Chords of: Stand By Me by: Ben E. King. (Amaj7, A, F#m, F#m7) 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 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 71 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, A, F#m, F#m7.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → F#m7 → D7 → Emaj7 → A7 → Amaj7 → F#m7 → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:40 | 23% |
| A | 0:37 | 21% |
| F#m | 0:27 | 16% |
| E | 0:15 | 9% |
| D | 0:15 | 9% |
| F#m7 | 0:15 | 8% |
| A7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
A7 – F#m7 – D7 – Emaj7 – Am7b5 – Emaj7 – A7 – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Bm – Amaj7 – A – Abaug – F#m – E – F#m – D – E – A – Amaj7 – F#m – E – F#m – D – Emaj7 – A – F#m – E – F#m – D – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Emaj7 – F#m – D – E – A – F#m – C#m – F#m – D – E – …
