Chords of: Give Me One Reason by: Tracy Chapman. (F#7, F#, B7, B) 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.
“Give Me One Reason” by Tracy Chapman is in B Major and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 153 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#7, F#, B7, B.
F#7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → F# → B → C#m7 → F# → C#7 → B → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#7 | 1:03 | 26% |
| F# | 0:57 | 24% |
| B7 | 0:26 | 11% |
| B | 0:25 | 10% |
| C#7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| C# | 0:05 | 2% |
| C#maj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
E7 – F# – A – B – C# – E – F# – E7 – F# – Em7 – F# – A – B – A – C#7 – F#m7b5/E – F# – E7 – F# – A – B – C#m7 – F# – F#m7b5/E – C#7 – Amaj7 – B – F# – E – F# – B/F# – F#dim – B – C#maj7 – Bmaj7 – F# – Am6 – B – A6 – B – C# – Em6 – F# – E – F# – C# – B – F#7 – …
