Right Now chords by
Van Halen (Official Version)

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Key: D minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
[Piano]
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
Dm Dm

Verse 1
C C 
 
Don't want to wait 'til tomorrow
Bb Bb 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Why put it off another day
C C 
 
One more walk through problems
Bb Bb 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
Built- up and stands in our way, ah
Bb Bb 
 

Pre-chorus 1
C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
One step ahead, one step behind me
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Now you gotta run to get even
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Make future plans
F F 
 
G G 
 
or dream about yesterday hey
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
C'mon turn, turn this thing around

Chorus 1
F F 
 
F/A F/A 
 
(Right now), hey!
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
It's your tomorrow
F F 
 
(Right now),
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
C'mon, it's eve rything
F F 
 
(Right now),
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Catch a     magic moment do it
C C 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
Right here and now
F F 
 
It means every thing
Dm Dm 
 

Verse 2
C C 
 
Miss the beat, you lose the rhythm
Bb Bb 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
And nothing falls into place, no
Dm Dm 
 
C C 
 
Only missed by a fraction
Bb Bb 
 
A A 
 
C C 
 
Slipped a little off your pace, oh
Bb Bb 
 
The

Pre-chorus 2
C C 
 
more things you get,
F F 
 
G G 
 
the more you want
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Dm Dm 
 
Just trade in one for the other
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Workin' so hard, to make it easier, whoa
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
Got to turn, c'mon turn this thing around

Chorus 2
F F 
 
(Right now), hey!
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
It's your tomorrow
F F 
 
(Right now)
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
C'mon, it's everything
F F 
 
(Right now)
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Catch that  magic moment, do it
C C 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
Right here and now
It means everything

Interlude 1
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
It's enlightened me,       right now
Dm Dm 
 
What are you waitin' for?
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
Oh,
F6 F6 
 
Gsus4 Gsus4 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Dm/C Dm/C 
 
yeah,
Asus4 Asus4 
 
right

Solo 1

Bb

C

F

G

(now)

Bb

C

Dm

Bb

C

F

G

Bb

C

Asus4

A

Chorus 3
F F 
 
F/A F/A 
 
(Right now), hey!
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
It's your tomorrow
F F 
 
(Right now)
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
C'mon, it's everything
F F 
 
(Right now)
F/A F/A 
 
Bb Bb 
 
Catch that  magic moment,
C C 
 
F F 
 
F/A F/A 
 
and do it right, right now
Bb Bb 
 
C C 
 
Bbadd9 Bbadd9 
 
Oh, right now

Outro 1
It's what's happening
Dm Dm 
 
Right here and now
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Right now
It's right now
Dm Dm 
 
Oh
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Tell me, what are you waiting for?
Dm Dm 
 
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7 
 
Turn this thing around
[Fade out]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsDm C Bb F G...

Chords

Dm
C
Bb
F
G
A
F/A
Bbadd9
Bbmaj7
Dm/C
F6
Gsus4
Asus4

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Bbadd9: 6-x-0-5-6-6
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
Dm/C: x-3-x-2-3-1
F6: x-x-3-2-3-1
Gsus4: 3-x-0-0-1-3
Asus4: x-0-2-2-3-0

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

F is one of the chords beginners ask about the most. A short walkthrough on how to fret it cleanly and switch in and out of it. Learn the F chord

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Right Now by Van Halen, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Van Halen's performance.

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