Chords of: Don't Know Why by: Norah Jones. (Bb, F, F7, Am) 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.
“Don't Know Why” by Norah Jones is in F Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 127 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, F, F7, Am.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Bbmaj7 → Bb → Gm → Am → F → F7 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:44 | 24% |
| Gm7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| C7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| F7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Daug | 0:10 | 6% |
| F | 0:10 | 6% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
Bbmaj7 – Bb – Eb – Daug – Gm7 – C7 – F7 – Bbm – Eb/F – Bbmaj7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Ebdim – Daug – Gm7 – C7 – Ebm – F7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Ebdim – Daug – F#maj7 – G7 – C – Bb/C – F7 – Bb – Gm7 – C7 – Bbm – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Daug – G7 – C/G – C7 – Cm7b5 – Bb – Bb6 – Bb – Eb – Daug – Gm7 – C7 – Eb/F – Bbmaj7 – F# – …
