# Stand By You – Rachel Platten: piano chords

Stand By You by Rachel Platten uses 5 chords in A major; difficulty on the piano: easy.

## Chords in the song

[D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: D E A
- Verse 1: D E A D E F#m D E A E F#m E D E A D E A D E F#m D E A E F#m E D E A
- Chorus 1: F#m D E A F#m D E D
- Verse 2: E A D E F#m D E A E F#m E D E A D E A D E F#m D E A E F#m E D E A
- Chorus 2: F#m D E A F#m D E F#m
- Bridge 1: C#m D A E F#m C#m D A
- Chorus 3: F#m D E A F#m D E D E D E A D E A

## Questions

### Which chords does Stand By You by Rachel Platten use?

Different chords: 5. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Stand By You by Rachel Platten in?

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

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

Difficulty: easy. The rating counts the different chords (5), 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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