Don't Know Why Chords & Tabs
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don't Know Why
performed by Norah Jones on her albums "First
Sessions", "Come Away With Me"
composed by Jesse Harris
transcribed by Michael Blake (All work his own).
The guitar part is played on nylon strings. Emphasis
is on the descending chromatic line from the A down to
the D. The M7 D7 6 and 9 chords highlight this line,
as well as the Eb Major to Eb minor change in the
second bar.
The song is in the form AABABAA with a piano solo on
the second to last A section.
4/4 time
(Intro) I ...
BbM7 B7 EbM7 Ebm Gm7 C7 F7
Bb6
||--5----6-----6-----|-------------|-------------|--------------|
||----------9----6---|----8-7----7-|6---6--------|------6---8---|
||-----------------7-|---------8---|-------9---9-|--8---6---8---|
||-------------------|-------------|--8------8---|--8-----------|
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
A)
1. waited till I saw the sun I dont know ...
2. When I saw ....
BbM7 B7 EbM7 Ebm Gm7 C7 F7
Bb6
|:-5--6-----6----|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|:-------9----6--|----8-7----7-|6---6--------|------------h--|
|:-------------7-|---------8---|-------9---9-|-8--6-7--6-6-8-|
|:---------------|-------------|--8------8---|-8--6-8----6-8-|
|:---------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
|:---------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|
1. I left you by the house of fun I dont know why I
2. Instead of kneeling ....
BbM7 B7 EbM7 Ebm Gm7 C7 F7
Bb6
|-5--6-----6-----|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|-------9----6---|----8-7----7-|6---6--------|----------------|
|--------------7-|---------8---|-------9---9-|-8--6-7-------5-|
|----------------|-------------|--8------8---|-8--6-8--8-6-5--|
|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------|-------------|----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/norah_jones/dont_know_why_tab_ver_2.html ]
(First repeat only)
1. dont know why ....
Gm7 C7 F7 Bb6
|-------------|--------------:|
|6---6--------|--------------:|
|-------9---9-|-8--6-7-------:|
|--8------8---|-8--6-8--6---8:|
|-------------|--------------:|
|-------------|--------------:|
B)
My heart is ....
Gm7 C6 F7 F7
|:-6-------6-----|-5-------5-------|-6-----6------|-6------6--------|
|:---6-------6---|---5-------5-----|---8-----8----|---8-------------|
|:-----7-------7-|-----5-------5---|-----7-----7--|-----7-----------|
|:-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-8-----8------|-8------8--------|
|:---------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|:---------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
But you'll be on my mind For - ev
-er
Gm7 C6 F7 F9 F6
F7
|-6-------6-----|-5-------5------|-6------------|-----------------|
|---6-------6---|---5-------5----|---8----8-----|-7----5---7-5----|
|-----7-------7-|-----5-------5--|-----7--------|--------------7--|
|-5-------5-----|-5-------5------|-8------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
A)
1. Out across the endless sea I w....
2. (Instrumental)
3. Something has to ...
BbM7 B7 EbM7 Ebm Gm7 C7 F7
Bb6
|--slight-variation-|--of-above----|------------|------------------
1. But I'll be a bag of bones D....
2. (Instrumental)
3. I feel as ....
BbM7 B7 EbM7 Ebm Gm7 C7 F7 Bb6
|----------------|-------------|-----------|-------:|
3x
Outro:
I dont know why ...
Gm7 C7 F7 Bb6
|:-------------|----------------:|----------|
|:-6--6--------|----------------:|----------|
|:-------9---9-|-8--6-7--------5:|-7--------| 2x
|:--8------8---|-8--6-8--8-6-5--:|-8--------|
|:-------------|----------------:|-8--------|
|:-------------|----------------:|-6--------|
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