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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 ...
||--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 ....
|:-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 ....
|-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 ....
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|6---6--------|--------------:|
|-------9---9-|-8--6-7-------:|
|--8------8---|-8--6-8--6---8:|
|-------------|--------------:|
|-------------|--------------:|
B)
My heart is ....
|:-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
|-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 ...
|--slight-variation-|--of-above----|------------|------------------
1. But I'll be a bag of bones D....
2. (Instrumental)
3. I feel as ....
|----------------|-------------|-----------|-------:|
3x
Outro:
I dont know why ...
|:-------------|----------------:|----------|
|:-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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