Chords of: Bad Man (Smooth Criminal) by: Polo G. (Bb7/D, F6, Cmaj7, Gm7) 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 Man (Smooth Criminal)” by Polo G is in C Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 66 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7/D, F6, Cmaj7, Gm7.
F6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 1:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7/A# → C7/E → Bmaj7 → Gm7 → Cmaj7 → F6 → E7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F6 | 0:24 | 23% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:19 | 18% |
| Gm7 | 0:09 | 9% |
| B7 | 0:08 | 8% |
| A | 0:07 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:05 | 4% |
| E6 | 0:04 | 4% |
| E7 | 0:04 | 4% |
A – B7 – C – B – G – A – B – F#7/A# – B7 – C7 – B7 – Gm7b5 – A6 – B7 – Cmaj7 – C7/E – Bmaj7 – A6 – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gm7 – B7 – Cmaj7 – A – Bmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F6 – G6 – F6 – G – F6 – G – F6 – E7 – Am6 – Cmaj7 – A7 – E6 – Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Am – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Bm – Cmaj7 – Am6 – B7 – …
