Alec Benjamin - Gotta Be A Reason Chords
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How to play Gotta Be A Reason on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Alec Benjamin - Gotta Be A Reason on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Gotta Be A Reason uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (33), Em → F (33), and C → Am (17). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Am - Em chord transition.
1. Am → Em chord transition
To move from Am to Em:
- While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 33 times.
2. Em → F chord transition
Here's how to move from Em to F:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 33 times.
3. F → C chord transition
Switching from F to C:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.
4. C → Am chord transition
Switching from C to Am:
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.
5. F → G chord transition
Here's how to move from F to G:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.
6. G → Am chord transition
Here's how to move from G to Am:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 15 times.
Gotta Be A Reason chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Gotta Be A Reason.
- Gotta Be A Reason includes 131 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Gotta Be A Reason contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Gotta Be A Reason connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → Em: 10%
After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).- Em → F: 8%