Chords for Stand by me - How to Play Super Easy Songs on Acoustic Guitar
Tempo:
58.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#m
D
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C#]
[D] [E] [A]
Hey, what's up?
Marty here, ready to show you a real easy little progression.
We got one little thing in there.
We have one bar chord in there, and it's called F sharp minor.
And basically what that means is if I took an E minor chord, which you should [Em] know, and
I moved it.
In music, E and F is only one fret apart.
So if I moved, well actually if I imagined that my E minor was played with my ring and
pinky right here, and I pretended that I had to press down on this, behind this piece
here to get the open strings, it would look like this.
So E minor to [Fm] F minor, I just scoot the whole thing up.
So that's F minor.
F to G is a whole step [Gm] apart, so G's right here.
But then we have one in [F#m] between them, the mystery zone.
So we have F minor right here, and we have G minor right here, and we have the [F#m] one in between.
And it has two names.
You could call it G flat minor, or you could call it F sharp minor.
Let me zoom in and just show you what that looks like.
Okay, so I'm gonna bar the second fret here with my first finger really hard.
I'm gonna squeeze between my thumb and my first finger.
I'm gonna get my ring finger on the fourth fret of the A string, and my pinky on the
fourth fret of the D string.
That's the F sharp minor chord.
Now I'm gonna use my middle finger to help press my first finger down like that.
So now I'm squeezing like that.
Hello, Franz Scherr.
Squeeze that down.
F sharp minor chord.
[E] The only other chords we need are A, [A] D, and E major.
You know, A major, D major, E major, [F#] all those majors.
And then F sharp minor.
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
Down, [A] down, up, up, down, up.
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
We're gonna do it that way.
Check it out.
One of those on A.
I'm sorry, two of those on each chord.
[F#m] Then F sharp minor, then [D] D major, [E] E major, and then A [A] major.
So in other words, two of those rhythm sequences on A, two of those rhythm sequences [F#m] on F sharp
minor, [E] and then just one on D, [D]
one on E, and then two on [A] A again.
[G] But keep in mind, it starts over on A again.
So not only does it end, it starts with two sequences on A, but it also ends on two sequences
on A.
So, you know, there's a lot of A's there.
Don't get that confused.
[A] So here, I'm gonna play it.
[F#m]
[D] [E] [A]
Starts over.
[F#m]
[D] [E] [A]
[E] But something you can do to kind of spice it up a little bit is you can kind of cut
off that first hit of each chord.
And it's just a choice that you can do.
Also, one other trick on that, really emphasize the squeezing of your middle finger pressed
up against your first finger to get [F#m] that bar chord down.
That's gonna help a lot.
[C#] So [A] check this out if I went, you know, just like a little, uh, just a little kick, you know.
[C#]
[D] [E] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [E] [A]
Alright, easy [N] peasy lemon breezy.
[D] [E] [A]
Hey, what's up?
Marty here, ready to show you a real easy little progression.
We got one little thing in there.
We have one bar chord in there, and it's called F sharp minor.
And basically what that means is if I took an E minor chord, which you should [Em] know, and
I moved it.
In music, E and F is only one fret apart.
So if I moved, well actually if I imagined that my E minor was played with my ring and
pinky right here, and I pretended that I had to press down on this, behind this piece
here to get the open strings, it would look like this.
So E minor to [Fm] F minor, I just scoot the whole thing up.
So that's F minor.
F to G is a whole step [Gm] apart, so G's right here.
But then we have one in [F#m] between them, the mystery zone.
So we have F minor right here, and we have G minor right here, and we have the [F#m] one in between.
And it has two names.
You could call it G flat minor, or you could call it F sharp minor.
Let me zoom in and just show you what that looks like.
Okay, so I'm gonna bar the second fret here with my first finger really hard.
I'm gonna squeeze between my thumb and my first finger.
I'm gonna get my ring finger on the fourth fret of the A string, and my pinky on the
fourth fret of the D string.
That's the F sharp minor chord.
Now I'm gonna use my middle finger to help press my first finger down like that.
So now I'm squeezing like that.
Hello, Franz Scherr.
Squeeze that down.
F sharp minor chord.
[E] The only other chords we need are A, [A] D, and E major.
You know, A major, D major, E major, [F#] all those majors.
And then F sharp minor.
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
Down, [A] down, up, up, down, up.
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
We're gonna do it that way.
Check it out.
One of those on A.
I'm sorry, two of those on each chord.
[F#m] Then F sharp minor, then [D] D major, [E] E major, and then A [A] major.
So in other words, two of those rhythm sequences on A, two of those rhythm sequences [F#m] on F sharp
minor, [E] and then just one on D, [D]
one on E, and then two on [A] A again.
[G] But keep in mind, it starts over on A again.
So not only does it end, it starts with two sequences on A, but it also ends on two sequences
on A.
So, you know, there's a lot of A's there.
Don't get that confused.
[A] So here, I'm gonna play it.
[F#m]
[D] [E] [A]
Starts over.
[F#m]
[D] [E] [A]
[E] But something you can do to kind of spice it up a little bit is you can kind of cut
off that first hit of each chord.
And it's just a choice that you can do.
Also, one other trick on that, really emphasize the squeezing of your middle finger pressed
up against your first finger to get [F#m] that bar chord down.
That's gonna help a lot.
[C#] So [A] check this out if I went, you know, just like a little, uh, just a little kick, you know.
[C#]
[D] [E] [A]
[F#m]
[D] [E] [A]
Alright, easy [N] peasy lemon breezy.
