# 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.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Dm/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Bm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm7), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Bb13](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp13), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [Ab9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp9), [G9](https://pianokitty.com/c/G9), [Bb9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp9), [A9](https://pianokitty.com/c/A9), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Bbm6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm6), [Dm/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Dm7/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [E7](https://pianokitty.com/c/E7), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Ab13](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharp13), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Em/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C9](https://pianokitty.com/c/C9), [B13](https://pianokitty.com/c/B13), [B9](https://pianokitty.com/c/B9), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Em/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Fm/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Db7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp7), [Bbm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm7), [Db9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharp9), [G7](https://pianokitty.com/c/G7)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: 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 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

## 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.

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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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