Chords of: Bad Dreams by: Teddy Swims. (Gm, Gm7, Abmaj7, Gmaj7) 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 Dreams” by Teddy Swims is in C Minor and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 163 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Gm7, Abmaj7, Gmaj7.
Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Gm7 → Abmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Abmaj7 → Bb → Gm7 → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abmaj7 | 0:31 | 17% |
| Cm | 0:30 | 16% |
| Gm7 | 0:27 | 15% |
| Bb | 0:24 | 13% |
| Bb6 | 0:14 | 8% |
| Ab6 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:10 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:08 | 4% |
Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – C – Bb – Ab – G7 – Bbmaj7 – Ab6 – Gmaj7 – C – Bb7 – Ab – Bb6 – Ab6 – Gm – F7/A – Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb – Ab6 – Gm7 – Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Eb – …
