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Welcome to this You Are The Reason Guitar Tutorial by Calum Scott!
I’ve had a whole bunch of requests for this song, I had never heard it but now I know what the fuss was about. This is a beautiful track with a waltz feel, it’s originally played on piano but transfers well over to guitar. In this lesson i’ll show you 2 different ways of playing the song.
- Method 1 – Fingerpicking version
- Method 2 – Easy strummed version
At the end of the video i’ll have a full play-through of each version. I also have a guest vocalist singing on top for context, she’s a fellow you-tuber and i’m just amazed by how she sounds in this song. Check out her youtube channel below 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/user/XxMissAmandaLeexX
Enjoy! Like this #youarethereason video by #calumscott and subscribe to the channel for more videos in the future!
-Dave Tran (Your online guitar teacher 😁)
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CAPO ON 3RD FRET
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[Intro/Verse1 pt.1]
G Em7
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B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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D|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-3-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
Csus2 D G
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B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-0-----0-----|-------------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|
D|---0-0---0-0-|-4-----4-----|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|
A|-3-----------|-5-5-5---5-5-|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
[Verse 1 pt.1]
G Em7
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B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|
D|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-3-----------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
Csus2 D Em7 G/B
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B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-0-----0-----|-------------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|
D|---0-0---0-0-|-4-----4-----|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|
A|-3-----------|-5-5-5---5-5-|-------------|-------2-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
[Chorus]
Csus2 D Em7 G/B
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B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-0-----0-----|-------------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-----|
D|---0-0---0-0-|-4-----4-----|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-|
A|-3-----------|-5-5-5---5-5-|-------------|-------2-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
Csus2 D G D
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-2-----------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
G|-0-----0-----|-------------|-0-----0-----|-2-----------|
D|---0-0---0-0-|-4-----4-----|---0-0---0-0-|-0-----------|
A|-3-----------|-5-5-5---5-5-|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
Em7 D/F# G G/B C Cm
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-0-----3-----|-5-----------|-4-----------|
G|-0-----2-----|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------|
A|-------------|-------2-----|-3-----------|-3-----------|
E|-0-----2-----|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
[Verse 2 pt.1]
G Em7
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
G|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|
D|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-3-----------|-3-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
Csus2 D G
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B|-------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------0-----|
G|-0---0---0---|-------0-----|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|
D|---0-------0-|-4---4---4---|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
A|-3-----------|-5-5-------5-|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
[Verse 2 pt.2]
G Em7
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|
G|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|-0---0---0---|
D|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|---0-------0-|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
E|-3-----------|-3-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
Csus2 D Em7 G/B
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------0-----|-------------|-------0-----|-------------|
G|-0---0---0---|-------0-----|-0---0---0---|-0---0-----0-|
D|---0-------0-|-4---4---4---|---0-------0-|---0-----0---|
A|-3-----------|-5-5-------5-|-------------|-------2-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
[Bridge]
Csus2 D Em7 D/F# G G/B
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G|-0-----0-----|-------------|-0-----2-----|-0-----0-----|
D|---0-0---0-0-|-4-----4-----|---0-0---0-0-|---0-0---0-0-| x2
A|-3-----------|-5-5-5---5-5-|-------------|-------2-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-0-----2-----|-3-----------|
1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
Csus2 D
e|-------------|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|
G|-0-----0-----|-2-----------|-------------|-------------|
D|---0-0---0-0-|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|
A|-3-----3-----|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 3 2 2 3
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CAPO ON 3RD FRET
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[Intro]
G Em7 Cadd9 D G
[Verse 1]
G
There goes my heart beating
Em7
Cause you are the reason
Cadd9 D
I'm losing my sleep
G
Please come back now
G
There goes my mind racing
Em7
And you are the reason
Cadd9 D
That I'm still breathing
Em7
I'm hopeless now
[Chorus]
G/B Cadd9 D
I'd climb every mountain
Em7
And swim every ocean
Cadd9 D
Just to be with you
G D
And fix what I've broken
Em7 D/F# G C Cm
Oh, cause I need you to see
G
That you are the reason
[Verse 2]
G
There goes my hands shaking
Em7
And you are the reason
Cadd9 D
My heart keeps bleeding
G
I need you now
G
If I could turn back the clock
Em7
I'd make sure the light defeated the dark
Cadd9 D
I'd spend every hour, of every day
Em7
Keeping you safe
[Chorus]
G/B Cadd9 D
I'd climb every mountain
Em7
And swim every ocean
Cadd9 D
Just to be with you
G D
And fix what I've broken
Em7 D/F# G C Cm
Oh, cause I need you to see
[Bridge]
Cadd9 D Em7 D/F# G/B
That you are the reason
C D Em7 D/F#
You are the reason
G/B C D
I need you to hold me tonight
[Outro]
Cadd9 D
I'd climb every mountain
Em7
And swim every ocean
Cadd9 D
Just to be with you
G D
And fix what I've broken
Em7 D/F# G C Cm
Cause I need you to see
G
That you are the reason
