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Right Now tab by Dirty Projectors

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  • Capo on 5th
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C

Difficulty: Intermediate

I included the chorus chords in case anyone wanted to emulate them on guitar.
Referred to their Tiny Desk performance for guitar version of trumpet chords.

Intro / Verse:

Guitar 1 (Steel)
e||---------)8--------------)8-------|------------------------(7p5-----|
B||o--------(9--------------(9-------|---------10-------------)8---8p5-|
G||---------)10-------------)10------|---------10-------------)9-------|
D||--------------10--------------10--|-------------10---------(9-------|
A||o---------------------------------|-8---------------7---------------|
E||--8---------------8---------------|---------------------------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
e|---------7--------------)5-------|----------------------------------||
B|---------8--------------(6-------|-6-------5-------5h6-----5-------o||
G|---------7--------------)5-------|-5-----------------------5--------||
D|-5-----------5---7-----------7---|-7-------5-------5h7--------------||
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
E|---------------------------------|-8-----------8---8-----------8----||

Guitar 2 (Nylon)
e|--------------------8p7p5--------|------------------------(7p5-----|
B|--------------------5----8---8\5-|---------10-------------)8---8p5-|
G|---------------------------------|---------10-------------)9-------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------10---------(9-------|
A|---------------------------------|-8---------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------7---7---------------5---|---------------------------------|
B|---------8---8----------(6-------|-5h6-----5-----------------------|
G|---------5h7-5h7--------)5-------|-5h7-----5-------5h7-----5-------|
D|-9p5-------------5h7-5h7---------|-----------------5h7-----5-------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5h7-|
E|---------------------------------|-8-----------8---8---------------|



Pre-Chorus:

Guitar 1 (Steel)
e||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B||o-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------8-------8-------|
G||--10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------7-------7-------|
D||--10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------9-------9-------|
A||o-5-----------5---5-----------5---|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|
E||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
B|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------8-------8-------o||
G|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------7-------7--------||
D|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------9-------9--------||
A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|-5-----------5---5-----------5---o||
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||

Guitar 2 (Nylon)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10--------------12--------------|\10------10------12------12------|
G|-10--------------12-/14-\12------|\10------10------12------12------|
D|-10--------------12---------/12--|---------10------12------12------|
A|-5-----------5---5---------------|-------------5---------------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10------10------12--------------|\10------10------12--------------|
G|-10------10------12-/14-\12------|\10------10------12--------------|
D|-10------10------12---------/12--|---------10------12--------------|
A|-5-----------5---5---------------|-------------5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10------10------12--------------|\10------10------12--------------|
G|-10------10------12-/14-\12------|\10------10------12--------------|
D|-10------10------12---------/12--|---------10------12--------------|
A|-5-----------5---5---------------|-------------5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                  (All 3 guitars)
e|---------------------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
B|-10------10------12--------------|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|-10------10------12-/14-\12------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D|-10------10------12---------/12--|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
A|-5-----------5---5---------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
E|---------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|



Chorus:
                            *
e||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G||--------------5---5---------------|---------------------------------|
D||--5-----------5---5---------------|-7---------------9---------------|
A||o-7-----------7---7---------------|-8---------------7---------------|
E||--8-------------------------------|-8---------------7---------------|

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
G|-7h9---------7-------5-5h7p5-----|-6/7-------------5----------------||
D|-9-----------7-----------7---7---|-6/7-------------5-------------5--||
A|-10----------8-----------8---8---|-7/8-------------7-------------7-o||
E|-----------------------------10--|-------------------------------8--||

* I think this chord sounds better on guitar like this:
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-9--|
A|-10-|
E|-12-|



