Chords of: Stand By Me by: Ben E. King. (F#m, A, F#m7, D) 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 D Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, A, F#m7, D.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 2:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → F#m7b5 → B/F# → D7 → Emaj7 → A → F#m7 → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:13 | 44% |
| F#m | 0:22 | 13% |
| F#m7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| Emaj7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| D | 0:11 | 7% |
| E | 0:07 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| A7 | 0:04 | 2% |
A7 – F#m7b5 – Emaj7 – B/F# – D7 – Emaj7 – Am7b5 – Emaj7 – Am7b5 – A – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – B – A – Emaj7 – A – F#m7 – D – Bm – Emaj7 – A – C#/G# – A6 – Amaj7 – A – Abaug – F#m – Em – F#m – D – E – A – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – A – C – F#m – Em – F#m – D6 – Emaj7 – A – Abmaj7 – F#m – Emaj7 – F#m7 – D – …
