Chords for ๐น How to play "WE ARE FAMILY" by Sister Sledge (easy piano tutorial lesson) + LYRICS
Tempo:
116.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Ab
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hello, this is Jermaine with Piano Clubhouse.
Today we'll be playing We Are Family by Sister Sledge.
All right, this song is in A natural.
We've all pretty much heard this song,
so we're gonna learn to play it today.
[Gb] [A] Here's our A scale, here's our chords.
All right, this song just goes from the one
to the flat seven to the four, [F] all right,
for the most part of [A] the song.
One is your tonic, we're in A, so that's the one.
One, two, three, [Ab] four, five, six, [Ab] seven is a G sharp,
so [G] a flat seven, it's gonna be [A] a G,
[G] then to a [A] four, one, two, [D] three, four.
[A]
[G] [D]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [D]
[F] That's what we're gonna learn.
[A]
So our first note, first chord is gonna be the A chord.
[Ab] A, D sharp, I'm sorry, C [E] sharp, E natural.
[A] Then our second chord is going to be a G [G] chord.
[B] G, [D] B, D, [G]
G, B, D in your right hand as well.
Then the third chord is going to be a D natural chord.
[D]
D and A in your bass in your left hand.
F sharp, A, D in your right hand.
[A] [G]
[D] Next [Dm] is
[G]
G, [Dm] D in your left hand,
F, A, [F] C, F in your right hand.
[Dm] So that's basically half the song right there.
[G] So we [A] have,
[G] [D]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [D]
[Dm] and then you [A] hear the piano goes,
[G] [D]
[Dm] so [A] we're gonna learn that.
[Db] [G]
[A] [Db]
[Gbm] F sharp, [A] E, C [Bm] sharp, B, [B] and I'm [Gbm] doing octaves.
[Db]
And when [G] you hit the B,
you're going to hit the G chord in your left hand.
[A] So first is the A chord, [G]
all right?
[A] [Dbm]
[G] Then, [D]
so [C] that starts on [D] a C, [B] B, [A] A, [Gb] F sharp.
[E] When you hit the F [D] sharp,
so what's your left hand is gonna do?
D, A, D.
[G] So we have, [A]
[G] [A] [D]
[F] back to the beginning, [A]
all [G] [C] [D]
[Dm] right?
Then the second part, [B] it's basically their verses.
[A] That's how we're gonna start out.
[Ab] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [A] [Ab] [G]
[G] [Cm] [Ab]
Today we'll be playing We Are Family by Sister Sledge.
All right, this song is in A natural.
We've all pretty much heard this song,
so we're gonna learn to play it today.
[Gb] [A] Here's our A scale, here's our chords.
All right, this song just goes from the one
to the flat seven to the four, [F] all right,
for the most part of [A] the song.
One is your tonic, we're in A, so that's the one.
One, two, three, [Ab] four, five, six, [Ab] seven is a G sharp,
so [G] a flat seven, it's gonna be [A] a G,
[G] then to a [A] four, one, two, [D] three, four.
[A]
[G] [D]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [D]
[F] That's what we're gonna learn.
[A]
So our first note, first chord is gonna be the A chord.
[Ab] A, D sharp, I'm sorry, C [E] sharp, E natural.
[A] Then our second chord is going to be a G [G] chord.
[B] G, [D] B, D, [G]
G, B, D in your right hand as well.
Then the third chord is going to be a D natural chord.
[D]
D and A in your bass in your left hand.
F sharp, A, D in your right hand.
[A] [G]
[D] Next [Dm] is
[G]
G, [Dm] D in your left hand,
F, A, [F] C, F in your right hand.
[Dm] So that's basically half the song right there.
[G] So we [A] have,
[G] [D]
[Dm] [A]
[G] [D]
[Dm] and then you [A] hear the piano goes,
[G] [D]
[Dm] so [A] we're gonna learn that.
[Db] [G]
[A] [Db]
[Gbm] F sharp, [A] E, C [Bm] sharp, B, [B] and I'm [Gbm] doing octaves.
[Db]
And when [G] you hit the B,
you're going to hit the G chord in your left hand.
[A] So first is the A chord, [G]
all right?
[A] [Dbm]
[G] Then, [D]
so [C] that starts on [D] a C, [B] B, [A] A, [Gb] F sharp.
[E] When you hit the F [D] sharp,
so what's your left hand is gonna do?
D, A, D.
[G] So we have, [A]
[G] [A] [D]
[F] back to the beginning, [A]
all [G] [C] [D]
[Dm] right?
Then the second part, [B] it's basically their verses.
