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Stand By Me Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my Stand by Me chord chart. Stand By Me by Ben E. King is a very memorable song and an all-time classic. It's also a very repetitive song which means it's pretty easy to memorize.

I love this song, particularly the violin. But more so I love it because it’s fairly easy for beginner guitarist to play. If you need an easy way to play F#m you can use an A chord on the bottom three strings.

easy F sharp minor

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Stand By Me Guitar Chords:

Stand By Me Strumming Patterns:

I have a couple of suggested strumming patterns here. Each chord is 1 measure (4 beats each) so that means you can just do four down strums per chord.

Beginner Strum 1:  
1 + 2 + 3 +  4 +
D   D   D U  D

Late Beginner Strum 2:
1 + 2 + 3 +  4 +
D   DU    U  DU

I have a short "Simple Song" video lesson below that goes with this song.

Stand By Me Guitar Lesson:

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Stand By Me Chord Chart:

INTRO: A  A  F#m  F#m   D   E   A  A 

VERSE: 

   A                                     A       F#m                              F#m 
When the night has come            And the land is dark
                      D                  E                         A       A 
And the moon is the only light we'll see
             A                           A             F#m          F#m 
No, I won't be afraid,           No, I won't be afraid
                 D                      E           A            A 
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.

CHORUS:
                                       A               A 
So, darling, darling, stand by me,
        F#m       F#m 
Oh, stand by me.
           D           E                       A              A 
Oh, stand, stand by me, Stand by me.

VERSE:
            A                                 A     F#m                                     F#m
If the sea that we look upon            Should tumble and fall
                   D                             E                          A       A
Or the mountain should crumble in the sea,
               A                  A             F#m               F#m
I won't cry, I won't cry, No, I won't shed a tear
                D                       E          A              A
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.

INTERLUDE:
A  A  F#m   F#m   D   E   A  A
A  A  F#m   F#m   D   E   A  A 

CHORUS:
                                       A               A 
So, darling, darling, stand by me,
        F#m       F#m 
Oh, stand by me.
           D           E                       A              A (hold)
Oh, stand, stand by me, Stand by me.

This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

We do not distribute printable chord and lyrics charts. These charts are here only to support online learning. We highly recommend buying music from Hal Leonard or a reputable online sheet music store.

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