Today I breakdown and demonstrate how to play Stand by Me by Ben E King in this acoustic guitar lesson.

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This is aimed at beginner guitarists. I have included some more novice guitar techniques at the end of the video to help build definition and dynamics.

I have transposed the song into the key of C so we are using the chords C Am F and G. This helped me to be able to include the definitive bass line from the recording. In this key we can move easily between the chords and play the bass line.

All the chords can be played open and are very common chords so will be helpful for beginners.

The original recording of Stand by Me is in the key of A. If you did want to play along with the recording using my chord shapes and bass line you would need to put your capo on fret 9 (fairly high up the fretboard for a capo but it is possible).

The main idea for the transposition was so that we could do an effective beginner version of song on guitar. It also works very well for voices that have a different vocal range to the Ben E King version.

Have fun and enjoy learning this classic song!

Chapters:
0:00 Hello & introduction
0:25 chords with boxes & F variations
0:54 song intro, verse & bassline
4:23 play through slow & faster
5:17 chorus
5:43 chorus rhythm
6:03 play through
6:24 song structure
6:51 embellishments, novice & technique tips
9:11 play through
9:30 wrap up & goodbye



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I have played a variety of guitar styles since I was inspired by Nirvana and GnR in the 90s. I have been involved in countless bands and projects over the years and have been teaching guitar since 2002 and full time since 2012. I work with and have worked with a vast range of learners face to face and online. Online is an excellent and very effective way to learn guitar if you have the right teacher.

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