Piano chords · Film & wonder
How to play Right Now on piano
- D minor
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- Tricky
Learn Right Now in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: F – Bb – C – F
Right Now sits in D minor: D is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: F is F, A and C; Bb is Bb, D and F; C is C, E and G. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
FIIIBbVICVIIFIII- FF · A · C
- BbBb · D · F
- CC · E · G
- 2
Left hand: Thunder tremolo
An octave shaking fast: thunder and suspense. Musicians call it octave tremolo (tremolo), a tricky pattern heard in 150 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 100 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: Bb – C – Dm
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
BbCDm- DmD · F · A
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Questions about Right Now
What chords are in Right Now?
The loop is F – Bb – C – F (bIII – bVI – bVII – bIII) in D minor, and the song ends on Bb – C – Dm.
What key is Right Now in?
D minor, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Right Now?
Thunder tremolo: octave tremolo, a tricky pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Right Now easy to play on piano?
It is a tricky one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.