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Painter by Norah Jones
Painter
Chord Fingerings:
E7(b13) - 0 x x 1 1 x
Amaj7 - x 0 2 1 2 4 (or x 0 2 1 2 0)
D - x x 0 2 3 2
Eb7M - x x 1 3 3 3
C#7 - x 4 3 4 2 x (at the last verse, use x 4 3 4 0 4)
F#m7 - 2 x 2 2 2 x
B7(9) - x 2 1 2 2 x
Bm7 - x 2 0 2 3 x
Dmaj7 - x x 0 2 2 2
Em7 - x x 2 3 2 x
C#m7 - x 4 6 4 5 x
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Intro:
E7(b13) - Amaj7 - D - Eb7M - D -
C#7 - F#m7 - B7(9) - Bm7
Verse:
E7(b13) Amaj7
If I were a painter
D Eb7M
I would paint my reverie
D C#7 F#m7 B7(9) Bm7
If that's the only way for you to be with me
E7(b13) Amaj7
We'd be there together
D Eb7M
Just like we used to be
D C#7 F#m7 B7(9) Bm7
Underneath the swirling skies for all to see
E7(b13) B7(9)
And I'm dreaming of a place
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Where I could see your face
E7(b13) Em7 D C#m7 C#7 F#m7 B7(9)
And I think my brush would take me there
Bm7
But only...
E7(b13) Amaj7
If I were a painter
D Eb7M
And could paint a memory
D C#7 F#m7 B7(9) Bm7
I'd climb inside the swirling skies to be with you
(Solo the same as Intro)
E7(b13) B7(9)
And I'm dreaming of a place
Dmaj7 Amaj7
Where I could see your face
E7(b13) Em7 D C#m7 C#7 F#m7 B7(9)
And I think my brush would take me there
Bm7
But only...
E7(b13) Amaj7
If I were a painter
D Eb7M
And could paint a memory
D C#7 F#m7 B7(9)
I'd climb inside the swirling skies to be with you
D C#7 C#7 Amaj7
I'd climb inside the skies to be with you
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version 2
The song is in the form AABA AABA with a piano solo
on the third and fourth A sections. The finger picking
is improvised. I tabbed it out from the first verse
as an example, but it's played slightly different each
verse.
A Section
2/4 Time
E+ AM7 D DdimM7
||-------|-4-4----|--------|--------|-2------
||-1-2-1-|-2------|----2---|-3-2-0--|-2----2-
||-1-----|-1----1-|--1-----|-2----2-|-2------
||-2-----|--------|--------|-0------|-1------
||-------|-0------|0-------|--------|--------
||-------|--------|--------|--------|--------
DdimM7 D9 F+ A F#m Bm
|-------|---0----|-------|--------|--------|-------
|-----2-|-3---3--|-2-3-2-|---2----|-2------|-3-----
|---2---|-2------|-2-----|-2---2--|-2------|-4-----
|-1----1|-0------|-3-----|-2------|-4------|-4--4--
|-------|--------|-------|-0------|-4------|----2--
|-------|--------|-------|--------|-2---(2)|----2--
1. If I were a painter .....
2. We'd be there ...
E+ AM7 D Ddim7
|:-----|-------|-------4|---------|----|-----7-
|:-1---|--1----|--------|---------|----|-7-----
|:---1-|----1--|-----2--|-----2---|-7-6|-6-----
|:-2---|--2----|---2----|---2-----|-7-7|-7-----
|:-----|-------|-0------|-0-----0-|-9-7|-6-----
|:-----|-------|--------|---------|----|-------
Ddim7 D C#+ A F#m Bm
|---------|-------|--------|--------|-------|-------:|
|-----7---|-3--3--|---2----|-2---2--|-----2-|---3---:|
|---7-----|-4--4--|---2----|-2---2--|-2---2-|-----4-:|
|-7-------|-4--4--|-----3--|-2---2--|-4-----|-----4-:|
|-------6-|-2--2--|-4-----4|--------|-4-----|-------:|
|---------|-------|--------|--------|-2-----|-2-----:|
B Section
And I'm dreaming ....
E+ B7 Fm A
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
(Strum ~ once per beat)
And I think my bush would take me there but
only
Bm Bbdim7 D C#dim7 F#m A C#m7 E7 Amaj7 Bm
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|-------:|
Outro
climb inside ...
Bm7 E7 A9
|---------|--------|---------4-||
|---3-----|------0-|-------0---||
|-----2---|----1---|-----2-----||
|-------4-|--0-----|---2-------||
|-2-------|2-------|-0---------||
|---------|--------|-----------||
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version 3
TUNE DOWN 3 HALF STEPS
G7(#5) Cmaj7
If I were a painter
Fmaj7 D7
I would paint my reverie
G7 E7 Am7 D7 Dm7
If that's the only way for you to be with me
G7(#5) Cmaj7
We'd be there together
Fmaj7 D7
Just like we used to be
G7 E7 Am D7 Dm7
Underneath the swirling skies for all to see
G7(#5) D7 F#dim/E
And I'm dreaming of a place
F Cmaj7
Where I could see your face
Bdim(7) C#dim(7) Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 F#dim(7) Em G#dim(7) Am7
And - I - think - my - brush - would - take - me - there
Dm7
But only...
G7(#5) Cmaj7
If I were a painter
F C/E D7
And could paint a memory
G7 E7/G# Am7 D7
I'd climb inside the swirling skies to be with you
G7 E7/G# Am7 D7 Dm7
I'd climb inside the skies to be with you
G7(#5) D7 F#dim/E
And I'm dreaming of a place
F Cmaj7
Where I could see your face
Bdim(7) C#dim(7) Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 F#dim(7) Em G#dim(7) Am7
And - I - think - my - brush - would - take - me - there
Dm7
But only...
G7(#5) Cmaj7
If I were a painter
F C/E D7
And could paint a memory
G7 E7/G# Am7 D7
I'd climb inside the swirling skies to be with you
Dm7 G7 Cmaj9
I'd climb inside the skies to be with you
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