[A] That's how we're gonna start out.
[Ab] [Fm] [Bb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [A] [Ab] [G]
[G] [Cm] [Ab]
Key:ย ย
A
G
D
Ab
Dm
A
G
D
_ _ Hello, this is Jermaine with Piano Clubhouse.
_ Today we'll be playing We Are Family by Sister Sledge.
_ All right, this song is in A natural.
_ We've all pretty much heard this song,
so we're gonna learn to play it today.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] Here's our A scale, _ _ _ _ here's our chords. _
All right, this song just goes from the one
to the flat seven to the four, [F] all right,
for the most part of [A] the song.
_ One is your tonic, we're in A, so that's the one.
_ One, two, three, [Ab] four, five, six, [Ab] seven is a G sharp,
so [G] a flat seven, _ it's gonna be [A] a G,
_ [G] _ _ _ then to a [A] four, one, two, [D] three, four.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ That's what we're gonna learn.
[A] _
_ _ _ So our first note, _ _ first chord is gonna be the A chord. _ _ _ _
[Ab] A, D sharp, I'm sorry, C [E] sharp, _ E natural.
[A] _ _ _ _ Then our second chord is going to be a G [G] chord. _ _ _
_ [B] G, _ [D] B, D, [G] _
G, B, D in your right hand as well. _ _ _ _
_ Then the third chord is going to be a D natural chord.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
D and A in your bass in your left hand. _ _
F sharp, A, D in your right hand. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Next [Dm] is _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
G, [Dm] _ _ D in your left hand, _
_ F, A, [F] C, F in your right hand.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ So that's basically half the song right there.
[G] So we [A] have, _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ and then you [A] hear the piano goes,
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ so [A] we're gonna learn that.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[Gbm] F sharp, [A] E, C [Bm] sharp, B, _ [B] and I'm [Gbm] doing octaves.
_ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ And when [G] you hit the B,
you're going to hit the G chord in your left hand.
[A] So first is the A chord, _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ all right?
[A] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[G] _ Then, _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ so [C] that starts on [D] a C, _ _ [B] B, [A] A, [Gb] F sharp.
_ [E] When you hit the F [D] sharp,
so what's your left hand is gonna do?
D, A, D. _
_ _ _ [G] So we have, _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] back to the beginning, _ [A] _ _
all [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ right?
Then the second part, [B] it's basically their verses. _
_ _ [A] _ That's how we're gonna start out. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ Today we'll be playing We Are Family by Sister Sledge.
_ All right, this song is in A natural.
_ We've all pretty much heard this song,
so we're gonna learn to play it today.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [A] Here's our A scale, _ _ _ _ here's our chords. _
All right, this song just goes from the one
to the flat seven to the four, [F] all right,
for the most part of [A] the song.
_ One is your tonic, we're in A, so that's the one.
_ One, two, three, [Ab] four, five, six, [Ab] seven is a G sharp,
so [G] a flat seven, _ it's gonna be [A] a G,
_ [G] _ _ _ then to a [A] four, one, two, [D] three, four.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ That's what we're gonna learn.
[A] _
_ _ _ So our first note, _ _ first chord is gonna be the A chord. _ _ _ _
[Ab] A, D sharp, I'm sorry, C [E] sharp, _ E natural.
[A] _ _ _ _ Then our second chord is going to be a G [G] chord. _ _ _
_ [B] G, _ [D] B, D, [G] _
G, B, D in your right hand as well. _ _ _ _
_ Then the third chord is going to be a D natural chord.
[D] _ _ _ _ _
D and A in your bass in your left hand. _ _
F sharp, A, D in your right hand. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Next [Dm] is _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
G, [Dm] _ _ D in your left hand, _
_ F, A, [F] C, F in your right hand.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ So that's basically half the song right there.
[G] So we [A] have, _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ and then you [A] hear the piano goes,
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ so [A] we're gonna learn that.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[Gbm] F sharp, [A] E, C [Bm] sharp, B, _ [B] and I'm [Gbm] doing octaves.
_ _ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ And when [G] you hit the B,
you're going to hit the G chord in your left hand.
[A] So first is the A chord, _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ all right?
[A] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[G] _ Then, _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ so [C] that starts on [D] a C, _ _ [B] B, [A] A, [Gb] F sharp.
_ [E] When you hit the F [D] sharp,
so what's your left hand is gonna do?
D, A, D. _
_ _ _ [G] So we have, _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [F] back to the beginning, _ [A] _ _
all [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ right?
Then the second part, [B] it's basically their verses. _
_ _ [A] _ That's how we're gonna start out. _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _