# Stand by Me – Tracy Chapman: piano chords

Stand by Me by Tracy Chapman uses 5 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em7)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G Em C D G
- Verse 1: Em7 C D G Em7 C D G
- Chorus 1: Em7 C D G
- Verse 2: Em7 C D G Em C D G
- Chorus 2: Em Em7 C D G
- Verse 3: Em C D G
- Instrumental 1: Em7 C D G Em Em7 C D G
- Verse 4: Em C D G
- Outro 1: Em C D G

## Questions

### Which chords does Stand by Me by Tracy Chapman use?

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

### What key is Stand by Me by Tracy Chapman in?

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

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

Difficulty: medium. 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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