Don't Know Why tab by Norah Jones

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.

1/15/3 -MB: Fixed a few typos in the original post.
(Bb7 instead of B7, D7 instead of Ebm, F7 chord in
bridge was off by a string).



4/4 time
(Intro)                     I ...

  BbM7   Bb7   EbM7  D7   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   Bb7   EbM7  D7  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   Bb7   EbM7  D7  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-
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------
|----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------


(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---|---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
 Gm7       C6        F7   F9   F6
F7
|-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)
 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--------|