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Ben E King-Stand By Me - BPM - 89

 Tuning: E A D G B EKey: ACapo: 
Ben E. King
Stand By Me
BPM: 120
Capo: II
 
[Intro]
G       G       Em      Em
C       D       G       G
 
[Verse 1]
               G              G              Em                      Em
When the night      has come                      and the land is dark
               C              D              G          G
And the mo-    on is the on-  ly light we'll see
               G              G              Em         Em
No, I wo -     n't be af-     raid, no, I    won't be afraid
               C              D              G          G
Just as        long as you st-and, stand by  me      So darlin', darlin'
 
[Chorus 1]
G           G        Em       Em
Stand by me,     oh, stand by me
    C       D             G             G
Oh, stand,     stand by me, stand by me
 
[Verse 2]
             G                G              Em                    Em
  If the sky   that we look upon                 should tumble and fall
             C                D              G            G
Or the mount-ains      should crumble to the sea
             G                G              Em           Em
I won't cry,      I won't cry,    no, I      won't shed a tear
             C                D              G            G
Just as long     as you stand,    stand by   me       And darling, darling
 
[Chorus 2]
G           G        Em       Em
Stand by me,     oh, stand by me
    C           D             G             G
Oh, stand now,     stand by me, stand by me
 
[Solo]
G       G       Em      Em
C       D       G       G
G       G       Em      Em
C       D       G       G
                        Darling, darling
 
[Chorus 3]
G           G        Em       Em
Stand by me,     oh, stand by me
    C                D            G
Oh, stand now, stand by me, stand by me
    G
Whenever you're in trouble won't you
G           G        Em       Em
Stand by me,     oh, stand by me
    C                D              G
Oh, stand now,   oh, stand, stand by me
 
(fade out)

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Meters (The)-Cissy Strut - BPM - 89

 aaaah yeah (flam on yeah count 1 to 4 over all)

[Intro riff]
8 bars - BhHx SxxH xhHx SxSx (swung 16th notes)

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure 
BxSx xSxS xBBx HxHx (H=H+B) - and variations on this
8 bars

[Intro riff]
8 bars

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Vamp - Play very straight - cheeky off beats on hihat]
8 bars - keyboard part - Bxxx SxxS xBBx SxSx

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Intro riff]
8 bars

[2nd riff] Big open cymbal figure
8 bars

[Intro riff - Fade]
8 bars

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