Stay with Me is perfect for beginning fingerstyle players. Aim for keeping a steady rhythm throughout.The pattern can be a little tricky at first, but once you get it down, it’s repeated throughout the tune providing you with ample opportunity to practice. The rhythmic feel uses syncopated anticipations and these techniques help create motion and interest. The repetitive nature of the chord progression and accompaniment pattern lend themselves to working on these skills. It’s also a great tune for those venturing into the world of fingerstyle playing and singing while playing. This is a fun and easy tune that you can quickly add to your repertoire. They deal mainly with some chord fingerings and strumming approaches. Since we’re approaching this tune from an acoustic guitar standpoint, we have a few options to consider which I’ll discuss further below and in the video. Stay With Me is the key of A minor and uses all first-position chords. Everything you need to get started playing this tune. I provided some useful links above and I’ll take you through the Stay With Me chords, accompaniment patterns, song form, and a chord chart.
#IN THE LONELY HOUR CHORDS HOW TO#
Here are some helpful tips to keep in mind that will help you learn the tune faster while giving you some ideas for how to approach performing it. Songwriters: James Napier, William Phillips, and Sam SmithĪccompaniment Technique: Open Chords and Basic Fingerstyle Today we’ll learn an easy arrangement of the Stay With Me chords. The song was written by Smith, James Napier, and William Phillips, with Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne receiving co-writer credits due to the song’s similarity to Petty’s single “I Won’t Back Down”. Stay with Me is a gospel-inspired ballad and the song tells the story of the main character begging that his one-night stand not leave.
It was the single off his debut studio album In the Lonely Hour. English singer/songwriter Sam Smith recorded Stay With Me in 2014.