| Brett Simon directed the official video for the song. | |
| In the video, the band members organize an accident for the theft of a ruby gem from a pawnshop. The video ends with the band admiring their new acquisition, but then they hear police sirens from above, and the video fades out. | |
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| + | [The official video for "Same Direction"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_UOL1-weMc) extends this storyline revealing the details of the band member's roles. |
| "The Reason" won the MTV Video Music Awards Japan for best rock video in 2005. | |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV4DiAyExN0 | |
| ### Guitars | |
| #### Daniel Estrin | |
| - | [[Daniel Estrin]] used several ** |
| + | [[Daniel Estrin]] used several **[PRS Custom 24](https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electric_guitars/paul_reed_smith/custom_24/)** guitars in various colors. The orange one appears in the official video for the song. |
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| #### Markku Lappalainen | |
| ### Amps and effects | |
| #### Daniel Estrin | |
| - | Dan Estrin is an endorser of Mesa/Boogie amps. He is stated as the user of ** |
| + | Dan Estrin is an endorser of Mesa/Boogie amps. He is stated as the user of **[Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Amplifier Head](https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/guitar_amplifiers/mesa_boogie/dual_rectifier/)** and **Rectifier Cabinets 4x12**. These amps appear in the official video. |
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| *Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier Head* | |
| The song is written in the key of E major. | |
| ## Techniques | |
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| + | Guitar parts of the song consist of arpeggios in the [[intro]] and [[verse|verses]], while [[chorus (song part)|choruses]] are based on [[power chord|power chords]]. Also, a notable feature of the song is the use of several guitar overdubs. |
| ### Song breakdown | |
| The song has the following [[Song structure|structure]]: | |
| **[[Intro]] - [[Verse]] 1 - [[Chorus (song part)|Chorus]] 1 - [[Verse]] 2 - [[Chorus (song part)|Chorus]] 2 - [[Bridge (song part)|Bridge]] - [[Verse]] 3 - [[Chorus (song part)|Chorus]] 3 - [[Outro]]** | |
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| + | The [[intro]] starts with the piano line, then drums come in and after that, the main guitar riff begins. The bass line starts right before the first verse. |
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| + | The main arpeggio riff continues through the [[verse|verses]]. At the end of each verse, there is a guitar overdub, which is played as a long [[trill]]. In the second verse, the string instrumentation starts, reaching its peak in the [[bridge (song part)|bridge]]. |
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| + | In [[chorus (song part)|choruses]], there are two guitar overdubs besides the main guitar part. The main guitar part (which always performed live by Daniel Estrin) consists of [[power chord|power chords]]. One of the overdubs presents overdriven single notes, while the other one is an acoustic guitar part, which consists of [[chord|chords]]. |
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| + | The [[bridge (song part)|bridge]] and the [[outro]] of the song is essentially a variation of the chorus, so they are presented with the same guitar techniques. |
| ## Recommended lessons | |
| ### Guitar lesson | |