Tabs
"Stand By Me"
Performed by Oasis
>From the album "Be Here Now" on Sony/Creation records
Music by: N. Gallagher
Lyrics by: N. Gallagher
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Tabbed by Fred Lidskog
Chords used:
EADBGe
G+G (3x0033)
B7add11 (x21200), while one guitar plays "B7add11", the other plays 
B7B7
(x24242)
C majorC (x32010)
C/BC/B (x2x010), or try this as 
G/BG/B (x20033) if you'd like
D MajorD (xx0232)
D/F#D/F# (2x0232), or perhaps you'd like D5/F# (2x02xx) or (2x023x) better
E minorEm (022000)
A augmentedA (x02220)
FF (x33211)
Tab Key:
b = bend (7b8 means bend the string at the 7th fret to make approximately
the note the string would make if played at the 8th fret with no bend)
r = release bend
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide (a quick slide, the two notes sound almost like one note)
/ = slower slide (sounds like two separate notes)
> = play string at specified fret and slide finger(s) down the string an
unspecified distance
() = harmonics, (12) means lightly touch the string directly past the 12th
fret then pick the string
~ = vibrato (vibrate note)
NOTE: When the one guitar plays a B7addE, it's played something like this:
B7add11
e-----------0--------------------------------------
B--0---0------0---0--------------------------------
G--2---2--2-----2-2--------------------------------
D--1---1--1-------1--------------------------------
A--2---2----------2--------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
Intro
=====
e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--12~~/-3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-(amplifier feedback here)-
G+G B7add11 C majorC C/BC/B D MajorD G+G
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------12--14--14b16r-14b16r14--12h14--12--12~~~~12--12--
D----------------------12h14---------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B7add11 C majorC C/BC/B D MajorD
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--11----------12----12~~---------12h14-12--14bbb16---14b16r14--12h14--12-12~>-
D--------12h14----14--------12h14----------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1
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G+G B7add11 C majorC
Made a meal and threw ...
C/BC/B D MajorD
Got a lot of ...
G+G B7add11
Said I would and I'll ...
C majorC C/BC/B D MajorD
Before my heart ...
Pre-Chorus:
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C majorC D MajorD
So what's the ...
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-14>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
D--x-------------------------------5--7-------------------------------------
A-12>--0--2--3----------------5s7--------5----------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm
Sing me something ...
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----5---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-5h7-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------3----------2---------0---------------------------------------------
A augmentedA C majorC
The cold and wind and rain ...
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----0-------------------------------2--3----------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD
and go away
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------0--0h2--0---
D----------------------------------------------------------0h2--------------
A-----------5---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2
-------
Times are hard when things ...
I've found a key ....
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------12h14--12--14b16r14--12h14--12--12~~~>-
D-------------------------------12h14-----------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Maybe you and I ....
The things we find ...
Pre-Chorus (Guitars 1 and 2 play the same thing as previous pre-chorus)
----------
So what's the matter ....
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------12h14-12----12-----14b16r14-12----
D---------------------------------12h14----------14--------------------14-
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
(G+G)
e----------------------------
B----------------------------
G-14b16r14-12----12~~~~~-----
D-------------14-------------
A----------------------------
E----------------------------
Chorus
------
G+G D MajorD 
A minorAm
Stand by me, ...
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G--------------14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12-
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
C majorC FF D/F#D/F# G+G
the way it's ...
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------
A----------------------3-x-x----------------
E----------------------------1-x-x-2-x-x-3--
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, ...
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G--------------14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12-
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
C majorC FF D/F#D/F# G+G
the way ...
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------
A----------------------3-x-x----------------
E----------------------------1-x-x-2-x-x-3--
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, ...
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G--------------14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12-
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
C majorC FF D/F#D/F# G+G
the way ...
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------
A----------------------3-x-x----------------
E----------------------------1-x-x-2-x-x-3--
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, nobody ...
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------12-11--14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12--14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12---
D-12h14-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Nobody knows ...
e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G-14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12--12---12--12/11--11/9--9/7--7--------0----
D---------------------------------------------------------------0----
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
(G+G)
(If you're...)
e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G----------0--------------
D-------0-----------------
A--2h3--------3--2--0-----
E----------------------3--
Verse 3
-------
If you're leaving will ...
I'm tired of talking ...
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------12--14b16r14-12------12~~~>-
D---------------------------------------12--14-------------------14---------
A------------------------------10-12/14-------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
There is one thing I ...
My heart will ...
e----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------14b16-----b16r14--12-
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------
C majorC D MajorD
So what's the ...
e-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G-12~~~~~~~~~~~-----12--12--12h14---
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
E-----------------------------------
Sing me something .... G+G
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------12------------
G----------------------12--14---12----12----------12----------------12------
D---------------12h14--------------14-------12h14-------12h14----12---------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
------
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, ...
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G--------------14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12-
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
C majorC FF D/F#D/F# G+G
the way it's ...
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------
A----------------------3-x-x----------------
E----------------------------1-x-x-2-x-x-3--
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, ...
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G--------------14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12-
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
C majorC FF D/F#D/F# G+G
the way it's ...
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------
A----------------------3-x-x----------------
E----------------------------1-x-x-2-x-x-3--
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, ...
e---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------
G--------------14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12-
D---------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------
C majorC FF D/F#D/F# G+G
the way it's ...
e-------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------
A----------------------3-x-x----------------
E----------------------------1-x-x-2-x-x-3--
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, nobody ...
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------12-11--14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12--14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12---
D-12h14-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
C majorC D MajorD (E minorEm)
Nobody knows The ...
e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G-14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12--12---12--12/11--11/9--9/7--7--
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
Bridge/Guitar Solo:
-------------------
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
The way ...
e-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G----11h12--11------------------------------------------
D---------------14--12--12h14--12--12-------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Baby, I ...
e-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-11h12--11----------------11--12----14b16r14-12-14b16r14-12--
D------------14--12----12-------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
And don't ...
e-------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------faint:--------------
G-11h12--11------------------------12--12--------12-------12--
D------------14--12--12h14--12--14---------12h14----12h14-----
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
cold and wind and ...
They only seem to ... (G+G)
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------12-12/11-11/9-9/7-7/5-5/4-4/2-2p0-0-2-2bbb4---
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Chorus
------------
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, ...
e------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G-------12--14---14b16r14--12--14~~b16-12--
D-12h14------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
C majorC FF D/F#D/F# G+G
the way it's ...
e-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------14b16r14-12----12-14b16r14-12----12--12---
D-------------------------------14----------------14----------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, ...
e------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G-------12--14---14b16r14--12--14~~b16-12--
D-12h14------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
C majorC FF D/F#D/F# G+G
the way it's ...
e-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------14b16r14-12----12-14b16r14-12----12--12---
D-------------------------------14----------------14----------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, ...
e------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G-------12--14---14b16r14--12--14~~b16-12--
D-12h14------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
C majorC FF D/F#D/F# G+G
the way it's ...
e-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------14b16r14-12----12-14b16r14-12----12--12---
D-------------------------------14----------------14----------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
G+G D MajorD A minorAm
Stand by me, nobody ...
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------12-11--14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12--14b16r14-12--14~~b16--12---
D-12h14-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
C majorC D MajorD G+G
God only knows The way ...
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------3-
B--------------------------------------------------------------------1p0--0---
G----------12--12/11--11/9--9/7--7/5--5/4--4/2--2p0--0--2--2bbbbb4------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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