Learn to play Stand by Me by Ben E. King on guitar.
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Here’s how to play the wonderful song ‘Stand By Me’ by Ben E. King.
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Welcome to this Stand By Me Guitar Tutorial by Ben E. King an EASY 4 CHORD SONG! If you’re starting out on guitar, this is a must to learn as it’s super simple, but sounds great and will get you practicing easy open chords shapes and easy chord transitions. The great thing about this classic tune is that the same chord progression is repeated over and over throughout. So there’s not very much to memorise, this is a great campfire singalong song.
00:00 LESSON PREVIEW
01:05 MAIN CHORD PROGRESSION
03:12 SONG DEMONSTRATION PLAYTHROUGH