# Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves – Aretha Franklin: piano chords

Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves by Aretha Franklin uses 6 chords in F minor; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Cmaj](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Fm
- Verse 1: C7 Cmaj
- Chorus 1: Ab Bb C7 Fm Ab Bb C7 Fm Ab Bb C7 Fm C7
- Verse 2: Fm
- Chorus 2: Ab Bb C7 Fm Ab Bb C7 Fm Ab Bb C7 Fm C7
- Bridge 1: Db Bb Db Bb C7 Fm
- Chorus 3: Ab Bb C7 Fm Ab Bb C7 Fm Ab Bb C7 Fm

## Questions

### Which chords does Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves by Aretha Franklin use?

Different chords: 6. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves by Aretha Franklin in?

The chords fit F minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves to play on the piano?

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (6), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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