Chords of: Bad Habit by: Steve Lacy. (Ab, C#maj7, Bbm7, C7) 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 Habit” by Steve Lacy is in Ab Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#maj7, Bbm7, C7.
C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7 → C# → Bbm7 → C# → Bbm7 → C#maj7 → Bbm7 → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#maj7 | 0:48 | 20% |
| Bbm7 | 0:45 | 19% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:26 | 11% |
| Cm7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| C7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| C# | 0:15 | 6% |
| Eb7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Ab | 0:13 | 5% |
Eb7 – G – C# – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C# – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Cm – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm – Cm – C# – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Ab/Bb – C#maj7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab/C – C# – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C# – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – …
