Don’t Know Why (Norah Jones) Guitar Lesson with TAB

Don't Know Why Guitar Lesson + TAB
In this guitar lesson, you'll find TAB for all sections of Don't Know Why, similar to how Norah Jones played it on the piano!


Don’t Know Why | TAB (capo 1)


Let’s work through all sections of Don’t Know Why using TAB in the key of A (capo 1) here’s the intro.

Don't Know Why TAB (capo 1) key of A, intro.

Study the movement carefully, it’s Imaj7 – Idom7 – IV – IIIx. What comes next almost feels like a II – V – I, it’s not, it’s a VI – IIx – V.

Once you’ve gotten your head around this, compare it to the verse, here’s the TAB:

Don't Know Why TAB (capo 1) key of A, verse.

Now the chords are almost the same, only E7A is different to E7sus4, however, to make room for the vocals, we play them differently.



The bridge is the same as the end of the verse, VI – IIx – V. but now played over a full bar each, like this:

Don't Know Why TAB (capo 1) key of A, chorus.

Start learning these parts before you develop your arrangement, perhaps improvised.



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Don't Know Why chords lesson.

You can learn to play Don’t Know Why by Norah Jones using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.

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I waited ’til I saw the sun…


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Norah Jones had a hit with Don't Know Why.

Norah Jones released her incredibly successful album Come Away With Me on the legendary label Blue Note at the age of 23.

The album won her 8 Grammy Awards and sold over 20 million copies. No wonder everyone in the business wanted to appear on the follow-up!


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Dan Lundholm wrote this guitar lesson and TAB for Don't Know Why.

This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm features TAB and covers Don’t Know Why. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.

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