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Ben E. King – Stand By Me (Audio)

Beloved worldwide as a soul classic, this song is a staple of jam sessions.

Released as a single in 1961, it became a hit again when it was featured in the 1986 film “Stand by Me.” Its chord progression follows a simple pattern known as the “’50s progression,” making it easy to play even for first-time jammers.

The bass line is based on a repeating phrase that’s easy to memorize, and the guitar can capture the vibe well with straightforward chord strumming.

If you have a keyboard, you can cover the strings part, and the drums work with a basic beat.

The melody is one everyone’s heard, so just playing it creates a sense of unity and naturally gets the crowd going.

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Ben E King – Spanish Harlem

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King is world-famous for “Stand By Me.” This song, “Spanish Harlem,” was one of his early hits.

In his later years he sang more soulfully, but at this time Ben E.

King had a more standard singing style.

It’s a track distinguished by its xylophone sound.

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Stand By Me (Alto Saxophone Solo) WMS-15-019

The film Stand by Me, about four boys traveling along the railroad tracks, is very famous.

The song of the same name is just as well-known and is a versatile piece that can be performed in a classical style or arranged with a jazz feel.

One of the pleasures is distinguishing between these arrangements according to the listener’s preferences.

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Ben E. King – Stand by Me | Sax Cover | Alexandra Ilieva | Thomann

This is a song by Benjamin Earl King, a singer-songwriter from the United States.

The choice of this song is quite sophisticated! There aren’t many notes, so you should be able to play it soon, but it takes ingenuity to capture the vibe.

There’s a difference between a note that doesn’t speak because the reed hasn’t started vibrating yet and a note that has character, so listen carefully to the vocals and imitate them.

You’ll need the sensibility to reproduce nuances that aren’t written in the sheet music by listening to the sounds, so keep listening repeatedly to build the atmosphere.

The groove of the bass in the intro is closely tied to the groove of the melody as well.

Lock into the rhythm and let it build up little by little.

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Ben E. King – Ue o Muite Arukō (Sukiyaki)

A Japanese-language cover of Kyu Sakamoto’s classic “Ue o Muite Arukou” by world-renowned soul singer Ben E.

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A great admirer of Japan who was deeply pained by the Great East Japan Earthquake, King created the album “Dear Japan, Ue o Muite Arukou” with the hope of bringing strength to the people of Japan.