STAND BY ME - - in the style of Ben E. King

Simplified chord chart for STAND BY ME - - in the style of Ben E. King (karaoke of Pinoy Videoke Tambayan), in A# at 117 BPM: 5 chords instead of 5, and 41 changes instead of 41. Sevenths became triads (A#, D#, F, G, Gm), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyA#

Tempo 117 BPM

Chord changes41

ChannelPinoy Videoke Tambayan

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, but no change was merged: in this song the chords already last long enough, so the number of changes is the same. A diminished chord appears as minor — that is a substitution, not an equivalence: it sounds close when you are playing along, but it is not the same chord. For the harmony as it is, use the full version.

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Diatonic chords of A#

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
A#	Cm	Dm	D#	F	Gm	A°

Chord track

Click any chord to jump the video to that point.

Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
A#	A# D F	root, major third, fifth
D#	D# G A#	root, major third, fifth
F	F A C	root, major third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth
Gm	G A# D	root, minor third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:08	A#	4.5s
2	0:12	G	4.0s
3	0:17	D#	2.0s
4	0:19	F	2.0s
5	0:21	A#	8.1s
6	0:29	G	4.0s
7	0:33	D#	2.0s
8	0:35	F	2.0s
9	0:37	A#	8.0s
10	0:45	G	4.0s
11	0:49	D#	2.0s
12	0:51	F	2.0s
13	0:53	A#	8.1s
14	1:01	Gm	4.0s
15	1:05	D#	2.0s
16	1:07	F	2.0s
17	1:09	A#	8.1s
18	1:17	Gm	4.0s
19	1:21	D#	2.0s
20	1:23	F	2.0s
21	1:25	A#	8.1s
22	1:33	Gm	4.0s
23	1:37	D#	2.0s
24	1:39	F	2.0s
25	1:41	A#	8.0s
26	1:49	Gm	4.0s
27	1:53	D#	2.0s
28	1:55	F	2.0s
29	1:57	A#	8.1s
30	2:05	Gm	4.0s
31	2:09	D#	2.0s
32	2:11	F	2.0s
33	2:13	A#	8.1s
34	2:22	Gm	4.0s
35	2:26	D#	2.0s
36	2:28	F	2.0s
37	2:30	A#	8.0s
38	2:38	Gm	4.0s
39	2:42	D#	2.0s
40	2:44	F	2.0s
41	2:46	A#	—