Chords of: Searching For a Reason by: Dax. (E, F#m7, E6, Dmaj7) 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.
“Searching For a Reason” by Dax is in D Major and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, F#m7, E6, Dmaj7.
F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → F#m7 → Dmaj7 → E6 → A/E → F#m7 → Dmaj7 → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m7 | 1:22 | 45% |
| E6 | 0:22 | 12% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:20 | 11% |
| E | 0:10 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| A | 0:08 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:04 | 2% |
Dmaj7 – E – E7 – A – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E6 – A/E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E6 – F#m7 – Abm7b5/Gb – A6 – D6 – E – B – F#m7 – D6 – A – Bm – Em – B – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E6 – F#maj7 – F#m7 – B/F# – F#m7 – D6 – A – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E6 – F#m7 – Abm7b5/Gb – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – E6 – F#m7 – B7/D# – A – D6 – E6 – F#m7 – Bm – …