Verse:
Guitar 1 (Steel)
e||---------)8--------------)8-------|------------------------(7p5-----|
B||o--------(9--------------(9-------|---------10-------------)8---8p5-|
G||---------)10-------------)10------|---------10-------------)9-------|
D||--------------10--------------10--|-------------10---------(9-------|
A||o---------------------------------|-8---------------7---------------|
E||--8---------------8---------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------7--------------)5-------|----------------------------------||
B|---------8--------------(6-------|-6-------5-------5h6-----5-------o||
G|---------7--------------)5-------|-5-----------------------5--------||
D|-5-----------5---7-----------7---|-7-------5-------5h7--------------||
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
E|---------------------------------|-8-----------8---8-----------8----||

Guitar 2 (Nylon)
  v   v   v    v      v   v    v    v
e|-------------------8-8-7h8p7p5-5-|-------------------------7p5-----|
B|------------------------------8--|-5h8p5-----------------------8p5-|
G|---------------------------------|--------7p5---5------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------7---5----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  v   v   v    v      v   v    v    v
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------5h8----5h8---5h6p5---5-|---------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------7---|-7p5----5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|---------------------------------|-----7------5h7------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  v   v   v    v      v   v    v    v
e|-------------------8-8-7h8p7p5-5-|---------------------------------|
B|------------------------------8--|-5h8p5-------------------8p5-----|
G|---------------------------------|--------7p5---5--------------7p5-|
D|---------------------------------|------------7---5----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  v   v   v    v      v   v    v    v
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------5h8p5---5h8p5---5-|---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7---|-7p5----5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|-7-------------------------------|-----7------5h7------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (12-string)
  v   v   v    v      v   v    v    v
e|-------------------8-8-7h8p7p5-5-|-------------------------7p5-----|
B|------------------------------8--|-5h8p5-----------------------8p5-|
G|---------------------------------|--------7p5---5------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------7---5----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  v   v   v    v      v   v    v    v
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------5h8----5h8---5h6p5---5-|---------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------7---|-7p5----5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|---------------------------------|-----7------5h7------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  v   v   v    v      v   v    v    v
e|-------------------8-8-7h8p7p5-5-|-------------------------7p5-----|
B|------------------------------8--|-5h8p5-----------------------8p5-|
G|---------------------------------|--------7p5---5------------------|
D|---------------------------------|------------7---5----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  v   v   v    v      v   v    v    v
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------5h8p5---5h8p5---5-|---------------------------------|
G|-7---------------------------7---|-7p5----5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
D|---------------------------------|-----7------5h7------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Pre-Chorus:

Guitar 1 (Steel)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------8-------8-------|
G|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------7-------7-------|
D|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------9-------9-------|
A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------8-------8-------|
G|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------7-------7-------|
D|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------9-------9-------|
A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------8-------8-------|
G|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------7-------7-------|
D|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------9-------9-------|
A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
B|-10------10-----/12------12------|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|-10------10-----/12------12------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D|-10------10-----/12------12------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
E|---------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|

Guitar 2 (Nylon)
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-5---|-5-----5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-------7-|---7---------7---5-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------5h8-5h8p5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------5h8-----------8-|
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-5---|-5-----5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-------7-|---7---------7---5---9---7h9p7p5---5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------7---|
E|-----8---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-5---|-5-----5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-------7-|---7---------7---5-------------------|
A|-7-------5-----------------------|-------------------------5h8-5h8p5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------5h8-----------8-|
  v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
e|---------------------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
B|---------------------------------|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|-------------------------5h7-5---|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D|---------------------5h7-------7-|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
A|---------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
E|-----8---------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|

Guitar 3 (12-string)
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-7/9-|-9\7---5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7---------|-------------7---5-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------5h8-5h8p5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------5h8-----------8-|
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-7/9-|-9\7---5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7---------|-------------7---5---9---7h9p7p5---5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------7---|
E|-----8---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-7/9-|-9\7---5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7---------|-------------7---5-------------------|
A|-7-------5-----------------------|-------------------------5h8-5h8p5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------5h8-----------8-|
  v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
e|---------------------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
B|---------------------------------|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|-------------------------5h7-7/9-|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D|---------------------5h7---------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
A|---------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
E|-----8---------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|



