F | Bb7 | F | F7 Bb7 | Bb7 | F | F7 C7 | Bb7 | F | C7 The "Night and Day" Bridge: F | F7 | Bb | Bbm F | C7 | F | C7 🎸 Chord Shapes (Standard Tuning)
(Nighttime Is) The Right Time – Ray CharlesPiano / Guitar Chords & Progression 🎵 Key Info F Major Tempo: Slow, soulful blues (12/8 time) Structure: Standard 8-bar blues variation 🎹 Main Chord Progression The song primarily revolves around these three sections. Nighttime Is The Right Time Chords Ray Charles
If you are playing on guitar, use these voicings for that gritty R&B sound: 133211 or (Barre) 8-10-10-10-8 Bb7: x13131 or 686766 F7: 131211 C7: x32310 or 8-10-8-9-8-8 Bbm: x13321 💡 Performance Tips F | Bb7 | F | F7 Bb7
Start the verses softly and build volume during the iconic "squeeze me" call-and-response section. Nighttime Is The Right Time Chords Ray Charles
Ray hits the chords right on the beat, but the backing vocals (The Raelettes) provide the "swing."
In the final bar of the progression, always hit that C7 hard to lead back into the F .