Chords of: (Night time Is) The Right Time by: Ray Charles. (Eb7, Eb, Bb7, Ab7) 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.
“(Night time Is) The Right Time” by Ray Charles is in Eb Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb7, Eb, Bb7, Ab7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 53% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7 → Ab7 → Ebm → Bbm7 → Eb → Ab/Bb → Ebm6 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:44 | 53% |
| Bb7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| Cm7b5/Bb | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ebm6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ebm | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ab/Bb | 0:08 | 4% |
| Ab7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:06 | 3% |
Bb7 – Ab7 – Ebm – Eb – Ab – Ebm – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab/Bb – Ebm6 – Eb – Bb7 – Ab6 – Cm7b5/Bb – Eb – F#maj7 – Eb – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab – Ebm6 – Ab6 – Ebm – Eb – Bb7 – Gm7b5 – Ab6 – Ebm6 – Eb – Bbm7 – Eb/Bb – Ab7 – Bbm7 – Ab7 – Ebm – Ab – Eb – Cm7b5/Bb – Bb7 – Ab/Bb – Ebm6 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Eb – Ab – Cm7b5/Bb – Eb – Bb7 – Ab/Bb – Bbm7 – …
