Stand By Me by Ben E. King

Key: A · 78 BPM · 3/4

The progression

This song follows the I-vi-IV-V progression in A major. Detected with high confidence: dominant loop covers 98% of song time; exact: I-vi-IV-V (50s / sensitive pop feel); 100% of chord time maps to diatonic romans.

Learn more about the I-vi-IV-V progression

Chord chart

  • 0:00 A
  • 0:05 F#m
  • 0:08 D
  • 0:09 E
  • 0:14 A
  • 0:20 F#m
  • 0:24 D
  • 0:26 E
  • 0:28 A
  • 0:36 F#m
  • 0:40 D
  • 0:42 E
  • 0:44 A
  • 0:52 F#m
  • 0:56 D
  • 0:58 E
  • 1:00 A
  • 1:08 F#m
  • 1:12 D
  • 1:14 E
  • 1:16 A
  • 1:24 F#m
  • 1:28 D
  • 1:30 E
  • 1:32 A
  • 1:40 F#m
  • 1:44 D
  • 1:46 E
  • 1:48 A
  • 1:56 F#m
  • 2:00 D
  • 2:02 E
  • 2:04 A
  • 2:12 F#m
  • 2:16 D
  • 2:18 E
  • 2:21 A
  • 2:28 F#m
  • 2:32 D
  • 2:34 E
  • 2:36 A
  • 2:44 F#m
  • 2:48 D
  • 2:50 E
  • 2:52 A