Chords of: Stand by Me by: Oasis. (G, D, Am7, C) 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 Oasis is in C Major and runs at about 168 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 174 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, Am7, C.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 5:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → B7 → D → G → B → D → G → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:19 | 23% |
| G | 1:16 | 22% |
| Am7 | 0:43 | 12% |
| C | 0:25 | 7% |
| C6 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Em7 | 0:12 | 3% |
| A | 0:11 | 3% |
E – G – B7 – Em7 – C – G/B – D – G – Gmaj7 – B – Em – C – Em7 – D – G – Bmaj7 – A/B – B – Cmaj7 – G/B – D – G – B – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D – Bm – C – D – G – D7/F# – E – A – Bm7 – C6 – D – G – Bmaj7 – B7 – G/B – C – G/B – D – G – Bmaj7 – B7 – Baug – C – …
