# Bad Love – Eric Clapton: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Gsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsus4), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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