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Artist: Norah Jones Guitar Tab: Don't Know Why "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones song lyrics | print lyrics | sheet music | more info | download mp3

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Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2002 09:20:29 +0100 (CET)
From: Jan Björklund 
Subject: j/jones_norah/dont_know_why.btab

jones_norah/don't_know_why.btab

Basstab by Jan Bjorklund, Finland; 
jani_bjorklund@yahoo.se 
You are welcome to request for basstabs!
Bienvenidos a pedirme transcripciones para el bajo!


TablEdited by Jan Bjorklund for Paul
Tuning : E A D G 	Time Signature: 4/4

 tempo 88|       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|1---------------0-----------0---|
|1---------------1---------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       I   -  
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3---------------3-----------3---|
|----------------3---------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 waited 'til I saw the sun...     |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|1---------------0---------------|
|1---------------1---------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
|----------------3---------------|----------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|1-----------1---0---------------|
|1---------------1-----------1---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
|----------------3---------------|----------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
|----------------3---------------|----------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 | When I|saw the|break of day... |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|1-----------1---0---------------|
|1---------------1-----------1---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-----------0-------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
|----------------3---------------|----------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|1-----------1---0---------------|
|1---------------1-----------1---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |     My 
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
|----------------3---------------|----------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 heart is drenched in... |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|----------------0---------------|----------------2---------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|----------------------------5---|------------------------5-------|
|3---------------3---------------|3---------------3-----------3---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|----------------0---------------|----------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-----------1---------------0---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------3-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 | Out across the|endless|sea...  |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|1-----------1---0---------------|
|1---------------1---------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
|----------------3---------------|----------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|1-----------1---0---------------|
|1---------------1-----------1---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
|----------------3---------------|----------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 | My heart is drenched in...     |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|----------------0---------------|----------------2---------------|
|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|------------------------5-------|--------------------5-----------|
|3---------------3---------------|3-----------3---3-------3---4---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|------------0---0---------------|----------------2---------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------1---1---------------|1---------------1-----------1h3-|

 solo    |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|------------------------0-------|1-----------1---0---------------|
|1---------------1---------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-----------0-------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-------3---3-------|
|----------------3-----------3---|----------------1-----------0---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|------------------------0-------|1-----------1---0---------------|
|1-----------1---1---------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-----------0-------------------|----------------------3h5-------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3---3---------------|
|----------------3-----------3---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 Something has to...     |        |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|1---------------0-----------0---|
|1---------------1-----------1---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3---------1h3-------|
|----------------3---------------|----------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|1-----------1---0---------------|
|1---------------1-----------1---|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-------------------|
|----------------3---------------|----------------1-------1p0-----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-----------3-------------------|
|----------------3-----------3---|----------------1-------1p0-----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
|----------------3---------------|----------------1---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Transcribe! 5.2 transcription http://www.seventhstring.demon.co.uk/
Created with TablEdit http://www.tabledit.com/



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Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 06:13:16 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Blake 
Subject: j/jones_norah/dont_know_why.crd

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).

I've gotten several requests for chords only.  Here's
a version in Bb like 
the record.  

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


3/6/3 -MB: First two chords were off by 1/2 step.




4/4 time  
(Intro)                                         I ...

   BbM7      Bb7      EbM7   D7     Gm7    C7     F7  F9
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------
||--10-11----9-------|-8-----7-----|-6-----5-----|--------8-----
||--10-------10------|-7-----5-----|-3-----3-----|-8------8-----
||--8--------8-------|-8-----7-----|-5-----5-----|-7------7-----
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|-8------8-----
||-------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------



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

   BbM7      Bb7      EbM7   D7   Gm7   C7  F7  F9

   
 1. left you by the house of fun  ...
 2. Instead of kneeling ....  

   BbM7      Bb7      EbM7   D7   Gm7   C7  F7  Bb


B)
My heart is      drenched in       wine

  Gm7             C6                F7             F7
|:-6-------6-----|-5-------5-------|--------------|-----------------
|:-6-------6-----|-5-------5-------|-6-----6------|-6------6--------
|:-7-------7-----|-5-------5-------|-8-----8------|-8------8--------
|:-5-------5-----|-5-------5-------|-7-----7------|-7------7--------
|:---------------|-----------------|-8-----8------|-8------8--------
|:---------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------



you'll be on my   mind  For -  ev -  er

 Gm7      C6      F7    F9     F6    F
------------------------------|-----------------
                     ---8-----|-----------------
                     ---8-----|-7----5----------
                     ---7-----|-7----7----------
                     ---8-----|-8----8----------
                     ---------|-----------------





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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 09:21:09 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Blake 
Subject: j/jones_norah/dont_know_why.tab

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--------|