Piano chords · Lullaby boat
How to play You Are The Reason on piano
Written by Calum Scott, Corey Sanders & others
- Bb major
- 6/8
- 87 BPM
- 2017
- Medium
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Learn You Are The Reason in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: Gm – Bb – Eb – F
How it goes
You Are The Reason sits in Bb major: Bb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Gm is G, Bb and D; Bb is Bb, D and F; Eb is Eb, G and Bb; F is F, A and C. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
GmviBbIEbIVFV- GmG · Bb · D
- BbBb · D · F
- EbEb · G · Bb
- FF · A · C
- 2
Left hand: Sea-breeze roll
How it goes
Four notes roll up and float in a gentle sway, light as a sea breeze. Musicians call it open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (6/8) (open arpeggio), a medium pattern heard in 57 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Cradle chords
How it goes
A chord, a rock to beat two, a soft pickup back: like a cradle. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 87 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: Eb – Ebm – Bb
How it goes
The last chords are IV – iv – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbEbmBb- EbmEb · Gb · Bb
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Questions about You Are The Reason
What chords are in You Are The Reason?
The loop is Gm – Bb – Eb – F (vi – I – IV – V) in Bb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ebm – Bb.
What key is You Are The Reason in?
Bb major, at about 87 beats a minute in 6/8.
What does the left hand play in You Are The Reason?
Sea-breeze roll: open arpeggio 1-5-8-10 (6/8), a medium pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is You Are The Reason easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.