CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Don't Know Why, chord by chord.

Chords of: Don't Know Why by: Nirvair Pannu. (Fm, C#maj7, C7, Fmaj7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Don't Know Why”

“Don't Know Why” by Nirvair Pannu is in F Minor and runs at about 157 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 34 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, C#maj7, C7, Fmaj7.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 75% of the 2:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Caug → Fm → C7 → C#6 → Fm → C#maj7 → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 2 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm1:4975%
C#maj70:1712%
C70:053%
Caug0:032%
Fmaj70:022%
C#60:021%
F7/A0:011%
Bb60:011%

Chord progression, in order

Fm – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Caug – C#maj7 – Fm – Caug – Fm – Gm7 – Fm – C#m7b5 – Fm – C#aug – Fm – C7 – C#6 – C – Fm – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – C7 – Fm – Fmaj7 – C#maj7 – C7 – Fm – C7 – Fm – F7/A – C#maj7 – C – C#maj7 – Bb6 – Fm