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Stand By Me
Ben E King
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00:00 Song Demo
01:11 Lesson Intro
01:27 Chords G Em C D
02:51 Intro Riff
07:19 Strum 1 (Verses)
09:49 Improve your strum! (freebie)
10:58 Strum 2 (Chorus)
12:13 Connecting Verse/Chorus with your strum
14:01 Lesson Outro

It's not WHAT you strum...

...But HOW you strum it!

Not sure what to strum for these songs?

How do you come up with strumming patterns?

Fed up strumming D DU UDU all the time?

You need to LEVEL UP YOUR STRUMMING!

CAPO 2

 

[Intro]

 

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[Verse 1]

             G

When the night has come

Em      

  And the land is dark

          C         D                G

And the moon is the only light we'll see

         G

No I won't be afraid

     Em

No I won't be afraid

           C            D           G

Just as long as you stand, stand by me

 

[Chorus]

                     G

So darling, darling, stand by me

   Em

Oh stand by me

   C    D            G

Oh stand, stand by me

 

Stand by me

 

[Verse 2]

         G

If the sky that we look upon

Em

   Should tumble and fall

            C          D              G

Or the mountain should crumble to the sea

          G

I won't cry, I won't cry

      Em

No I won't shed a tear

           C            D           G

Just as long as you stand, stand by me

 


 

 

[Chorus]

                      G

And darling, darling, stand by me

   Em

Oh stand by me

    C        D            G

Oh stand now, stand by me

 

Stand by me

 

[Interlude] 

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[Chorus]

                     G

So darling, darling, stand by me

   Em

Oh stand by me

    C               D

Oh stand now, stand by me

      G

Stand by me

 

                                     G                Em

Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh stand by me

    C              D             G

Oh stand now, oh, stand, stand by me