I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Bb – Eb7 – Bb – Eb7
How it goes
I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb7 is Eb, G, Bb and Db. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
BbIEb7IV7BbIEb7IV7
- BbBb · D · F
- Eb7Eb · G · Bb · Db
24 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Power fifths
How it goes
Root and fifth together: big and bold. Musicians call it lh power fifths (left-hand chords), a medium pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Power fifthsLeft-hand chords · RockLeft handMedium
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Right hand: Steady chords
How it goes
A full chord on every beat, steady and simple. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Steady chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
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Both hands at 68 BPM
How it goes
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.
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Ending: Eb – F – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbFBb
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C

What chords are in I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good?

The loop is Bb – Eb7 – Bb – Eb7 (I – IV7 – I – IV7) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – F – Bb.

What key is I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good in?

Bb major, at about 68 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good?

Power fifths: lh power fifths, a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is I Got It Bad And That Ain’t Good 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.