Ben Platt – Bad Habit Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Ben Platt – Bad Habit Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsCCsus4Gm7F/ABbF

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This is the chord progression of Bad Habit by Ben Platt on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
C Csus4 Gm7 F/A Bb F

[Verse 1]
C                                                        Gm7
You always said that I’d come back to you again
F/A                                  Bb                  F
‘Cause everybody needs a friend, it’s true
C                                                  Gm7
Someone to quiet the voices in my head
Bb                                                  F
Make ’em sing to me instead, it’s you

[Pre-Chorus]
C
Hate to say that I love you
Gm7                                  F/A
Hate to say that I need you
Bb
Hate to say that I want you
F
But I do

[Chorus]
C
Bad habit, I know
Gm7
But I’m needin’ you right now
Bb
Can you help me out?
C
Can I lean on you?
C
Been one of those days
Gm7
Sun don’t wanna come out
Bb
Can you help me out?
C
Can I lean on you?

[Verse 2]
C                                                                  Gm7
You make me feel like I’m floatin’ off the ground
Bb                                  F
Above this little town, you do
C                                  Gm7                  F/A
Look at me smile with tears in my eyes
Bb                                  F
I love the way you lie, I do

[Pre-Chorus]
C
Hate to say that I’m lonely
Gm7
Hate to say that I miss you
Bb
Hate to say that it’s dark in here
F
But it’s true, oh

[Chorus]
C
Bad habit, I know
Gm7
But I’m needin’ you right now
Bb
Can you help me out?
C
Can I lean on you?
C
Been one of those days
Gm7
Sun don’t wanna come out
Bb
Can you help me out?
C
Can I lean on you?

[Post-Chorus]
C                  Gm7
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
F/A                      Bb
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
C
Can I lean on you?
C                       Gm7
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
F/A                  Bb
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
C
Can I lean on you?

[Pre-Chorus]
C
Hate to say that I’m lonely
Gm7
Hate to say that I miss you
Bb
Hate to say that it’s dark in here
F
But it’s true, oh

[Chorus]
C
Bad habit, I know
Gm7
But I’m needin’ you right now
Bb
Can you help me out?
C
Can I lean on you?
C                        Gm7
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
F/A                          Bb
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
C
Can I lean on you?
C                  Gm7
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
F/A                        Bb
Oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
C
Can I lean on you?

[Outro]
C
Hate to say that I love you
Gm7
Hate to say that I need you
Bb
Hate to say that I want you
F
But I do

How to play Bad Habit: key, chords and progression

To play Bad Habit by Ben Platt, think in F major (one flat: B♭). It takes 6 chords: C, Csus4, Gm7, F/A, Bb and F.

Listen for Bb – F – C – Gm7 (IV – I – V – ii7 in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, Asus4, Em7, D, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Csus4 chord on guitar (x33010)
Csus4C F G
Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F

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Bad Habit chords: questions

What key is Bad Habit in?

Bad Habit by Ben Platt is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Bad Habit?

Bad Habit uses 6 chords: C, Csus4, Gm7, F/A, Bb, F.

What is the chord progression of Bad Habit?

The main progression is Bb – F – C – Gm7 (IV – I – V – ii7).

Is Bad Habit easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes A, Asus4, Em7, D, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 20% without a capo).

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