Learn "BAD IDEA" by Sara Bareilles on Piano

Master "BAD IDEA" by Sara Bareilles with our interactive piano player. This hard-level Musical/Soundtrack arrangement is in the key of D at 168 BPM, making it a rewarding piece for advanced players to master.

Tip: Break "BAD IDEA" into sections and master each one separately. The speed control lets you drill difficult passages at any tempo until they feel natural.

Lyrics

It’s a bad i de a, me and you. It’s a bad i de a, me and you. (G5)I’ve nev er known an y thing so true, it’s a (D5)ter ri ble i de a, me and you. You have a wife. You have a hus band. You’re my doc tor. You got a ba by com in’. It’s a bad i de a, me and you. May be Let’s just keep kis sing ’til we come to. (A)Heart, stop rac in’. Let’s (Bm)face it, mak ing mis (G)takes like this will make (D)worse what was al read y pret ty bad. Mind, stop run nin’. It’s (Bm)time we just let this thing go. It was a (Gsus)pret ty good bad i de a, (D5)was n’t it though? It’s a bad i de a, me and you. It’s a bad i de a, me and you. (G5)Hold me er close while I think this through. It’s a (D5)ver y poor i de a, me and you. I got a wife. I got a hus band. I’m your doct tor. My dumb a ba by’s com in’. It’s a bad i de a, me and you. May be one more kiss will make ’til us come to. (A)Heart, stop rac in’. Let’s (Bm)face it, mak ing mis (G)takes like this will make (D)worse what was al read y pret ty bad. Mind, stop run nin’. It’s (Bm)time we just let this thing go. It was a (Gsus)pret ty good bad i de a, (D5)was n’t it though? (D5)was n’t it though? (Dmaj7)I know what’s (D)right for me, and it’s the (Bm7)on ly thing (F#m)I’ve ev er (Gmaj13)done. What if I (Em11)nev er see my self ev er be an y thing (Bm)more than what I’ve (F#m)al read y be come? I need a bad i de a, I need a bad i de a. I need a bad i de a, I need a bad i de a, just one. (A)Heart, keep rac in’. Let’s (Bm)make mis takes, let us (G)say, “So what?” and make (D)worse what was al read y pret ty bad. This se cret is (Bm)safe, no rea son to (G)throw it a way when there’s (D)love to be had. (A)Hold me tight as I (Bm)tell my self that you (G)might make sense, and make (D)good what has been just so bad. Let’s see this (Bm)through. It’s a (Dm)pret ty good bad i dea, me and you.

Song Details

Key
D
Tempo
168 BPM
Difficulty
hard

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How to Play "Bad Idea" on Piano

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