# The Pleasure Principle – Janet Jackson: piano chords

The Pleasure Principle by Janet Jackson uses 9 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Dm F Dm F Dm7 F G7 Bb Am Dm F Dm7 F Dm7 F G7 Bb Am
- Chorus 1: Bb Gm Bb Am Dm F Dm Gm Bb
- Verse 2: Dm F Dm7 F Dm7 F G Bb Am Dm F Dm F Dm F G Bb
- Chorus 2: Am A Bb Gm Bb Am Dm F Dm Gm Bb

## Questions

### Which chords does The Pleasure Principle by Janet Jackson use?

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

### What key is The Pleasure Principle by Janet Jackson in?

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

### How hard is The Pleasure Principle to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. 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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