Chords of: The Reason Why by: Baba Harare. (D, G, Gmaj7, 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.
“The Reason Why” by Baba Harare is in C Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 238 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, Gmaj7, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 5:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C6 → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7 → G → Gmaj7 → G → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2:20 | 47% |
| C | 0:54 | 18% |
| D | 0:48 | 16% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| D7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| D6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| G/D | 0:05 | 2% |
G – C6 – G – D – F#m7b5 – G – C – Gmaj7 – D – G – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G – D – G – C – G – D – G – C – G – C – Gmaj7 – D – G – C – G – D – G – C – G – D6 – G – C – G – D – G – C – G – Dmaj7 – G – C – G – Dmaj7 – G – C – G – …
