Details
- Instrument:
- Piano Solo
- Composers:
- Ben E. King Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller
- Publishers:
- Bernardo Pereira
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Format:
- Score
- Item types:
- Digital
- Level:
- Early Intermediate
- Artist:
- Ben E. King
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Number of Pages:
- 5
SKU: A0.1181854
By Ben E. King. By Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller. Arranged by Bernardo Pereira. Blues,R & B,Singer/Songwriter,Soul,Wedding. Score. 5 pages. Bernardo Pereira #781605. Published by Bernardo Pereira (A0.1181854).This arrangement is a clean sheet music without chord symbols of the R&B song “Stand By Me”. It is also a transposed score in F major. The American singer and songwriter Ben E. King performed the song. Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller collaborated with King during the songwriting process.
Widely played at weddings, the song features soul and blues music elements. Over the years, the song has received different covers and adaptations from many artists on their recordings and performances. The chord progression called "50s progression" remains in these adaptations.
The arrangement features the main bass line from the chord progression in the left-hand and the melody in right-hand. The melody has notes that fill the harmony on the second layer. At the end of the song, the intro material is recollected. The right-hand complete the rhythmic and melodic pattern of the left-hand with notes from the chords. Fingering marks are available throughout the arrangement.
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- ArrangeMe:
- Bernardo Pereira
- Series:
- ArrangeMe
- Instrument:
- Piano and Keyboard Piano Piano Solo
- Artists:
- Ben E. King Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller
- Publisher:
- Bernardo Pereira