Blink-182 – Bad News Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Blink-182 – Bad News Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBEG#mF#/A#F#B/D#

Key
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[Intro]
                B            E
I'm giving you bad, bad news
                    G#m
I think I might've fallen
                       E
 out of love with you
          B
Years of fighting and
         E
hiding feelings
           G#m
All those nights staring
         E
at the ceiling

[Instrument]
 B   F#/A#   G#m
 F#   E   2x

[Verse]
B           F#/A#
I keep on thinking that
 G#m         F#      E
 I might be better alone
     B            F#/A#
Sometimes when I get back
       G#m
from work,
         F#         E
I wish no one was home
         F#  G#m
I start reminiscing
             E           B
'bout good times we had
         F#      G#m
Like I'm always missing
           E             B
what we can't get back
[Chorus]
                B           E
I'm giving you bad, bad news
                    G#m
I think I might've fallen
                       E
 out of love with you
          B
Years of fighting and
         E
hiding feelings
           G#m
All those nights staring
          E
 at the ceiling
                B            E
I'm giving you bad, bad news
                G#m
Now I think I know what
                  E
 I already knew
                  B/D#
The truth is out so there's
           E
no pretending
                 B
I guess there's no such
             F#
 thing as a happy ending

[Break]
 B   F#/A#   G#m   F#  E  2x

[Bridge]
B   F#           G#m
       This is the last song
      E               B    F#
 I'll ever write for you
 G#m               E
No more telling me I'm
                   B    F#
not right for you
 G#m               E
Save your breath there's
                    B    F#
nothing left to do
          G#m
This is the last song
      E
 I'll ever write for you

Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator to see every chord in this song on guitar, ukulele and piano.

[Chorus]
                B            E
I'm giving you bad, bad news
                    G#m
I think I might've fallen
                       E
 out of love with you
          B
Years of fighting and
         E
hiding feelings
           G#m
All those nights staring
         E
at the ceiling
                B
I'm giving you bad,
           E
bad news
                G#m
Now I think I know
                     E
what I already knew
                  B/D#
The truth is out so there's
            E
 no pretending
                 B
I guess there's no such
             F#           E
 thing as a happy ending

Watch: blink-182 - BAD NEWS (Official Lyric Video)

From blink182VEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Bad News: key, chords and progression

These are Bad News chords by Blink-182 on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Bad News by Blink-182 keeps coming home to B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯). You need 6 chords: B, E, G#m, F#/A#, F# and B/D#.

The backbone of the song is B – E – G#m – E (I – IV – vi – IV in B major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – lah – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

Bad News chords: questions

What key is Bad News in?

Bad News by Blink-182 is centred on B major (five sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯).

What chords are in Bad News?

Bad News uses 6 chords: B, E, G#m, F#/A#, F#, B/D#.

What is the chord progression of Bad News?

The main progression is B – E – G#m – E (I – IV – vi – IV).

Is Bad News easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes G, C, Em, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 25% without a capo).

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