Piano chords · Dreamy ballad
How to play Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves on piano
By Eurythmics
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 136 BPM
- 1985
- Medium
Learn Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Ab – Bb – Ab – Fm
Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Bb is Bb, D and F; Fm is F, Ab and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIBbIIAbIFmvi- AbAb · C · Eb
- BbBb · D · F
- FmF · Ab · C
- 2
Left hand: Double-step climb
Two beats on the root, two on the next chord note up: simple and steady. Musicians call it broken chord 1-1-3-3 (broken chord), an easy pattern heard in 284 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Ticking clock
One high note repeated on every quick beat: tick, tick, tick. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 136 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Db – Eb – Ab
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
DbEbAb- DbDb · F · Ab
- EbEb · G · Bb
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Questions about Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves
What chords are in Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves?
The loop is Ab – Bb – Ab – Fm (I – II – I – vi) in Ab major, and the song ends on Db – Eb – Ab.
What key is Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves in?
Ab major, at about 136 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves?
Double-step climb: broken chord 1-1-3-3, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Sisters Are Doing It For Themselves easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.