Stand By Me (A Major)
Artist: Ben E. King    Genre: Rock & Roll    Roman Numerals: I, IV, V, vi    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Recording @ YouTube
Entered by: PollyEV   
Capo 2nd fret
G
shape name only
(A,C♯,E)
A C♯ E A C♯ A
C
shape name only
(D,F♯,A)
x,3,2,0,1,0
- D F♯ A D F♯
D
shape name only
(E,G♯,B)
- - E B E G♯
Em
shape name only
(F♯,A,C♯)
F♯ C♯ F♯ A C♯ F♯

Bass Riff    (playing options: v1   v2   v3   v4   )
E|--3-3-----2-3-3--|--3-2-0-0----0-0--|--0---------0------|----2-3-3----2-3-3--| B|-------3---------|----------3-------|----3-1-1-1---3-3--|--3--------3--------| G|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| D|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| A|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------| E|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


Intro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1
When the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] night has come,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] and the land is dark
And the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] moon is the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] only light we'll		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] see.
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] No, I won't be afraid, no, I		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] won't be afraid,
Just as [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long as you		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] stand, stand by		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me.

Chorus
So, [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] darling, darling, stand by me, oh,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] stand by me.
Oh, [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stand,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] stand by me,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stand by me.

Verse 2
If the [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sky that we look upon		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] should tumble and fall,
Or the [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] mountain should		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] crumble to the		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] sea.
I won't [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cry, I won't cry, no, I		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] won't shed a tear,
Just as [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] long as you		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] stand, stand by		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me.
Repeat Chorus

Instrumental
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] 		[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] 		[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] 		[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] 		[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]
Repeat Chorus

Outro
Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Stand by me, oh,		 [EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] stand by me.
Oh, [CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] stand by,		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] stand,		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] stand by me.

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