Chords of: The Only Reason by: JP Cooper. (Abmaj7, Cm7, Eb, Cm) 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 Only Reason” by JP Cooper is in C Minor and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Cm7, Eb, Cm.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Bb6 → Abmaj7 → Cm7 → Bb6 → Ab6 → Eb6 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 0:51 | 24% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:38 | 18% |
| Eb | 0:23 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:21 | 10% |
| Bb6 | 0:19 | 9% |
| Cm | 0:17 | 8% |
| Fm7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| C#6 | 0:08 | 4% |
Cm – Cm7 – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb6 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Eb6 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb/D – Eb – Cm7 – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Bb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – Eb/Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Bb/D – Gm7 – Eb – Cm7 – Bb/D – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – Bb6 – …
