Don't Know Why tab by Norah Jones

Tabs

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 augmentedA down to
the D. The M7 D7D7 6 and 9 chords highlight this line,
as well as the Eb MajorEb Major to Eb MajorEb minor change in the
second bar.

The song is in the form AABABAA with a piano solo on
the second to last A augmentedA section.

1/15/3 -MB: Fixed a few typos in the original post.
(Bb7Bb7 instead of B7, D7D7 instead of Ebm, F7F7 chord in
bridge was off by a string).

4/4 time
(Intro)                     I ...

  BbM7   Bb7Bb7   EbM7  D7D7   Gm7Gm7  C7C7   F7F7
  Bb6Bb6
||--5----6-----6-----|-------------|-------------|--------------
||----------9----6---|----8-7----7-|6---6--------|------6---8---
||-----------------7-|---------8---|-------9---9-|--8---6---8---
||-------------------|-------------|--8------8---|--8-----------
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------


A augmentedA)
 1. waited till I  saw the sun I dont know ...
 2. When I saw ....

 BbM7   Bb7Bb7   EbM7  D7D7  Gm7Gm7  C7C7   F7F7
Bb6Bb6
|:-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   Bb7Bb7   EbM7  D7D7  Gm7Gm7  C7C7  F7F7
Bb6Bb6

|-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-
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------


(First repeat only)
 1. dont know why ....

 Gm7Gm7  C7C7   F7F7   Bb6Bb6
|-------------|--------------:|
|6---6--------|--------------:|
|-------9---9-|-8--6-7-------:|
|--8------8---|-8--6-8--6---8:|
|-------------|--------------:|
|-------------|--------------:|


BB)
My heart is   ....

 Gm7Gm7       C6C6        F7F7       F7F7
|:-6-------6-----|-5-------5-------|--------------|-----------------
|:---6-------6---|---5-------5-----|-6-----6------|-6------6--------
|:-----7-------7-|-----5-------5---|---8-----8----|---8-------------
|:-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-----7-----7--|-----7-----------
|:---------------|-----------------|-8-----8------|-8------8--------
|:---------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------


But you'll be  on my      mind  For - ev -
er
 Gm7Gm7       C6C6        F7F7   F9F9   F6F6
F7F7
|-6-------6-----|-5-------5------|--------------|-----------------
|---6-------6---|---5-------5----|-6------------|-7----5---7-5----
|-----7-------7-|-----5-------5--|---8----8-----|--------------7--
|-5-------5-----|-5-------5------|-----7--------|-----------------
|---------------|----------------|-8------------|-----------------
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------


A augmentedA)
 1.  Out  across the endless sea  I w....
 2. (Instrumental)
 3. Something has to ...

BbM7   B7B7     EbM7  EbmEbm  Gm7Gm7  C7C7  F7F7
Bb6Bb6
|--slight-variation-|--of-above----|------------|------------------


 1. But I'll be a   bag of bones  D....
 2. (Instrumental)
 3. I feel as ....

  BbM7   B7B7  EbM7  EbmEbm  Gm7Gm7  C7C7  F7F7  Bb6Bb6
|----------------|-------------|-----------|-------:|
3x


 Outro:
 I dont know why ...

 Gm7Gm7  C7C7   F7F7   Bb6Bb6
|:-------------|----------------:|----------|
|:-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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