Chords of: The Reason Why by: JP Cooper. (C#maj7, Gm, Bb, Bbmaj7) 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 JP Cooper is in F Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Gm, Bb, Bbmaj7.
Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Gm → Bbaug → Bb → Bbmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Gm → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gm | 0:46 | 25% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:25 | 14% |
| Bb | 0:24 | 13% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Dm7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| Gm7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Cm | 0:07 | 4% |
| C/Bb | 0:06 | 3% |
G – C – Bb – Eb – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Bb – Cm – Gm – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Dm – Gm – Bbaug – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Gm – Bb – Dm – Eb7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Dm – Ebaug – F6 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – A7/C# – Gm – Bbmaj7 – C/Bb – Ebmaj7 – Faug – Gm – Bbmaj7 – C/Bb – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – F6 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – …
