Piano Notes for You Are The Reason – Calum Scott – CDE FGAB
Key Information for the Song You Are The Reason by Calum Scott
Scale: Bb Major Scale (two black keys)
Key Signature: Two flats (Bb, Eb)
Bb Major Scale Notes: Bb, C, D, Eb, F, G, A
Tempo: 85 bpm
Time Signature: 3/4
Difficulty Level: Beginner
This post provides the letter notes for the melody of You Are The Reason by Calum Scott. The song is in Bb major with a tempo of 85 BPM and a 3/4 time signature. These notes are intended for piano and are suitable for players with some experience as well as for beginners.
How to Play You Are The Reason
Piano Keys Layout

Symbols Used in the Song
Asterisk: star symbol (*): Indicates an octave.
Asterisk after a note (e.g., C*): Indicates a higher octave note.
Asterisk before a note (e.g., *C): Indicates a lower octave note.
Notes in Brackets: (): Play quickly or fast (16th note of sheet music).
Wavy Lines: Tilde (~): Sustained Notes (quarter note, half note, or a whole note of sheet music).
Vertical Bar: Pipe Symbol (|): Indicates a chord change.
Chords: Bold red text inside square brackets [chord]. Play the chords for the song You Are The Reason at this point in the song.
You Are The Reason Piano Notes
Part 1 (Intro Music)
(Play *Bb *F *F notes for 10 times)
*Bb *F *F *Bb *F *F *Bb *F *F *Bb *F *F
*Bb *F *F *Bb *F *F *Bb *F *F *Bb *F *F
*Bb *F *F *Bb *F *F
*A *F *F *A *F *F
*Bb *F *F *Bb *F *F
*Bb~~
Part 2 A (Verse 1)
There goes my heart beating
‘Cause you are the reason
I’m losing my sleep
Please come back now
D* C* Bb Bb~~ Bb~ G~
There goes my heart beating
F Bb C* D* Bb~ G~
‘Cause you are the reason
F Bb C* D*~ Bb~~
I’m losing my sleep
Bb Bb~ C D~~
Please come back now
Part 2 B (Verse 1)
And there goes my mind racing
And you are the reason
That I’m still breathing
I’m hopeless now
G D* C* Bb Bb~ Bb~ G~
And there goes my mind racing
F Bb C* D* Bb~ G~
And you are the reason
Bb C* D*~ Bb~ G~
That I’m still breathing
Bb Bb~ Bb Bb~~
I’m hopeless now
Part 3 (Chorus)
I’d climb every mountain
And swim every ocean
Just to be with you
And fix what I’ve broken
Oh, ’cause I need you to see
That you are the reason
Bb Bb D* F* G*~ G*~~
I’d climb every mountain
Bb G* F* Eb* D*~~ (D* C*) Bb~
And swim every ocean
Bb D* F* G*~ G*~
Just to be with you
Bb G* F* Eb* D*~ D*~ C*~
And fix what I’ve broken
D* C* Bb Bb~ C*~ D*~ Bb*~ G*~~
Oh, ’cause I need you to see
C* C* C* (Bb) D* (C*) Bb Bb~~
That you are the reason
Music
*Bb *F *Bb D *Bb *F
*Bb *F *Bb D *Bb *F *Bb~~
Part 4 A (Verse 2)
There goes my hands shaking
And you are the reason
My heart keeps bleeding
I need you now
D* C* Bb Bb~~ Bb~ G~
There goes my hands shaking
F Bb C* D* Bb~ G~
And you are the reason
Bb C* D*~ Bb~ G~
My heart keeps bleeding
Bb Bb~ C D~~
I need you now
Part 4 B (Verse 2)
If I could turn back the clock
I’d make sure the light defeated the dark
I’d spend every hour of every day
Keeping you safe
D* C* Bb Bb~ (G) Bb~ G Bb~
If I could turn back the clock
(Bb) D* F* (F*) G*~ (F*) D*~ D* (C*) D*~
I’d make sure the light defeated the dark
C* Bb Bb C* D* Eb* Bb~
I’d spend every hour
G* F* Eb* C*~
of every day
C* C* D*~ Bb~~
Keeping you safe
Part 5 (Chorus)
I’d climb every mountain
And swim every ocean
Just to be with you
And fix what I’ve broken
Oh, ’cause I need you to see
That you are the reason
Bb Bb D* F* G*~ G*~~
I’d climb every mountain
Bb G* F* Eb* D*~~ (D* C*) Bb~
And swim every ocean
Bb D* F* G*~ G*~
Just to be with you
Bb G* F* Eb* D*~ D*~ C*~
And fix what I’ve broken
D* C* Bb Bb~ C*~ D*~ Bb*~ G*~~
Oh, ’cause I need you to see
C* C* C* (Bb) D* (C*) Bb Bb~~
That you are the reason
Part 6 (Bridge)
I don’t want to fight no more
I don’t want to hide no more
I don’t want to cry no more
Come back, I need you to hold me
(You are the reason)
A little closer now, just a little closer now
Come a little closer, I need you to hold me tonight
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