Chorus:
                            *
e||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G||--------------5---5---------------|---------------------------------|
D||--5-----------5---5---------------|-7---------------9---------------|
A||o-7-----------7---7---------------|-8---------------7---------------|
E||--8-------------------------------|-8---------------7---------------|

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
G|-7h9---------7-------5-5h7p5-----|-6/7-------------5----------------||
D|-9-----------7-----------7---7---|-6/7-------------5-------------5--||
A|-10----------8-----------8---8---|-7/8-------------7-------------7-o||
E|-----------------------------10--|-------------------------------8--||

* I think this chord sounds better on guitar like this:
e|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-9--|
A|-10-|
E|-12-|



Pre-Chorus: (I kept this the same as the previous pre-chorus because I couldn't
       quite think of a clean way to tab out the trumpet part without it
       sounding bad)

Guitar 1 (Steel)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------8-------8-------|
G|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------7-------7-------|
D|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------9-------9-------|
A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------8-------8-------|
G|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------7-------7-------|
D|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------9-------9-------|
A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------8-------8-------|
G|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------7-------7-------|
D|-10------10-----/12------12------|-10------10------9-------9-------|
A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
B|-10------10-----/12------12------|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|-10------10-----/12------12------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D|-10------10-----/12------12------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
E|---------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|

Guitar 2 (Nylon)
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-5---|-5-----5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-------7-|---7---------7---5-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------5h8-5h8p5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------5h8-----------8-|
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-5---|-5-----5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-------7-|---7---------7---5---9---7h9p7p5---5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------7---|
E|-----8---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-5---|-5-----5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7-------7-|---7---------7---5-------------------|
A|-7-------5-----------------------|-------------------------5h8-5h8p5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------5h8-----------8-|
  v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
e|---------------------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
B|---------------------------------|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|-------------------------5h7-5---|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D|---------------------5h7-------7-|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
A|---------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
E|-----8---------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|

Guitar 3 (12-string)
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-7/9-|-9\7---5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7---------|-------------7---5-------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------5h8-5h8p5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------5h8-----------8-|
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-7/9-|-9\7---5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7---------|-------------7---5---9---7h9p7p5---5-|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------7---|
E|-----8---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  v    v    v    v     v   v     v    v
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5h7-7/9-|-9\7---5h7p5-------------------------|
D|---------------------5h7---------|-------------7---5-------------------|
A|-7-------5-----------------------|-------------------------5h8-5h8p5---|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------5h8-----------8-|
  v    v    v    v     v    v    v    v
e|---------------------------------|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
B|---------------------------------|-6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|-------------------------5h7-7/9-|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|
D|---------------------5h7---------|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|
A|---------------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|
E|-----8---------------------------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------|



Chorus:
                            *
e||----------------------------------|------------------------(7p5-----|
B||o---------------------------------|------------------------)8---8p5-|
G||--------------5---5---------------|------------------------)9-------|
D||--5-----------5---5---------------|-7---------------9------(9-------|
A||o-7-----------7---7---------------|-8---------------7---------------|
E||--8-------------------------------|-8---------------7---------------|

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
G|-7h9---------7-------5-5h7p5-----|-6/7-------------5----------------||
D|-9-----------7-----------7---7---|-6/7-------------5-------------5--||
A|-10----------8-----------8---8---|-7/8-------------7-------------7-o||
E|-----------------------------10--|-------------------------------8--||



Outro:

Guitar 1 (Steel)
e|--------)8--------------)8-------|------------------------(7p5-----|
B|--------(9--------------(9-------|---------10-------------)8---8p5-|
G|--------)10-------------)10------|---------10-------------)9-------|
D|-------------10--------------10--|-------------10---------(9-------|
A|---------------------------------|-8---------------7---------------|
E|-8---------------8---------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------7--------------)5-------|---------------------------------|
B|---------8--------------(6-------|---------------------------------|
G|---------7--------------)5-------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----------5---7-----------7---|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

**************************************************************************************************************
🏷Legend

p = pull-off
h = hammer-on
v = downbeat
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
)
(= arpeggiate
)
**************************************************************************************************************

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