Stand By Me Chords & Tabs
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Artist: Ben E King
Song: Stand By Me
Tabbed by: John Leadman
CHORDS:
A (x02220)
F#m (244222)
D (xx0232)
E (022100)
BASS-TAB: [used throughout song]
Sounds a bit high, I know, but it's meant to be played on a bass.
A F#m D
G|---1-2--2-----1-2--2----2-1---------------------------
D|-2----------2---------------4--4---2-4--4---4-2-0--0--
A|------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------
E A
G---------------1-2--2-----1-2--2---|
D--0-4-2--2---2----------2----------|
A-----------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
If you're playing it on guitar and want to play it an octave lower
then you'll have to use Drop-D tuning. (DADGBE)
Then you can play it like this:
A F#m D
E|------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------
D|-2-6-7--7---2-6-7--7----7-6-4--4---2-4--4---4-2-0--0--
E A
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------|
D--0-4-2--2---2-6-7--7---2-6-7--7---|
OK, now you have the bassline. The chord progression through
the whole song is A F#m D E A.
INTRO:
A F#m D E A
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BEN E KING STAND BY ME
(The strumming pattern, is down, then quickly back up, and then deadon the sound....)
(with the side of your hand/little finger)
X = mute/deadon sound
(on last note of each chord, let the chord ring out into next chord)
(G) (G) (G) (Em)(Em)(Em)(Em) (Cadd9) (D) (D) (G)
---3-X-3-X-3----------3-X-3-X-3-X-3---3-X-3-X-3----2-X-2----3333-
---3-X-3-X-3----------3-X-3-X-3-X-3---3-X-3-X-3----3-X-3----3333-
-----X---X--------------X---X---X-------X---X------2-X-2---------
-----X---X------------2-X-2-X-2-X-2---2-X-2-X-2----0-X-0---------
---2-X-2-X-2----------2-X-2-X-2-X-2---3-X-3-X-3----x-X-x----2222-
---3-X-3-X-3---3--2-----X---X---X-------X---X------x-X-x----3333-
(REPEAT – throughout song)
CHORDS USED:
(G) (Em) (Cadd9) (D)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_ben_e/stand_by_me_tab_ver_2.html ]
---3------3---------3-------2---
---3------3---------3-------3---
----------------------------2---
----------2---------2-------0---
---2------2---------3-------x---
---3------------------------x---
submitted by Nick Walton
This is an amazing song! practice and listen to the song for the strumming because
it is fairly hard tp perfect!
Anyway, enjoy and keep practicsing!
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BEN E KING - STAND NY ME
I was just messing around and worked this out, very simple........stuart lester even you should be able to play this!
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A----5-5-0-4-5-5-5-4-2-2-0-2-2-2-0------2-0-0-0-4-5
E------------------------------------------3-3---------------
As you can see very simple
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~Stand By Me~
Ben E. King
I have seen other people make this song way to complicated.
Here are very simple chords to play along with the music.
You should be able to hear the changes in the song.
Have fun and experiment with different combinations.
Listen to the song for the timing.
Here is the order I use:
G - Em - C - D7
G -320001
Em -022000
C -X32
Artist: Ben E. King
Title: Stand By Me
transcribed by: teddy teddypeak@wp.pl
bass riff: intro: A, F#m, D, E, A
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E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---1-2-2---1-2-2--2-1------------------------------|
E|-2-------2------------4-4-2-4-4--4-2-0-0--0-4-2-2--|
A F#m D E
EADGBe
A X02220
F#m 244222
D XX0232
E 022100
transcribed by: teddy teddypeak@wp.pl
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STAND BY ME
Here's an easy version if you have any questions or comment please e-mail them to tfg20@yahoo.com
E---------3-3-3---------3-3-3---------0-0-0---------0-0-0
B---------0-0-0---------0-0-0---------0-0-0---------0-0-0
G---------0-0-0---------0-0-0---------0-0-0---------0-0-0
D---------0-0-0---------0-0-0---------2-2-2---------2-2-2
A---------2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2---------2-2-2
E---0-2-3-3-3-3---0-2-3-3-3-3---3-2-0-0-0-0---3-2-0-0-0-0
E---------0-0-0---------3-3-3---------3---------2---
B---------1-1-1---------2-2-2---------0---------1---
G---------0-0-0---------3-3-3---------0---------2---
D---------2-2-2-----2-0-0-0-0---------0-----2-0-0---
A-----2-3-3-3-3---3-------------------2---3---------
E---3---------------------------0-2-3-3-------------
I hope you like it.
