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How to play Right Time Of The Night on piano
By Jennifer Warnes
- Ab major
- 4/4
- 100 BPM
- IV–I–IV–I loop
- 1976
- Easy
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Right Time Of The Night in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
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Chords: Db – Ab – Db – Ab
How it goes
Right Time Of The Night sits in Ab major: Ab is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Db is Db, F and Ab; Ab is Ab, C and Eb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
DbIVAbIDbIVAbI- DbDb · F · Ab
- AbAb · C · Eb
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Left hand: Lazy seesaw
How it goes
A low note, a higher one, a gap, then the higher one again. Musicians call it root–fifth 1-5-5 (root–fifth bass), an easy pattern heard in 520 songs of the library.
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Right hand: Pop stabs
How it goes
Chord stabs in the 3-3-2 pop rhythm. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
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Both hands at 100 BPM
How it goes
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.
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Ending: Ab – Db – Ab
How it goes
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
AbDbAb
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Questions about Right Time Of The Night
What chords are in Right Time Of The Night?
The loop is Db – Ab – Db – Ab (IV – I – IV – I) in Ab major, and the song ends on Ab – Db – Ab.
What key is Right Time Of The Night in?
Ab major, at about 100 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Right Time Of The Night?
Lazy seesaw: root–fifth 1-5-5, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Right Time Of The Night easy to play on piano?
Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.
Made from 2 arrangements of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.