Piano chords · Rock drive
How to play Bad Romance on piano
By Lady Gaga
- A minor
- 4/4
- 115 BPM
- 2009
- Medium
Learn Bad Romance in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – G – Am – C
Bad Romance sits in A minor: A is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; G is G, B and D; Am is A, C and E; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FVIGVIIAmiCIII- FF · A · C
- GG · B · D
- AmA · C · E
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Engine 8ths
The lowest note on every eighth: the engine of rock. Musicians call it root bass · 8ths (root bass rhythm), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Hurrying chords
Calm chords in the first half, then twice as fast to the end. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 115 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: F – G – Am
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
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Questions about Bad Romance
What chords are in Bad Romance?
The loop is F – G – Am – C (bVI – bVII – i – bIII) in A minor, and the song ends on F – G – Am.
What key is Bad Romance in?
A minor, at about 115 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Bad Romance?
Engine 8ths: root bass · 8ths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Bad Romance easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Can I hear the real melody of Bad Romance?
Yes: "The part you know" plays the catchy part of the song from a score, with both hands.
Made from 4 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.