Chords of: reason by: Omah Lay. (D, Em7, E, Em) 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.
“reason” by Omah Lay is in D Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Em7, E, Em.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em → Em7 → G6 → Em7 → E → Em7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:36 | 25% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:20 | 14% |
| D | 0:19 | 13% |
| Em | 0:14 | 10% |
| E | 0:13 | 9% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 6% |
| G | 0:07 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:06 | 5% |
E – G – D – E – Gmaj7 – D – Em – G – D – Em – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – Abm7b5 – A – Em7 – Abm7b5 – A – G6 – A – Em7 – Gmaj7 – A – Em7 – Gmaj7 – D – E – Gmaj7 – A – Em7 – Gmaj7 – D – A – Em7 – Gmaj7 – D6 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – Gmaj7 – D – G/D – Em – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – Gmaj7 – …
