Calum Scott

You Are The Reason – Calum Scott: piano chords

You Are The Reason by Calum Scott uses 11 chords in C major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

C major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Intro 1

C Am F G C

Verse 1

Am F G C

Verse 2

Am F G Am

Chorus 1

F G Am F G C G Am G C G F Fm C

Verse 3

Am F G C

Verse 4

Am F G Am

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Chorus 2

F G Am F G C G Am G C G F Fm F

Intro 2

C F Am G

Verse 5

C F Am G C F Am G

Chorus 3

C F Am G C F Am G

Verse 6

C F Am G C F Am G

Chorus 4

C F Am G C F Am G

Verse 7

C F Am G C F Am G

Chorus 5

C F Am G C F Am G

Verse 8

C F Am G C F Am G C F Am G C F Am G

Intro 3

D F#m G Bm A

Verse 9

C Em F Am G C Em F Am G C Em F Am G C Em F Am G C/E F G C/E F G

Chorus 6

F C G Am F C G F C G Am F C G F C/E G

Verse 10

C Em F Am G C Em F Am G C/E F G C/E F G

Chorus 7

F C G Am F C G F C G Am F C G F C/E G F C/E G F C/E G F C/E G F C G Am F C G F C G Am F C G F C G F C/E G F

Chords on the piano

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

Am

A — bass noteAC — chord toneCE — chord toneE
ACE
Practice Am

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Fm

F — bass noteFA♭ — chord toneA♭C — chord toneC
FG♯C
Practice Fm

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

Questions

Which chords does You Are The Reason by Calum Scott use?

Different chords: 11. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is You Are The Reason by Calum Scott in?

The chords fit C major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is You Are The Reason to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (11), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.