Key:
A
E
F#m
D
C#
A
E
F#m
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey, what's up?
Marty here, ready to show you a real easy little progression.
We got one little thing in there.
We have one bar chord in there, and it's called F sharp minor.
And basically what that means is if I took an E minor chord, which you should [Em] know, _ and
I moved it.
In music, E and F is only one fret apart.
So if I moved, well actually if I imagined that my E minor was played with my ring and
pinky right here, and I pretended that I had to press down on this, behind this piece
here to get the open strings, it would look like this.
So E minor to [Fm] F minor, I just scoot the whole thing up.
So that's F minor.
F to G is a whole step [Gm] apart, so G's right here.
But then we have one in [F#m] between them, the mystery zone.
So we have F minor right here, and we have G minor right here, and we have the [F#m] one in between.
And it has two names.
You could call it G flat minor, or you could call it F sharp minor.
Let me zoom in and just show you what that looks like.
Okay, so I'm gonna bar the second fret here with my first finger really hard.
I'm gonna squeeze between my thumb and my first finger.
I'm gonna get my ring finger on the fourth fret of the A string, and my pinky on the
fourth fret of the D string.
That's the F sharp minor chord.
Now I'm gonna use my middle finger to help press my first finger down like that.
So now I'm squeezing like that.
Hello, Franz Scherr. _
Squeeze that down.
F sharp minor chord.
[E] The only other chords we need are A, [A] D, and E major.
You know, A major, D major, E major, [F#] all those majors.
And then F sharp minor. _
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
Down, [A] down, up, up, down, up.
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
We're gonna do it that way.
Check it out.
One of those on A.
_ I'm sorry, two of those on each chord.
_ _ _ [F#m] Then F sharp minor, _ _ _ _ then [D] D major, _ [E] E major, _ _ and then A [A] major. _ _
So in other words, two of those rhythm sequences on A, _ _ two of those rhythm sequences [F#m] on F sharp
minor, _ _ [E] and then just one on D, [D] _
one on E, _ and then two on [A] A again. _ _
[G] But keep in mind, it starts over on A again.
So not only does it end, it starts with two sequences on A, but it also ends on two sequences
on A.
So, you know, there's a lot of A's there.
Don't get that confused.
_ [A] So here, I'm gonna play it.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
Starts over.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] But something you can do to kind of spice it up a little bit is you can kind of cut
off that first hit of each chord.
And it's just a choice that you can do.
Also, one other trick on that, really emphasize the squeezing of your middle finger pressed
up against your first finger to get [F#m] that bar chord down.
That's gonna help a lot.
[C#] So [A] check this out if I went, _ _ you know, just like a little, uh, just a little kick, you know.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Alright, easy [N] peasy lemon breezy. _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Hey, what's up?
Marty here, ready to show you a real easy little progression.
We got one little thing in there.
We have one bar chord in there, and it's called F sharp minor.
And basically what that means is if I took an E minor chord, which you should [Em] know, _ and
I moved it.
In music, E and F is only one fret apart.
So if I moved, well actually if I imagined that my E minor was played with my ring and
pinky right here, and I pretended that I had to press down on this, behind this piece
here to get the open strings, it would look like this.
So E minor to [Fm] F minor, I just scoot the whole thing up.
So that's F minor.
F to G is a whole step [Gm] apart, so G's right here.
But then we have one in [F#m] between them, the mystery zone.
So we have F minor right here, and we have G minor right here, and we have the [F#m] one in between.
And it has two names.
You could call it G flat minor, or you could call it F sharp minor.
Let me zoom in and just show you what that looks like.
Okay, so I'm gonna bar the second fret here with my first finger really hard.
I'm gonna squeeze between my thumb and my first finger.
I'm gonna get my ring finger on the fourth fret of the A string, and my pinky on the
fourth fret of the D string.
That's the F sharp minor chord.
Now I'm gonna use my middle finger to help press my first finger down like that.
So now I'm squeezing like that.
Hello, Franz Scherr. _
Squeeze that down.
F sharp minor chord.
[E] The only other chords we need are A, [A] D, and E major.
You know, A major, D major, E major, [F#] all those majors.
And then F sharp minor. _
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
Down, [A] down, up, up, down, up.
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
Down, down, up, up, down, up.
We're gonna do it that way.
Check it out.
One of those on A.
_ I'm sorry, two of those on each chord.
_ _ _ [F#m] Then F sharp minor, _ _ _ _ then [D] D major, _ [E] E major, _ _ and then A [A] major. _ _
So in other words, two of those rhythm sequences on A, _ _ two of those rhythm sequences [F#m] on F sharp
minor, _ _ [E] and then just one on D, [D] _
one on E, _ and then two on [A] A again. _ _
[G] But keep in mind, it starts over on A again.
So not only does it end, it starts with two sequences on A, but it also ends on two sequences
on A.
So, you know, there's a lot of A's there.
Don't get that confused.
_ [A] So here, I'm gonna play it.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
Starts over.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] But something you can do to kind of spice it up a little bit is you can kind of cut
off that first hit of each chord.
And it's just a choice that you can do.
Also, one other trick on that, really emphasize the squeezing of your middle finger pressed
up against your first finger to get [F#m] that bar chord down.
That's gonna help a lot.
[C#] So [A] check this out if I went, _ _ you know, just like a little, uh, just a little kick, you know.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Alright, easy [N] peasy lemon breezy. _ _