Why Don't You Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays495

Why Don't You by Calvet is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am7, Dm7, F, F7M, Dm and D9/E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: Am7  Am7 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------9--7--7--7---------------------------------------------9--9--7---| 
D|-7--7--9--10-10--x--x--x--x--10--x--9-9-10--7--7--9--10-10--5--3--3--3--x--x--x---| 
A|-x--x--x--x--x---7--5--5--5--x---x--x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--7--7--5---| 
E|-5--5--7--8--8---------------8---x--7-7-8---5--5--7--8--8---3--1--1--1------------| 

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------9--7--7--7---------------------------------9--11-11-11-10-10-10--| 
D|-7--7--9--10-10--x--x--x--x--10--x--9-9-10--7--7--9--10-10--x--x--x--x--x--x--x---| 
A|-x--x--x--x--x---7--5--5--5--x---x--x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x---7--9--9--9--8--8--8---| 
E|-5--5--7--8--8---------------8---x--7-7-8---5--5--7--8--8-------------------------| 

Am7                 Dm7 
Honey, now you can do it on your own.  
                Am7                   Dm7 
You should have noticed that I was no good for you 
       F (abafado)       Riff 1 
But tonight you feel it tight 

Riff 1 

E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|-------------------| 
A|-7--5--------------| 
E|-------8--7--5--3--| 

Am7                      Dm7 
Baby girl, why would you wait for me?  
               Am7                       Dm7 
I'm not in the silver, the ring that you dream to me 
       F (abafado)       Riff 1 
But tonight you feel it tight  

( F7M  Dm )  (Riff 2) 

Riff 2 

E|--------------------| 
B|--------------------| 
G|--------------------| 
D|-7--7--9--10-10-10--| 
A|-7--7--x--x--x--x---| 
E|-5--5--7--8--8--8---| 

                   F7M  Dm  (Riff 3) 
Why don't you run?  

Riff 3 

E|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|-7--7--9--5--5--5--| 
A|-7--7--x--x--x--x--| 
E|-5--5--7--3--3--3--| 

               F7M      Dm  (Riff 2) 
Why don't you run from me?  
          F7M, Dm, Am7, Am7, D9/E 
Away from me 

Solo  Am7  Dm  Am7  Dm 

       F (abafado)       (Riff 4) 
But tonight you feel it tight 

Riff 4 

E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------2-----------------| 
A|-7--5--------------2-----------------| 
E|-------8--7--5--3--0-----------------| 

( F7M  Dm ) (Riff 2) 

                  F7M, Dm, Riff 3 
Why don't you run?  
               F7M       Dm, Riff 2 
Why don't you run from me?  
          F7M, Dm, Riff 3 com interrupção 
Away from me 

F7M, Dm, Riff 2 
Run,  
               F7M, Dm, Riff 3 
Why don't you run? 
                F7M      Dm, Riff 2 
Why can't you run from me?  
          F7M, Dm, Am7 
Away from me 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante