Major view
G major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = F# (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = C (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Sabrina Carpenter - Bad for Business - Chord
Key G major – E minor Chords C, D, G, Bm, Em, Dbm Easy key C (capo 7)
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Key: G | Em
Capo: 0
G Bm C D
He's good for my heart, but he's bad for business
G Bm C D
Tears me apart when he grants my wishes
Em D Dbm
All of my friends think I've gone crazy
C
But they don't know me like my ba—
Ba—, ba—, ba—
G Bm C D
We look good in photographs, I like the way you like to laugh
G Bm C D
At dirty jokes, I know they'll always land
G Bm C D
Used to get to work on time, now you're taking up my nights
G Bm C D
Never been so glad to be so tired
G Bm C D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm mad for you
G Bm C D
It's sad but true and I know it
G Bm C D
Ha, ha, ha, you're on my mind
G Bm C D
You stole my life and it's showing
G Bm C D
He's good for my heart, but he's bad for business
G Bm C D
Tears me apart when he grants my wishes
Em D Dbm
All of my friends think I've gone crazy
C
But they don't know me like my baby
G Bm C D
If I'm just writing happy songs, would anybody sing along
G Bm C D
You had to go and break into my head
G Bm
And I would try to fight these feelings
C D G Bm C
I can't find a single reason I'd make all the same mistakes again
D
G Bm C D
Ooh, ooh, ooh, I'm mad for you
G Bm C D
It's sad but true and I know it
G Bm C D
Ha, ha, ha, you're on my mind
G Bm C D
You stole my life and it's showing
G Bm C D
He's good for my heart, but he's bad for business
G Bm C D
Tears me apart when he grants my wishes
Em D Dbm
All of my friends think I've gone crazy
C
But they don't know me like my baby
G Bm
He's good , he's bad
C D
The best I've ever had
G Bm
And he's so nice it's sad
C D
He ruined all my plans
G Bm
And he just makes me so crazy
C D G Bm
I know where he wants me
C
And he'll be the death of me
G Bm C D
He's good for my heart, but he's bad for business
G Bm C D
Tears me apart when he grants my wishes
Em D Dbm
All of my friends think I've gone crazy
C
But they don't know me like my baby
G Bm C D
He's good for my heart, but he's bad for business
G Bm C D
Tears me apart when he grants my wishes
Em D Dbm
All of my friends think I've gone crazy
C
But they don't know me like my baby
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Harmony analysis
Sabrina Carpenter – Bad for Business: key and chord analysis
The song opens on G and ends on C. Its chords belong to both G major and Em, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
E minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = C (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = D (natural-minor colour)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the G major side because it opens on G and G is heard 30 times against 5 for Em. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from E minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to G or to Em; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.
Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | G | Tonic — home | G · B · D | 30× |
| ii | Am | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | A · C · E | — |
| iii | Bm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | B · D · F# | 30× |
| V/vi | B | Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Emsecondary dominant | B · D# · F# | — |
| IV | C | Subdominant — moves away from home | C · E · G | 35× |
| #iv | Dbm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Db · Fb · Ab | 5× |
| V | D | Dominant — strongest pull home | D · F# · A | 34× |
| vi | Em | Relative minor — the melancholy side | E · G · B | 5× |
| vii° | F#dim | Leading-tone chord — tension | F# · A · C | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Em | Tonic — home | E · G · B | 5× |
| ii° | F#dim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | F# · A · C | — |
| III | G | Relative major — the bright side | G · B · D | 30× |
| iv | Am | Subdominant — moves away from home | A · C · E | — |
| v | Bm | Minor dominant — soft pull | B · D · F# | 30× |
| V | B | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | B · D# · F# | — |
| VI | C | Submediant — warm colour | C · E · G | 35× |
| #vi | Dbm | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | Db · Fb · Ab | 5× |
| VII | D | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | D · F# · A | 34× |
Analysis
The key pair is G major and its relative E minor (1 sharp). 6 different chords appear 139 times in total; 5 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. Dbm step outside the scale as colour chords.
Chord movement
- C D GIV → VIV → V EmVI → VIIVI → VII ×29
- D G GV → Iauthentic cadence EmVII → III ×24
- D Em GV → videceptive cadence EmVII → iAeolian arrival ×5
- C G GIV → Iplagal cadence EmVI → III ×5
The move to watch is C → D, heard 29 times. From the G side it reads IV → V (IV → V: the lift that builds tension before home); from the Em side it is VI → VII (VI → VII: the rising step that heads for the tonic). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.
Improvisation tips
- G major pentatonic and E minor pentatonic are the same five notes (G – A – B – D – E): start from G for a brighter phrase, from E for a bluesier one.
- Over C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
The song on the circle of fifths
- Played in the song — chord of the key
- Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
- Played — borrowed or outside chord
- Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
Capo and easier keys
With G major shapes
- No capo — open G shapes
- Capo 3 + E shapes
- Capo 5 + D shapes
With E minor shapes
- No capo — open Em shapes
- Capo 2 + Dm shapes
- Capo 7 + Am shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
- 5 semitones up · capo 7 keeps the original pitch
The song's harmonic story
The opening G lays a solid floor for everything that follows. The backbone is C, D, G, Bm — IV–V–I–iii from the G side, VI–VII–III–v from the Em side. No chord leaves the shared scale, so a single pentatonic shape works over the whole song. Keep an ear on C → D (IV → V in G, VI → VII in Em): IV → V — the lift that builds tension before home. Ending on C, the song seals G as home.
This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.
Sabrina Carpenter - Bad for Business Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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