Bad Romance: Guitar Chords and Tabs for Rock Version

Posted on Jan 11, 2025 in Philology

Introduction

This isn’t exactly how the song is played, but this is how my band, Various Stages, plays it when we do our rock version of it. It is very accurate. Enjoy! If you have any questions or comments on it, you can e-mail me at karategrl5431@yahoo.com. -Vikkii

Intro

When she is singing the “Oh oh oh, caught in a bad romance” part at the beginning, play chords C, G, Am, Fm.

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-----2-2-3-2-------2-2-3-2-------2-2-3-2-----------------------|
-0-0-----------0-0-----------0-0-------------3-3-0-3-0-3-------|
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Repeat that twice.

Verse

During the verse, we palm-mute it and play just open and then a G bar chord. We play the song with distortion. We play it kinda like this:

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-0--0--3--0--3--0------------------------|
-0--0--4--0--4--0------------------------|
-0--0--5--0--5--0------------------------|
-0--0--5--0--5--0------------------------|
-0--0--3--0--3--0------------------------|

So yeah, that’s pretty much through the verse. Except when she says “I want your love, love, love, I want your love.” Then you play:

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-------0-----7-3-0-------0---------------|
-0-3-4-------------0-3-4-----------------|

Pre-Chorus

Entering the chorus, play the G chord.

Chorus

Then the chorus goes:

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-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5------------------5---------|
-------------------5-5--5-5-7-7-7-7---5-5-3---|
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Then those little chords C, G, Am, Fm twice.

And then:

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-----2-2-3-2-------2-2-3-2-------2-2-3-2-----------------------|
-0-0-----------0-0-----------0-0-------------3-3-0-3-0-3-------|
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Verse 2

Then do the next verse like the first verse above.

Chorus 2

And the chorus the same.

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-----2-2-3-2-------2-2-3-2-------2-2-3-2-----------------------|
-0-0-----------0-0-----------0-0-------------3-3-0-3-0-3-------|
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Play it twice.

Bridge

Next, play the G chord palm-muted until you hit the part, “I want your love, and I want your revenge,” where you play the chords C, G, Am, Fm.

Chorus 3

Then play the chorus like you did the past couple of times.

Outro

And that is pretty much it.