The Reason – Hoobastank

The chord chart for The Reason – Hoobastank (karaoke of Sing Queen Karaoke) is in E, at 83 BPM, with 9 distinct chords over 3:46: A, Amaj7, B, C#, C#m, C#m7, D, E and others. The track below follows the video — the highlighted chord is the one sounding now, and the next one appears before the change so you can get your hand ready.

KeyE

Tempo 83 BPM

Chord changes36

ChannelSing Queen Karaoke

This is the harmony as the analysis found it, sevenths and all. If you are just starting to play along, the simplified version uses triads only: 6 chords instead of 9.

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Diatonic chords of E

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
E	F#m	G#m	A	B	C#m	D#°

Chord track

Click any chord to jump the video to that point.

Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
A	A C# E	root, major third, fifth
Amaj7	A C# E G#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
B	B D# F#	root, major third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
C#m7	C# E G# B	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
Emaj7	E G# B D#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:06	E	17.3s
2	0:23	C#	5.8s
3	0:29	Emaj7	5.8s
4	0:35	C#	5.8s
5	0:41	Amaj7	5.8s
6	0:47	B	5.8s
7	0:52	E	5.8s
8	0:58	C#	5.8s
9	1:04	A	5.8s
10	1:10	B	5.8s
11	1:16	Emaj7	5.8s
12	1:21	C#	5.8s
13	1:27	Emaj7	5.8s
14	1:33	C#m	5.8s
15	1:39	Amaj7	5.8s
16	1:44	B	5.8s
17	1:50	Emaj7	5.8s
18	1:56	C#	5.8s
19	2:02	Amaj7	5.8s
20	2:08	B	5.8s
21	2:13	D	5.8s
22	2:19	E	5.8s
23	2:25	D	5.8s
24	2:31	E	11.6s
25	2:42	C#m7	5.8s
26	2:48	Amaj7	5.8s
27	2:54	B	5.8s
28	3:00	E	5.8s
29	3:05	C#	5.8s
30	3:11	Amaj7	5.8s
31	3:17	B	5.8s
32	3:23	Emaj7	5.8s
33	3:29	C#	5.8s
34	3:34	Amaj7	5.8s
35	3:40	B	5.7s
36	3:46	E	—