Chords of: Stand by Me by: Playing For Change. (Bmaj7, C, Am, F) 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 Playing For Change is in C Major and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 54 different chords across 240 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, C, Am, F.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 8:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → A7 → F → C → Am → F6 → G6 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2:47 | 34% |
| Am | 0:58 | 12% |
| G | 0:41 | 8% |
| F | 0:37 | 7% |
| Am7 | 0:33 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:27 | 5% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:21 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:13 | 3% |
C – Gmaj7 – C – B7 – A6 – E7 – G7 – A7 – G – F – G6 – G7 – F/C – C – Gmaj7 – C – Am – G6 – F6 – G6 – C – Gmaj7 – C – Bm – Am – Dm – E7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – G – C/D – Gmaj7 – C – Bm – C – G7/B – Am7 – D/E – Fmaj7 – C6 – G – C/D – G7 – C – F6 – C – Bm – Am – …
