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Norah Jones - The Nearness of You Chords

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ChordsA, E7, G, Em7, D, Fdim, Dm, F#7, Bm7, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

It’snottheApaleE7moonthat GexcitesmeEm7
ThatDthrillsand Fdimdelightsme
DmOhAnoF#7Bm7
It’sjusttheE7nearnessofAyouF#7Bm7E7
Itisn’tyourAsweetE7conversationEm7
ThatDbringsthis Fdimsensation
DmOhAnoF#7Bm7
It’sjusttheE7nearnessofAyouA7
Whenyou’reinmyFdimarms
AndIfeelyousoAclosetoA7me
AllmyDwildestF#7dreamscomeBm7trueE7
IneednoAsoftE7lightsto GenchantmeEm7
IfDyou’llonlyFdimgrantme
DmTheArightF#7Bm7
ToholdyouE7eversoF#7tightBm7
AndtoE7feelintheF#7nightBm7
TheE7nearnessofAyou
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ArtistNorah Jones
AlbumCome Away with Me
GenresCountry
Year2002
KeyA
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play The Nearness of You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Norah Jones - The Nearness of You on guitar requires 10 chords and 16 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

The Nearness of You uses these transitions most often: Bm7 → E7 (7), F#7 → Bm7 (7), and E7 → A (5). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with A - E7 chord transition.

1. A → E7 chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from A to E7:

  1. While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

A to E7

2. E7 → G chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from E7 to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

E7 to G

3. G → Em7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram

To move from G to Em7:

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

G to Em7

4. Em7 → D chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Em7 to D:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Em7 to D

5. D → Fdim chord transition

To move from D to Fdim:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 3.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. Fdim → Dm chord transition

To move from Fdim to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 4 to fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. Dm → A chord transition

Switching from Dm to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

8. A → F#7 chord transition

Here's how to move from A to F#7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

9. F#7 → Bm7 chord transition

Switching from F#7 to Bm7:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

10. Bm7 → E7 chord transition

Switching from Bm7 to E7:

  1. While playing Bm7, lift your ring finger from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

11. A → A7 chord transition

Switching from A to A7:

  1. While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

12. A7 → Fdim chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to Fdim:

  1. Slide your index finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 4.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

13. Fdim → A chord transition

Here's how to move from Fdim to A:

  1. Slide your index finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 4 to fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

14. A7 → D chord transition

Switching from A7 to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

15. D → F#7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D to F#7:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

16. E7 → F#7 chord transition

To move from E7 to F#7:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

The Nearness of You chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in The Nearness of You.

  • The Nearness of You includes 52 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how The Nearness of You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → E7: 4%
    • A → A7: 3%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → A: 31%
    • E7 → G: 4%
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