Boyce Avenue – Stand By Me (Guitar)

Capo 1 • Video Lesson

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Chords

I tried my best to make it sound as close as possible!

Here is the fingerpicking pattern, which is played during the whole song:
  G                                   Em
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------3---------|-------3---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|
G|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0-|
D|----0--------0---|----0--------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|

  C                 D                 G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------0---------|-------3---------|-------3---------|-------3---------|
G|-----------0---0-|-----2-----2---0-|-----------0---0-|-----------0---0-|
D|-----2-------2---|-0-----------0---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|

If you want to play the chords, instead of the fingerpicking you can play them as showed here. I found these chords like they described here sounded the best to the original recording. You can also play them without the pinky finger on the high G.

    G    Em   C    D
e |-3----3----3----2--|
B |-3----0----0----3--|
G |-0----0----0----2--|
D |-0----2----2----0--|
A |-2----2----3-------|
E |-3----0------------|

[Intro] G Em C D N.C. [Verse 1]

           G
When the night has come

Em
  And the land is dark

          C          D               G   N.C
And the moon is the only light we'll see

         G
No, I won't be afraid,

      Em
No, I won't be afraid

         C            D          G
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.

[Chorus]

                      G
So, darling, darling, stand by me,

    Em
Oh, stand by me.

    C     D            G
Oh, stand, stand by me,

Stand by me. [Verse 2]

          G
If the sky that we look upon

Em
  Should tumble and fall

          C            D              G
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea,

          G
I won't cry, I won't cry,

      Em
No, I won't shed a tear

         C            D           G
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.

[Chorus]

                       G
And, darling, darling, stand by me,

    Em
Oh, stand by me.

    C         D            G
Oh, stand now, stand by me,

Stand by me. [Instrumental] G Em C D G x2 [Chorus]

    N.C               G
So, darling, darling, stand by me,

    Em
Oh, stand by me.

      C              D
Oh, stand now, stand by me,

      G
Stand by me.

[Ending]

                                       G                Em
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me, oh, stand by me

      C       D            Em
Oh, stand now, stand by me, ohhhhhoouuuu

         C            D           G
Just as long as you stand, stand by me.