Stand by Me

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John Lennon

A Guitar's All Right John But You'll Never Earn Your Living By It (1975)rockTop 5%3:21Spotify YouTube Apple Music

Key: A majorTuning: StandardTempo: variesTime signature: 4/4

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100%8 tracks · 5,058 notes · A major · 105 BPM· 3:21Recommended

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Intro

Verse 1

Verse 2

Chorus

Verse 3

Verse 4

Lead Break

Lead Vocals

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Bass

Sax

Piano

Drums

100%8 tracks · 5,064 notes · A major · 100 BPM· 3:31

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John Vocal

Slide Guitar

Lead Guitar

Brass

Keyboard

John Guitar

Bass

Drumkit

100%10 tracks · 4,045 notes · G major · 116 BPM· 2:32partial

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Standard drum kit

Acoustic grand piano

String Ensemble 2

French horn

Brass section

Pad 1 (new age)

Electric guitar (jazz)

String ensemble 1

Electric guitar (clean)

Acoustic bass

100%14 tracks · 3,614 notes · G major · 102 BPM· 3:33

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Standard drum kit

Acoustic Guitar (steel) 1

Acoustic bass

Percussive organ

Trumpet

Tenor sax

Electric guitar (jazz)

Distortion guitar

Synth Brass 2

Trombone

Acoustic guitar (steel) 2

Electric guitar (clean)

Bright acoustic piano

Electric guitar (muted)

92%5 tracks · 1,862 notes · A major · 100 BPM· 2:55

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Distortion guitar

Electric guitar (clean)

Slap bass 1

Shaker

Drumkit

75%2 tracks · 928 notes · F# minor · 120 BPM· 3:06Acoustic Fingerstyle

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Phrase 1

Phrase 2

Chorus 1

Phrase 3

Phrase 4

Chorus 2

Guitar Solo

Chorus 3

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

68%1 tracks · 2,333 notes · A major · 120 BPM· 3:37

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Trilha 1

31%2 tracks · 46 notes · A major · 120 BPM· 0:16partial

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Bass

Drums 1

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —8 tracks · 3:21

About this song

Stand by Me by John Lennon is in A major, 4/4 time. This 8-track arrangement runs 3:21 (Acoustic grand piano, Acoustic guitar (steel), Electric guitar (jazz), Electric bass (finger), Tenor sax, Lead 6 (voice), and Drums), with an intro and alternating verses and choruses. 8 versions available to play and practice.

Difficulty by instrument

How hard each detected part is to play in the recommended version.

GuitarAdvanced

15.32 notes/sec

DrumsIntermediate

4.26 notes/sec

PianoIntermediate

2.2 notes/sec

BassBeginner

1.15 notes/sec

OtherBeginner

0.72 notes/sec

VocalsBeginner

0.97 notes/sec

Chord progressionsestimated

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Intro · Verse · Chorus

Song structure

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0:001:002:003:21

Intro0:00 Verse 10:16 Verse 20:34 Chorus0:55 Verse 31:11 Verse 41:29

Vocal range

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F♯3 – A4 · 15 semitones (~1.3 octaves)

About the key of A major

A major is the 9th most common key in our catalog. Its three core chords are A, D, and E.

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