# Stand – R.E.M.: piano chords

Stand by R.E.M. uses 14 chords in B major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [Bsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bsus4), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [C#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpsus4), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [D#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [D#sus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpsus4)

## Chord sheet

- Chorus 1: E A B Bsus4 B E A B E A B Bsus4 B E A B
- Verse 1: E D D/C# D/C B E D G A B E D D/C# D/C B E D G A B
- Chorus 2: E A B Bsus4 B E A B E A B Bsus4 B E A B
- Verse 2: E D D/C# D/C B E D G A B E D D/C# D/C B E D G A B
- Chorus 3: E A B Bsus4 B E A B E A B Bsus4 B E A B
- Solo 1: E D D/C# D/C B E D G A B E D D/C# D/C B E D G A B
- Verse 3: E D D/C# D/C B E D G A B E D D/C# D/C B E D G A B
- Bridge 1: E A B Bsus4 B E A B E A B Bsus4 B E A B
- Chorus 4: F# B C# C#sus4 C# F# B C# F# B C# C#sus4 C# F# B C#
- Outro 1: G# C# D# D#sus4 D# G# C# D# G# C# D# D#sus4 D# G# C# D# G#

## Questions

### Which chords does Stand by R.E.M. use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Stand by R.E.M. in?

The chords fit B major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Stand to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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