Stand By Me

Stand By Me — Ben E. King. Nashville number chart in the key of G, 4/4, 118 bpm. 5 sections. Read in order, comma to comma; two chords sharing a bar are joined by "then".

1. Intro, 8 bars: 1 (cue: bass and perc.), 1, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 1, 1
2. V1/2, 16 bars: repeat from here, 1 (cue: 1st "When the night..." 2nd "If the sky..."), 1, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 1, 1, 1, 1, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 1, 1 (cue: "so darling, darling...")
3. Ch, 8 bars: 1 (cue: "Stand by me..."), 1, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 1, 1, repeat 2 times
4. Inst, 8 bars: repeat from here, 1, 1, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 1, 1 (cue: "darling, darling..."), repeat 2 times
5. Ch, 16 bars: 1, 1, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 1, 1, 1 (cue: "whenever you're in trouble..."), 1, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 1, 1, note: fade out