# The Reason – Hoobastank: piano chords

The Reason by Hoobastank uses 10 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F/C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Chords in the song: Dm C Gm Bb C Dm C Gm Bb C Dm F Gm Bb C Dm C Bm Bb C F C Dm Bbm F C Dm Bb Bbm Dm C Gm Bb C Dm C Gm Bb C Dm F Gm Bb C Dm C Bm Bb C Bb C F C Dm Bbm F C Dm Bb Bbm Am Dm Bb F/C Am Dm Eb F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bbm F C Dm Bbm F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bbm F C Dm Eb F C Dm Bb F C Dm Bb Bbm

## Questions

### Which chords does The Reason by Hoobastank use?

Different chords: 10. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is The Reason by Hoobastank in?

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

### How hard is The Reason to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (10), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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