# Family Affair – Sly & The Family Stone: piano chords

Family Affair by Sly & The Family Stone uses 7 chords in G minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[Dm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm7), [Bb7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp7), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Gm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm7), [C7](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Dmaj](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: Dm7 Bb7 Am7 Gm7 C7
- Verse 1: Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7
- Chorus 2: Gm7 C7 Gm7 Dmaj Gm7 C7 Gm7 Dmaj
- Verse 2: Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7
- Chorus 3: Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 Dmaj A7 Dm7 Bb7 Am7 Gm7 C7

## Questions

### Which chords does Family Affair by Sly & The Family Stone use?

Different chords: 7. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Family Affair by Sly & The Family Stone in?

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

### How hard is Family Affair to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (7), 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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