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Right on Time

[Follow the exact melody contour indicated by note mapping (C, Bb, Ab, F, Eb). Maintain downward resolution and do not deviate into major phrasing.] [start] [Intro] [Soft pickup, free timing, descending runs] Oooh (C–Ab) yea-ah (Ab–F) wait… (Eb–C) right there… (Ab–F) [Verse 1] [Contour: C → Bb → Ab → F (repeat pattern, low register)] Girl the way you LOOK at ME right NOW (C Bb Ab F Ab F) Got me THINK-in’ ‘bout what’s GO-in’ DOWN (C Bb Ab F Ab F) Ain’t no NEED to SAY too MUCH, no (C Bb Ab F Ab) You al-REA-dy LET it SHOW (Ab Bb Ab F) Take it SLOW… don’t MOVE too FAST (C Bb Ab F Ab) We gon’ MAKE… this MO-ment LAST (C Bb Ab F Ab F) [Chorus] [Contour: Eb → C → Ab → F (clear emotional drop)] RIGHT on TIME… the WAY you MOVE (Eb C Ab F Ab) Girl you GOT me LOCKED on YOU (C Bb Ab F) RIGHT on TIME… don’t BREAK the GROOVE (Eb C Ab F Ab) We don’t NEED no-BOD-y ELSE in this ROOM (C Bb Ab F Ab F) RIGHT on TIME… it FEELS so RIGHT (Eb C Ab F Ab) STAY right HERE with ME to-NIGHT (C Bb Ab F Ab) RIGHT on TIME… (Ab F) We don’t GOT-ta SAY too MUCH (C Bb Ab F) [Verse 2] [Same contour, slightly more push] LET me PUT my HANDS where they be-LONG (C Bb Ab F Ab F) I been WAIT-in’ ON this ALL night LONG (C Bb Ab F Ab F) FEEL your BO-dy LEAN in-TO mine (C Bb Ab F Ab) GIRL you KNOW this PER-fect TIME (Ab Bb Ab F) EV-ery MOVE you MAKE I FEEL (C Bb Ab F Ab) AIN’T no FAN-ta-SY, this REAL (C Bb Ab F Ab F) [Bridge] [Contour: C (peak) → Ab → F (emotional drop)] WAIT… hold ON… (C Ab F) AIN’T no WAY I LET you GO (C Bb Ab F) GIRL your LOVE done TOOK con-TROL (C Bb Ab F) EV-ery SE-cond WANT you MORE (C Bb Ab F Ab) KNOCK-in’ AT my HEART’s front DOOR (C Bb Ab F) [Final Chorus] [Same as chorus, stronger sustain on Ab before resolving] RIGHT on TIME… the WAY you MOVE (Eb C Ab––– F) GIRL you GOT me LOCKED on YOU (C Bb Ab F) RIGHT on TIME… don’t BREAK the GROOVE (Eb C Ab––– F) EV-ery-THING we NEED is IN this ROOM (C Bb Ab F) RIGHT on TIME… it FEELS so RIGHT (Eb C Ab––– F) STAY right HERE with ME to-NIGHT (C Bb Ab F) RIGHT on TIME… (Ab F) We don’t GOT-ta SAY too MUCH (C Bb Ab F) [Outro] [Free runs, but forced downward resolution] Oooh yeah… (C–Ab–F) stay right there… (Ab–F) don’t move… (Eb–C–Ab–F) [end]