Portland – So Bad Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Portland – So Bad Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmGmBbCFA7Am7Bbm

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[Intro]
Dm
Dm
Dm
Dm

[Verse 1]
Dm
It is how you look at me,
Dm
It itches and I shiver
 tremendously,
Dm
Amazed me the least,
Dm
There’s still,
Dm
So much left to see.

[Pre-Chorus]
        Gm      Bb
Please, freese, stop,
       Dm
‘Cause when I always
           C
 wanted to keep you mine,
        Gm      F
Please, freese, stop,
              A7
Too late to rewind.

[Chorus]
          Dm           Am7
You don’t talk but you do,
    Bb
Whatever you do it
       Bbm
just feels so good,
          Dm
Please forget,
             Am7
Who-ever you have,
         Bb
‘Cause I really
           Bbm
 I need you.
Bbm           Dm
I want you so bad.
Dm     Dm  Dm  Dm
Yeah!

[Verse 2]
Dm
You’re my only little secret,
Dm
Everything I always
 wanted to feel,
Dm
I need you to believe it,
Dm
I need you to tell me
that this is real.

[Pre-Chorus]
            Gm      Bb
Oh, please, freese, stop,
       Dm
‘Cause when I always
           C
 wanted to keep you mine,
        Gm      F
Please, freese, stop,
              A7
Too late to rewind.

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[Chorus]
          Dm           Am7
You don’t talk but you do,
    Bb
Whatever you do it
      Bbm
just feels so good,
          Dm
Please forget,
             Am7
Who-ever you have,
         Bb
‘Cause I really
            Bbm
 I need you.
Bbm           Dm
I want you so bad.
Dm  Dm  Dm  Dm  Dm

[Bridge]
Bb                F
When I’m going to live
 forever,
C                     Dm
So please, just come along,
Bb
Don’t you find it,
Bbm
Don’t deny it.

[Chorus]
          Dm           Am7
You don’t talk but you do,
    Bb
Whatever you do it
      Bbm
 just feels so good,
          Dm
Please forget,
             Am7
Who-ever you have,
         Bb
‘Cause I really
           Bbm
I need you.

[Outro]
          Dm           Am7
You don’t talk but you do,
    Bb
Whatever you do it
      Bbm
just feels so good,
          Dm
Please forget,
             Am7
Who-ever you have,
         Bb
‘Cause I really
           Bbm  Bbm
I need you.
Bbm           Dm
I want you so bad.

How to play So Bad: key, chords and progression

These are So Bad chords by Portland on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

So Bad by Portland is built around D minor (one flat: B♭), with 8 chords in all: Dm, Gm, Bb, C, F, A7, Am7 and Bbm.

Most of the song cycles through Dm – Am7 – Bb – Bbm (i – v7 – VI – vi in D minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, F, G, C, E7, Em7, Fm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
Bbm chord on guitar (x13321)
B♭mB♭ D♭ F

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

So Bad chords: questions

What key is So Bad in?

So Bad by Portland is centred on D minor (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in So Bad?

So Bad uses 8 chords: Dm, Gm, Bb, C, F, A7, Am7, Bbm.

What is the chord progression of So Bad?

The main progression is Dm – Am7 – Bb – Bbm (i – v7 – VI – vi).

Is So Bad easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, F, G, C, E7, Em7, Fm (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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