Peggy Lee

Why Don't You Do Right – Peggy Lee: piano chords

Why Don't You Do Right by Peggy Lee uses 38 chords in D minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

D minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Dm Dm/C C7 Bm7 Bb7 Dm Dm/C Bb13 Dm Dm/C Bm7 Gm7 Ab9 G9 Bb9 A9 Dm Bb13 Em7 A7 A9 G9 Bb9 A9 Dm Bb13 Em7 A7 A9 Bb9 Bbm6 Dm/A A7 Dm Dm7/C Dm Dm/C Bm7 Bb7 A7 Dm Dm/C Bm7 Bb7 A7 Ab Gm7 Ab9 G9 Bb9 A9 Dm Bb13 Em7 A7 E7 A9 Bb9 Dm Dm7/C Bb9 Dm Dm/C Bb13 Dm Db Dm7/C Bb13 A7 Ab13 Gm7 A7 Dm Dm7/C Bb13 E7 A7 Dm Dm/C C7 B7 Em Em/D C9 B13 Em Em/D C7 B9 Em Em/D C9 Bb Am7 Bb9 Em

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Em/D C9 B9 F#7 B9 C9 C Em/B B7 Fm Fm/Eb Dm7 Db7 C7 Bbm7 B9 Bb7 Db9 C9 Fm Db9 Gm7 C7 G7 C9 Db9

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Dm

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneA
DFA
Practice Dm

C7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
CEGA♯
Practice C7

Bm7

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
BDF♯A
Practice Bm7

A#13

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
A♯DFG♯CD♯G
Practice A#13

A#9

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
A♯DFG♯C
Practice A#9

A9

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
AC♯EGB
Practice A9

A7

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneEG — chord toneG
AC♯EG
Practice A7

Dm7

D — bass noteDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
DFAC
Practice Dm7

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

C9

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CEGA♯D
Practice C9

Questions

Which chords does Why Don't You Do Right by Peggy Lee use?

Different chords: 38. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Why Don't You Do Right by Peggy Lee in?

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

How hard is Why Don't You Do Right to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (38), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.