Chords of: Reason Why by: Three Houses Down, JKING. (Em, D, Dmaj7, A) 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 Why” by Three Houses Down, JKING is in D Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, D, Dmaj7, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Em → A → D → F#m7 → Em → F#m → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:39 | 21% |
| Em | 0:31 | 17% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:22 | 12% |
| A | 0:19 | 10% |
| A7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| F#m | 0:16 | 9% |
| F#m7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:12 | 6% |
D – F#m – Em – A – D – F#m7 – Em – A – F#m – Em7 – A – D – F#m – Em – Faug – G – Dmaj7 – Em6 – A7 – D – Em7 – A – D – F#m7 – Em – A7 – D – F#m – Em7 – A7 – D – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Em – A7 – D – F#m7 – Em – A7 – Dmaj7 – A – Abm7 – Em7 – Bm7 – A6 – Ebmaj7 – F#m7 – Abm7b5 – …
