Chords of: Stand by Me by: Ben E. King. (Em, A, Amaj7, F#m) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Stand by Me” by Ben E. King is in E Minor and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, A, Amaj7, F#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 2:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → D6 → Emaj7 → A → F#m7 → Dmaj7 → E → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:50 | 29% |
| Amaj7 | 0:24 | 14% |
| F#m | 0:22 | 13% |
| E | 0:15 | 8% |
| D | 0:13 | 8% |
| F#m7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:05 | 3% |
A7 – Emaj7 – A7 – Abaug – F#m7b5 – Emaj7 – F#7 – D6 – Emaj7 – Am7b5 – Emaj7 – Am7b5 – A – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E – Amaj7 – F# – F#m7 – D – Bm – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – A – Abaug – F#m – E – F#m – D – E – A – C#m – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – A – C7/E – F#m – Em – F#m – D6 – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Emaj7 – F#m7 – D – E – …
