Stand By Me
Ben E. King, 1961 · Soul & reggae · Pop
- Capo2
- Start at96 bpm
- Record118 bpm
How this fits you
Answer the six questions and this page gets marked up for the way you play. Start the questions
The chords
Shapes with a capo on fret 2.
How to play it
Downstrokes
A downstroke on every beat. The groove comes from the bass line, so hum it in your head and lock your strum to it.
Down and up
Down, down-up, up-down-up, light and bouncy. Keep the volume low so the song breathes.
Make it easier
Capo 2 puts you in the record's key. The chords never speed up, so once the four shapes are clean, the whole song is yours.
Simple chords. The groove is what you'll be practising.
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Lyrics, chords, tab and the record
You'll need a capo for this one. Capos on Amazon
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