# Hot Stuff – Donna Summer: piano chords

Hot Stuff by Donna Summer uses 9 chords in Bb major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Cm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Cm7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm7), [Dm7/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Gm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm9)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Gm7 F
- Verse 1: Gm7 F Gm7 F Gm7
- Chorus 1: Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Bb Cm7
- Bridge 1: Gm7 Bb Cm7 Gm7 Bb Dm7 Gm7 Bb Cm7
- Verse 2: Gm7 F Gm7 F Gm7
- Chorus 2: Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Bb Cm7
- Bridge 2: Gm7 Bb Cm7 Gm7 Bb Cm7 Gm7
- Solo 1: Cm7/G Dm7/G Gm7 Cm7/G Dm7/G Gm Gm7 F Gm7 Gm9 Gm7 F Gm7 Gm9
- Chorus 3: Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Gm7 Bb Cm7
- Bridge 3: Gm7 Bb Cm7 Gm7 Bb Cm7 Gm7 Bb Cm7
- Verse 3: Gm7 F Gm7 F Gm7
- Chorus 4: Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Gm7
- Chorus 5: Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Gm7
- Outro 1: Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Dm7 Gm7 Cm7 Gm7

## Questions

### Which chords does Hot Stuff by Donna Summer use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Hot Stuff by Donna Summer in?

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

### How hard is Hot Stuff to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (9), 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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