Stand By Me Chords

KeyF CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays573

Stand By Me by Ka'au Crater Boys is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Dm, Bb and C7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro  F  F  Dm  Dm  Bb  C7  F  C7 
  
         F               Dm 
When the night has come,   and the land is dark 
        Bb          C7               F      C7 
And the moon is the only light we`ll see 
     F                     Dm 
No I won`t be afraid, no I won`t be afraid 
        Bb          C7              F 
Just as long as you stand, stand by me 
 
Chorus 
 
   C7              F                  
So darling darling stand by me oh..... 
Dm                  Bb    C7         F               C7 
stand by me oh..... stand,  Stand by me, stand by me 
 
       F                      Dm 
If the sky that we look upon, should tumble and fall 
       Bb                C7             F      C7 
Or the mountains, should crumble to the sea 
        F                      Dm 
I won`t cry, I won`t cry, no I won`t shed a tear 
        Bb          C7              F 
Just as long as you stand, stand by me 
 
Chorus/Instrumental/Repeat 2nd verse/chorus 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante