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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Night Time Is The Right Time Chords

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ChordsB7, A7, E, E7, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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[chorus]
[B7] [A7] [E] [B7]
You know the [E]night time [E7]([E]wah do day) oh, is the [E]right time, ([E7]wah do [E]day)
to be ([E7]wah do [E]day)with the one you love ([E7]wah do [E]day)
I said the [A]night time(wah do day) oh, is the right time, (wah do day)
to [E]be ([E7]wah do [E]day)with the one you love([E7]wah do [E]day)
I said the [B7]night time(wah do day) oh, is the [A7]right time, (wah do day)
to be with the one you [E]love ([E7]wah do [E]day) ([E7]wah do [E]day) [B7]

[Opening]
[E] [E7]Baby!([E]wah do day), I said ah [E]baby ([E7]wah do [E]day)
Baby!([E7]wah do [E]day), come on and drive me crazy lord ([E7]wah do [E]day)
You know I [A7]love (wah do day)you always thinking of you (wah do day)
Hey, [E]baby([E7]wah do [E]day), oh I said baby ([E7]wah do [E]day)
You know the [B7]night time(wah do day), oh is the [A7]right time, (wah do day)
to be with the one you [E]love ([E7]wah do [E]day) ([E7]wah do [E]day) [B7]
“all right sing the song to me”

[chorus]
[E] [A7] [E] [B7] [A7] [E] [B7]
I said the [E]night time [E7]([E]wah do day) oh, is the [E]right time, ([E7]wah do [E]day)
to be ([E7]wah do [E]day)with the one you love ([E7]wah do [E]day)
I said the [A]night time(wah do day) oh, is the right time, (wah do day)
to [E]be ([E7]wah do [E]day)with the one you love([E7]wah do [E]day)
I said the [B7]night time(wah do day) oh, is the [A7]right time, (wah do day)
to be with the one you [E] [E7]love [A7] [B7] [E]

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ArtistCreedence Clearwater Revival
AlbumGreen River
GenresRock
Year1969
KeyB
DifficultyEasy

How to play Night Time Is The Right Time on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Night Time Is The Right Time on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Night Time Is The Right Time uses these transitions most often: E → E7 (23), E7 → E (22), and E → B7 (8). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with B7 - A7 chord transition.

1. B7 → A7 chord transition

Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

To move from B7 to A7;

  1. While playing B7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Slide your index finger on D string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
B7 to A7

2. A7 → E chord transition

Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram

To move from A7 to E;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 2.
A7 to E

3. E → B7 chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram

To move from E to B7;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.
E to B7

4. E → E7 chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from E to E7;

  1. While playing E, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
E to E7

5. E → A chord transition

To move from E to A;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.

6. E7 → A7 chord transition

To move from E7 to A7;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

Night Time Is The Right Time chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Night Time Is The Right Time.

  • Night Time Is The Right Time includes 78 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Night Time Is The Right Time contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Night Time Is The Right Time connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After E, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (25%), D (14%), and B (11%).
    • E → A: 25%
    • E → E7: 2%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → A7: 7%
    • E7 → E: 2%
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