Chords of: Stand by Me by: Ben E. King. (Dm, E, A, B) 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 A Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, E, A, B.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5/E → C#7 → A → B → E → C#m → A → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:21 | 28% |
| Dm | 0:20 | 7% |
| B | 0:20 | 7% |
| A | 0:18 | 6% |
| Bb | 0:17 | 6% |
| C | 0:16 | 6% |
| C#m | 0:16 | 5% |
| F | 0:15 | 5% |
Em – B – F#m7b5/E – C#7 – A – B – F#m7b5/E – Emaj7 – F#m7b5/E – B – E – Eb – C#m – E/B – C#m – A – B – E – B – Emaj7 – C# – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – A6 – Amaj7 – B – E – C#m – Emaj7 – E6 – Ab/Eb – C# – B6 – C#m – C#7 – A – B – E – Emaj7 – C#maj7 – A/C# – Bmaj7 – C#maj7 – C#7 – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – E – …
