CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Reasons I Drink (Official Video), chord by chord.

Chords of: Reasons I Drink (Official Video) by: Alanis Morissette. (Ab/Eb, F#, F#maj7, Ab7/C) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Reasons I Drink (Official Video)”

“Reasons I Drink (Official Video)” by Alanis Morissette is in Db Major and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab/Eb, F#, F#maj7, Ab7/C.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Ab7/C → Ebm → F# → Ebm → F# → Eb7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:4719%
Ebm0:3213%
F#maj70:2812%
B0:2611%
Ebm70:135%
Ab7/C0:125%
Bmaj70:115%
C#0:104%

Chord progression, in order

Cm7 – Ab7/C – Ebm – Fm7 – F# – B – Ebm – Abm – F# – Abm – Ebm – Fm7 – F# – Bmaj7 – Ebm – Abm – F# – Abm – Eb7 – Fm7 – F# – B – Ebm – B6 – F# – Abm – Eb – Ebm – C#/E# – F# – Bmaj7 – Eb – B6 – F#maj7 – Abm – C# – Ebm – Bmaj7 – F# – C# – Ebm – B – Ebm – B – F# – Bb7 – Ebm7 – B – …