Z Berg & Ryan Ross – The Bad List Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Z Berg & Ryan Ross – The Bad List Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsEAG#mC#mF#AmB

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This is the chord progression of The Bad List by Z Berg & Ryan Ross on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1: Z Berg]
E                                           A
If it were me, I’d write another song
G#m                     C#m
Something in a major key
F#                             A               E
You and I will always be “the dream”
E                                                         A
It was a scream when we were young and dumb

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G#mv               C#m
Acid on Topanga Beach
F#                             A                             E
In my mind we’ll always be that free
Am                                           E
But something changed along the way
Am                             B
Winter never turned to Spring

[Chorus: Z Berg & Ryan Ross]
E
It’s Christmas Eve, you set the house on fire
A
It’s snowing on palm trees
Am
The river has run dry
E
So let me set you free
A
Let me help you please
Am
Say goodbye on Christmas Eve

[Verse 2: Ryan Ross]
E                                                         A
All the lights are on, but no one’s home
G#m                             C#m
Out cold on my frozen feet
F#                             A                           E
With nothing lying underneath the tree
E                                           A
The only soul I knew to telephone
G#m                                           C#m
Knows I’m lying through my teeth
F#                             A                             E
We were always thick as thieves, you and me
Am                             E
But something changed along the way
Am                                           B
Winter never turned to Spring

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[Chorus: Z Berg & Ryan Ross]
E
It’s Christmas Eve, you set the house on fire
A
It’s snowing on palm trees
Am
If you stay, you’re gonna die
E
So let me help you please
A
Let me help you leave
Am
Say goodbye on Christmas Eve
E

[Bridge: Z Berg & Ryan Ross]
A
But there’s no bandage
B
There ain’t no ballad
E
To fix the sadness
C#m
So happy Christmas
A
Back on the bad list
B
I don’t want no gifts
E
Just a first kiss
C#m
For the new year
E
Just a first kiss
C#m
To face the new year
E C#m E C#m

[Outro: Z Berg & Ryan Ross]
E                                           A
If it were me, I’d write another song
Am
Say goodbye

How to play The Bad List: key, chords and progression

The Bad List by Z Berg & Ryan Ross keeps coming home to E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯). You need 8 chords: E, A, G#m, C#m, F#, G#mv, Am and B.

Listen for C#m – F# – A – E (vi – II – IV – I in E major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is lah – reh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, F, Em, Am, D, Fm, G (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
G#m chord on guitar (466444)
G♯mG♯ B D♯
C#m chord on guitar (x46654)
C♯mC♯ E G♯
F# chord on guitar (244322)
F♯F♯ A♯ C♯
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
B chord on guitar (x24442)
BB D♯ F♯

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The Bad List chords: questions

What key is The Bad List in?

The Bad List by Z Berg & Ryan Ross is centred on E major (four sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯).

What chords are in The Bad List?

The Bad List uses 8 chords: E, A, G#m, C#m, F#, G#mv, Am, B.

What is the chord progression of The Bad List?

The main progression is C#m – F# – A – E (vi – II – IV – I).

Is The Bad List easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 4th fret and play the shapes C, F, Em, Am, D, Fm, G (71% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 43% without a capo).

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