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Lady Gaga - Bad Romance Chords

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ChordsAm, C, Em, G, F, E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AmRah-rah-ah-ah-ah!Muh-muh-muh-muh-mah!
AmRah-rah-ooh-la-la!Wantyourbadromance
AmRah-rah-ah-ah-ah!CMuh-muh-muh-muh-mah!
AmRah-rah-ooh-la-la!CWantGyourbadromance…
AmIwantyourugly,ICwantyourFdisease
AmIwantyoureverything,asClongasit’sGfree
IwantyourAmlove.CLove-love-love
IwantyourAmloveCIAmwantyourdrama
TheCtouchofyourFhand,AmIwantyourleather
StuddedCkissintheGsand,andIwantyourAmlove
CLove-love-love.FIwantyourAmlove
GLove-love-love.Iwantyourlove
FYouknowthatIwantyou,andyouknowthatIneedyou.
Iwantabadabadromance.
FIwantyourloving,andIGwantyourrevenge
YouandAmmecouldwriteabadCromance
FIwantyourloving,allyourGloveisrevenge
YouandEmecouldwriteabadAmromance
FOh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!GOh-oh-oooh-oh-oh!
AmCaughtinabadCromance.
FOh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!GOh-oh-oooh-oh-oh!
ECaughtinabadAmromance.
AmRah-rah-ah-ah-ah!CMuh-muh-muh-muh-mah!
AmRah-rah-ooh-la-la!CWantGyourbadromance
AmIwantyourhorror,ICwantyourFdesign
AmCauseyou’reacriminal,asClongasyourGmine
IwantyourAmlove.CLove-love-love
IwantyourAmlove
AmIwantyourpsychoyourCvertigoFshtick
AmWantyouinmyrearwindow.CBabyyou’reGsick
CLove-love-love.FIwantyourAmloveC
FYouknowthatIwantyou,FandyouknowthatIneedyou
FIwantabadabadromance.
FIwantyourloving,andIGwantyourrevenge
YouandAmmecouldwriteabadCromance
FIwantyourloving,allyourGloveisrevenge
YouandEmecouldwriteabadAmromance
FOh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!GOh-oh-oooh-oh-oh!
AmCaughtinabadCromance.
FOh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!GOh-oh-oooh-oh-oh!
ECaughtinabadAmromance.
AmRah-rah-ah-ah-ah!CMuh-muh-muh-muh-mah!
AmRah-rah-ooh-la-la!CWantGyourbadromance
AmWalkwalkfashionbaby.
CWorkitMovethatGbitchcrazy.
FWalkwalkfashionbaby.
AmWalkwalkfashionbaby.
CWorkitMovethatGbitchcrazy.
FWalkwalkfashionbaby.
FIwantyourGlove,andIwantyourAmrevenge
IwantyourClove,Idon’twannabefriends
FJ'veuxton Gamour,etje Eveuxta Amrevanche,
FJ'veuxton Gamour…Idon’t Ewannabe Amfriends
FIdon’tGwannabe EfriendsAm
FIdon’tGwannabe EfriendsAm
FWantyourGbadromanceEAm
FWantyourGbad Eromance!
FIwantyourloving,andIGwantyourrevenge
YouandAmmecouldwriteabadCromance
FIwantyourloving,allyourGloveisrevenge
YouandEmecouldwriteabadAmromance
FOh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!GOh-oh-oooh-oh-oh!
AmCaughtinabadCromance.
FOh-oh-oh-oh-oooh!GOh-oh-oooh-oh-oh!
ECaughtinabadAmromance.
AmRah-rah-ah-ah-ah!CMuh-muh-muh-muh-mah!
AmRah-rah-ooh-la-la!CWantGyourbadromance
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ArtistLady Gaga
AlbumThe Fame Monster
GenresPop, Electronic
Year2009
KeyAm
DifficultyIntermediate

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

Lady Gaga - Bad Romance 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 Romance uses these transitions most often: Am → C (35), F → G (19), and C → F (15). 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 Am - C chord transition.

1. Am → C chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 35 times.

Am to C

2. C → Em chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Switching from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

C to Em

3. Em → Am chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

Em to Am

4. C → G chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

C to G

5. G → Am chord transition

Switching from G to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 15 times.

6. C → F chord transition

Here's how to move from C to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 15 times.

7. F → Am chord transition

To move from F to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

8. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  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 A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

9. G → E chord transition

Here's how to move from G to E:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.

10. E → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from E to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 11 times.

11. E → F chord transition

Switching from E to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

Bad Romance chord transition analysis

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

  • Bad Romance includes 160 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Bad Romance contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Bad Romance connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
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