Chords of: The Reason by: Hoobastank. (Bbm7b5, E, A, C#m) 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” by Hoobastank is in E Major and runs at about 166 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 63 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7b5, E, A, C#m.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Emaj7 → C#m → C#m7 → E → C#m → A → B7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:20 | 34% |
| C#m | 0:42 | 18% |
| A | 0:37 | 16% |
| B | 0:32 | 14% |
| D | 0:09 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| B7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| C#m7 | 0:07 | 3% |
E – F#7 – Emaj7 – C#m – C#m7 – A/C# – C#m – E – C#m – C#m7 – A/C# – C#m – A – Amaj7 – B7 – B – E – C#m – A – B – E – C#m – C#m7 – A/C# – C#m – C#m7b5 – Emaj7 – C#m – C#m7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – A – A6 – Amaj7 – B7 – B – E – C#m – A – B – A6 – D – E/D – D6 – E – D – E – C#m – …
