Chords of: Stand By Me (Ben E King) by: Oscar Stembridge, Karolina Protsenko. (Em7, G, G6, Ebm) 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 (Ben E King)” by Oscar Stembridge, Karolina Protsenko is in G Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, G, G6, Ebm.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B7/D# → Ebmaj7 → Em6 → Bbmaj7 → Ebm → G → Em7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:46 | 28% |
| Em7 | 0:32 | 20% |
| G6 | 0:14 | 9% |
| Ebm | 0:09 | 5% |
| C | 0:09 | 5% |
| D | 0:08 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:07 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Gmaj7 – G7 – E/D – B7/D# – Ebmaj7 – Em6 – C/D – Bbmaj7 – Ebm – G – D/F# – Em7 – C – Dm7b5/C – D – Gm – A/G – G – F#m7b5/E – Em7b5 – F#m7b5/E – Cmaj7 – Dm – G – G6 – G – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Dm – G – Abm7b5 – G6 – Bm – Em7 – C – D – G – F#aug – Em7 – C – Dm – Am7b5/G – G – Ebaug – Em7 – C – A – D – …
