CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Stand By Me, chord by chord.

Chords of: Stand By Me by: Music Travel Love. (A, F#m7, A6, D6) 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.

About the chords of “Stand By Me”

“Stand By Me” by Music Travel Love is in A Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, F#m7, A6, D6.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → F#m → D → Emaj7 → A → F#m7 → Dmaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A0:5126%
F#m70:2713%
A60:179%
D60:168%
E0:158%
Amaj70:157%
F#m0:147%
E60:147%

Chord progression, in order

Amaj7 – F#m – D – Emaj7 – A – E6 – A – E – F#m7 – B/F# – F#m7 – E – Dmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – E – Amaj7 – Am6 – B6 – A – F#m7 – E6 – D – C#m – A – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Emaj7 – A6 – Amaj7 – F#m – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m7 – C#m – D6 – E6 – A – A6 – Amaj7 – F#m7 – B – F#m7 – Amaj7 – D6 – E6 – Aaug – A – B7/D# – Em – …