# Bad – Michael Jackson: piano chords

Bad by Michael Jackson uses 5 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [D7](https://pianokitty.com/c/D7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [Emaj](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Am7
- Verse 1: D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7
- Interlude 1: Am7 D7
- Verse 2: Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7
- Bridge 1: Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Emaj
- Chorus 1: Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7
- Interlude 2: Am7
- Verse 3: D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7
- Bridge 2: Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Bm7 C#m7 Emaj
- Chorus 2: Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7
- Interlude 3: Am7
- Solo 1: Bm7 C#m7 Emaj Am7 D7
- Chorus 3: Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Bm7 C#m7 Emaj

## Questions

### Which chords does Bad by Michael Jackson use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Bad by Michael Jackson in?

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

### How hard is Bad to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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