Chords of: bad idea right? by: Olivia Rodrigo. (A7, E, E6, Emaj7) 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 right?” by Olivia Rodrigo is in E Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, E, E6, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E6 → Emaj7 → Em6 → E6 → E → E7/G# → C#m7 → Caug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:50 | 27% |
| E6 | 0:29 | 16% |
| E7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| A | 0:14 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| A7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Caug | 0:06 | 3% |
E6 – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – Em6 – Am7 – E6 – B7 – E – E7/G# – C#m7 – Caug – E – E7 – D6 – C#m – Caug – E – A7 – D – E – A7 – D7 – E – A7 – D7 – E – A – D7 – Emaj7 – Bb6 – E – Amaj7 – E – A6 – Dm6 – E – A – E – E6 – F#m7b5/E – D6 – E6 – Aaug – Em6 – A6 – E – E7/G# – C#m7 – …
