Stand by me (Ben E. King)

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Stand by me sheet music is an arrangement written for String quartet. You can choose to buy score, parts or both score and parts together.

“Stand by Me” is a song originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King. It was written by King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, inspired by the spiritual “Lord Stand by Me”, plus two lines rooted in Psalms 46:2–3. There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song. It was ranked number 122 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. In 1999, BMI named it as the fourth most-performed song of the 20th century, with about 7 million performances. The song uses a version of the common chord progression now called the 50s progression, which have been called the “‘Stand by Me’ changes” after the song.