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Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits Chords

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ChordsBm, D, G, A, Em, F#m
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

BmOohoohoohDooooh,oohoohoohoohGoooohA
BmEverytimeyoucome Daround,youknowIcan’tsayGno
BmEverytimethesungoesDdown,Iletyoutake Gcontrol
BmIcanfeeltheparadiseDbeforemyworldGimplodes
And Bmtonighthad Dsomething Emwonderful
MybadhabitsleadtoBmlatenightsendingaloneD
ConversationswithaGstrangerIbarelyknow
SwearingAthiswillbetheBmlastbutitprobablywon’tD
IgotnothinglefttoEmlose,oruse,orGdo
MybadhabitsleadtoBmwideeyesstaringatspaceD
AndIknowI’lllose GcontrolofthethingsthatIsay
YeahIwasAlookingforaBmwayout,nowIcan’tescapeD
NothinghappensafterEmtwo,it’strue
It’sGtruemybadhabitsleadtoBmyou
OohoohoohDooooh,oohoohoohGooooh
MybadAhabitsleadtoBmyou
OohoohoohDooooh,oohoohoohoohEmooohG
MybadAhabitsleadtoBmyou
BmEvеrypureintentionDendswhenthegoodtimesGstart
BmFallingover Deverythingtoreachthefirsttime’sGspark
ItBmstartedunderneonDlightsandthenitallgotGdark
IBmonlyknowDhowtogotooEmfar
MybadhabitsleadtoBmlatenights,endingaloneD
ConversationswithaGstrangerIbarelyknow
SwearingAthiswillbetheBmlastbutitprobablywon’tD
IgotnothinglefttoEmlose,oruse,orGdo
MybadhabitsleadtoBmwideeyesstaringatspaceD
AndIknowI’lllose GcontrolofthethingsthatIsay
YeahIwasAlookingforaBmwayout,nowIcan’tescapeD
NothinghappensafterEmtwo,it’strue
It’sGtruemybadhabitsleadtoBmyou
OohoohoohDooooh,oohoohoohGooooh
MybadAhabitsleadtoBmyou
OohoohoohDooooh,oohoohoohoohEmooohG
BmWetooktheDlongF#mwayGaroundA
AndBmburned’tiltheDfunF#mranEmout,now
MybadhabitsleadtoBmlatenights,endingaloneD
ConversationswithaGstrangerIbarelyknow
SwearingAthiswillbetheBmlastbutitprobablywon’tD
IgotnothinglefttoEmlose,oruse,orGdo
MybadhabitsleadtoBmwideeyesstaringatspaceD
AndIknowI’lllose GcontrolofthethingsthatIsay
YeahIwasAlookingforaBmwayout,nowIcan’tescapeD
NothinghappensafterEmtwo,it’strue
It’sGtruemybadhabitsleadtoBmyou
OohoohoohDooooh,oohoohoohGooooh
MybadAhabitsleadtoBmyou
OohoohoohDooooh,oohoohoohoohEmooohG
MybadAhabitsleadtoBmyou
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ArtistEd Sheeran
AlbumBad Habits
GenresPop
Year2021
KeyBm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Bad Habits on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits on guitar requires 6 chords and 11 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Bad Habits uses these transitions most often: Bm → D (29), D → G (16), and A → Bm (13). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Bm - D chord transition.

1. Bm → D chord transition

Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Bm to D:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 29 times.

Bm to D

2. D → G chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from D to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

D to G

3. G → A chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from G to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

G to A

4. A → Bm chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

To move from A to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

A to Bm

5. G → Bm chord transition

To move from G to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

6. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em:

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

7. Em → Bm chord transition

To move from Em to Bm:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

8. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

9. D → F#m chord transition

Switching from D to F#m:

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. F#m → G chord transition

Switching from F#m to G:

  1. While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to E string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. F#m → Em chord transition

To move from F#m to Em:

  1. While playing F#m, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

Bad Habits chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Bad Habits.

  • Bad Habits includes 111 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Bad Habits contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Bad Habits connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).
    • Bm → D: 12%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Em: 17%
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