Eric Clapton

Bad Love – Eric Clapton: piano chords

Bad Love by Eric Clapton uses 9 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Dm C Gsus4 Bb Bm E A Am Gm

Chord sheet

Chorus 1

Dm C Gsus4 Dm C Gsus4 Dm C Gsus4 Dm C Bb

Solo 1

Bm E A Bm E A Bb C Am Bb C Dm Bb C Am Bb C Gm

Chorus 2

Dm C Gsus4 Dm C Gsus4 Dm C Gsus4 Dm C Bb

Chords on the piano

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Gsus4

G — bass noteGC — chord toneCD — chord toneD
GCD
Practice Gsus4

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

Questions

Which chords does Bad Love by Eric Clapton use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Bad Love by Eric Clapton in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Bad Love to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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