Stand By Me (Ben.E.King)

Lesson Song 1

This song is a common chord structure, it is use in hundreds of popular songs. Once you hear it played you will recognize it immediately. The rhythm pattern you use over this song is also one of the most common patterns.

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Remember, this song may take you a while to get fluent with quick changes and uninterrupted rhythm, but don't be disheartened, it will not take as long to get the next song right because you're learning a rhythm pattern that can be used on hundreds of songs. That means all you'll have to focus on with the next song is getting your chord changes right. The next song after that may have similar chords so it will take even less time to learn.

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