# Bad Boy – The Beatles: piano chords

Bad Boy by The Beatles uses 3 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [F7](https://pianokitty.com/c/F7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: C7
- Verse 1: F7 C7 G7 F7 C7 G7
- Verse 2: C7 F7 C7 G7 F7 C7 G7
- Solo 1: C7 F7 C7 G7 F7 C7 G7
- Verse 3: C7 F7 C7 G7 F7 C7

## Questions

### Which chords does Bad Boy by The Beatles use?

Different chords: 3. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Bad Boy by The Beatles in?

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

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

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (3), 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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