | 0:32 | 11% |
| F | 0:18 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:16 | 5% |
| E | 0:16 | 5% |
Am – E7/G# – Gdim – A – Ab – Bmaj7 – Em – Gmaj7 – C6 – Gm6 – C#dim – Ebm6 – Dm6 – Am – Fmaj7 – E – Am – F – Dm – G – Dm – Am – C – Fmaj7 – Dm – G – G7 – E – Abaug – Am – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Am7 – Em – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A7 – C6 – G7/B – A7 – C6 – G6 – A – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – A – …
