Chords of: Right Now by: One Direction. (Eb, Cm, Ab, Abmaj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Right Now” by One Direction is in C Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Cm, Ab, Abmaj7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Ab → Ebaug → Ab → Fm7 → F7 → Cm → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:23 | 43% |
| Cm | 0:35 | 18% |
| Ab | 0:32 | 17% |
| Cm7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ebaug | 0:03 | 2% |
| Fm7 | 0:03 | 2% |
Cm – Ab – Ebaug – Fm – Cm – Eb – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – Ab – Eb – Abm – Ab – Eb – F7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb – F/Eb – Eb – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm – Ab – Eb – …
