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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Night Time Is The Right Time Ukulele Chords

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

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.

B7A7EB7
YouknowtheEnighttimeE7(wahdoday)oh,istheErighttime, E7(wahdoEday)
tobe E7(wahdoEday)withtheoneyoulove E7(wahdoEday)
IsaidtheAnighttime(wahdoday)oh,istherighttime,(wahdoday)
toEbe E7(wahdoEday)withtheoneyou E7love(wahdoEday)
IsaidtheB7nighttime(wahdoday)oh,istheA7righttime,(wahdoday)
tobewiththeoneyouElove E7(wahdoEday) E7(wahdoEday)B7
EBaby!(wahE7doday),IsaidahEbaby E7(wahdoEday)
E7Baby!(wahdoEday),comeonanddrivemecrazylord E7(wahdoEday)
YouknowIA7love(wahdoday)youalwaysthinkingofyou(wahdoday)
Hey,Ebaby(wahdoEday),ohIsaidbaby E7(wahdoEday)
YouknowtheB7nighttime(wahdoday),ohistheA7righttime,(wahdoday)
tobewiththeoneyouElove E7(wahdoEday) E7(wahdoEday)B7
“allrightsingthesongtome”
EA7EB7A7EB7
IsaidtheEnighttimeE7(wahdoday)oh,istheErighttime, E7(wahdoEday)
tobe E7(wahdoEday)withtheoneyoulove E7(wahdoEday)
IsaidtheAnighttime(wahdoday)oh,istherighttime,(wahdoday)
toEbe E7(wahdoEday)withtheoneyou E7love(wahdoEday)
IsaidtheB7nighttime(wahdoday)oh,istheA7righttime,(wahdoday)
tobewiththeoneyouEloveE7A7B7E
AlbumGreen River
GenresRock
Year1969
KeyB
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Night Time Is The Right Time on ukulele 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

To move from B7 to A7:

  1. While playing B7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

B7 to A7

2. A7 → E chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to E:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 4.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

A7 to E

3. E → B7 chord transition

To move from E to B7:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 4 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

E to B7

4. E → E7 chord transition

To move from E to E7:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 4 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 23 times.

E to E7

5. E → A chord transition

To move from E to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

6. E7 → A7 chord transition

To move from E7 to A7:

  1. While playing E7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus.

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