Lyrics
(G7)(Ooh) What you want, (F7)(ooh) ba by, I got.
(G7)(Ooh) What you need, (F7)(ooh) do you know I got it?
(G7)(Ooh) All I’m ask in’ (F7)(ooh) is for a lit tle re (C7)spect when you come (Just home.
a lit tle bit,) Hey, (F7)ba by.
(just a lit When tle you bit,) get home, (just a lit tle bit,) mis (F7)ter.
(just a lit tle bit.)
I ain’t gon’ do you wrong while you’re gone.
Ain’t gon’ do you wrong ’cause I don’t wan na.
All I’m ask in’ is for a lit tle re (C7)spect when you come (Just home, a lit tle bit,) ba (F7)by, (just a lit when tle you bit,) get home, (just a lit tle yeah.
bit,)
(just a lit tle bit.)
I’m a bout to give you
all of my mon ey and all I’m ask in’ in re turn, hon ey, is to give me my prop ers when you get (C7)home, (Just a just a just a yeah, just a (F7)ba just by, a just a when just a you get just a) (C7)home, (just a lit tle yeah.
bit,)
(just a lit tle bit.)
Ooh, your kiss es, (F7)(ooh) sweet er than hon ey.
(G7)(Ooh) And guess what?
(F7)(Ooh) So is my mon ey.
(G7)(Ooh) All I want you to (F7)do (Ooh) for me is give it to me (C7)when (Re you get home, re re yeah, re (F7)ba re by, re whip re it to re me re spect, when just you get a lit home.
tle bit,)
(just a lit tle bit.) (C)R E S P E C T, (F)find out what it means to me.
(C)R E S P E C T, take care of T C B.
(Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to A me, lit sock tle it re to me, (F7)spect.
sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me.) (C7)Whoa, yeah, (Just a lit tle bit,) a lit tle re (F7)spect.
(just a lit tle bit.) (C7)Whoa, yeah, (Just a lit tle bit,) a lit tle re (F7)spect.
(just a lit tle bit.)
Respect by Aretha Franklin
Easy piano arrangement in the key of C at 118 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.
About “Respect”
- What key is "Respect" in?
- "Respect" by Aretha Franklin is in the key of C with a tempo of 118 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
- Is "Respect" easy to play on piano?
- This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
- Can I play "Respect" without reading sheet music?
- Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.
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