THIS IS 100% CORRECT. RATE IT PLEASE From Visscher@ALG.FRG.eur.nl Fri Apr 4 17:01:34 1997 From: Visscher@ALG.FRG.eur.nl Subject: posted tab: `Ironic' (Alanis Morissette) IRONIC - ALANIS MORISSETTE From the album `Jagged little pill' Transcribed by Louis Visscher . This tablature would not have come about without the help of Jeff Elkins . He transcribed the chord-version with a capo at the 4th fret. I use his chords in this transcription. He distinguishes 3 guitars. I also would like to thank Evan C. Parker for his initial transcription of this song, just like Shawn Maschino and Maarten Klaassen . My tab is for 1 guitar only. For the other guitar parts, look at Jeff's tab! In verse 2, a clean guitar plays the tab, a clean guitar strums the chords, and a semi-distorted guitar plays a few riffs. I have incorporated those riffs in the tab, in such away that one guitar can play both the tab and the riffs. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Chords. Capo on 4th fret! Numbers are relative to capo. Intro, verses and bridge Chorus F#/A#: 2x023x F#: x00232 (D-shape) B2: 3x020x B: 320033 (G-shape) G#m: 0x00xx G#m: 022000 (Em-shape) Emaj7: x32003 A: 133211 (F-shape) x32033 E: 032010 (C-shape) F#6add4: x54005 (Not sure about name. Maybe Bmaj7/F#add9?) F#6add4add13: x54007 (Not sure about name. Maybe Bmaj7/F#?. In this transcription, I call this chord F#@) INTRO (clean guitar): |--3-----2--------------------| |--------------3--------------| |---------------------0-----2-| Emaj7 F#6add4 Emaj7 |-----0-----0-----------------| |--3-----3-----3--------------| |-----------------------------| " Hey-ey, hey,..." etc etc VERSE 1 (chord progression: | F#/A# B2 | F#/A# G#m | etc. Clean guitar) + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------0---------|-3---------------|-3--3--3---------|----3------------| |-2-----2---------|-2-----0---------|-2---2-2---------|-2-----0---------| |-0---------------|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-0-----0---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------| An old man turned 98. He won the lottery, and died the next day + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-----0---------|-3---------------|-----------------|----3------------| |-2--2--2---------|-2-----0---------|-2--2--2---------|-2-----0---------| |-----------------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------| It's a black fly in your Chardonnay. It's a death row pardon 2 minutes too late. + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |-----------------|-----------------| |----3--------3---|---3-------------| |-2-----2---2---2-|-2-----0---------| |-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------| Isn't it ironic...don't you think? CHORUS (Overdriven guitar): F# B F# G#m Its like rain on your wedding day F# B F# G#m It's a free ride when you've already paid F# B F# G#m It's the good advice that you just didn't take A E F# And who would have thought...it figures VERSE 2 (clean) Guitar 2 strums the chords in the usual progression. + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . +. | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| |----3--0----0-----|----0-----------|----3--0----------|----0--------0-------| |-2-----2---2--2-0-|-2-----0--------|-2-----2----------|-2-----0---2-----2-0-| |-0----------------|-0-----0--------|-0----------------|-0-----0-------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------| |-2-----3----------|-2-----0--------|-2-----3----------|-2-----0-------------| Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly. suitcase and kids goodbye. He He packed his kissed his waited his + . + . + . + .| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + .+. | |----------------|---------------0-------|-------------------|---------------- | |----3--0--------|-----0-------3-----3-0-|----3--0-----------|-----0---------- | |-2-----2--------|--2-----0--------------|-2-----2-----------|--2-----0------- | |-0--------------|--0-----0--------------|-0-----------------|--0-----0------- | |----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------- | |-2-----3--------|--2-----0--------------|-2-----3-----------|--2-----0------- | whole damn life just to take that.. plane crashed down isn't this ..flight. And as the he thought "well nice..." + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |-------------------5-3h5-|-----------------| |-----3----0-----0h3------|----0------------| |-2--------2--------------|-2-----0---------| |-0-----------------------|-0---------------| |-------------------------|-------0---------| |-2--------3--------------|-2-----0---------| And isn't it ironic.... don't you think? CHORUS (distortion) BRIDGE (clean) Emaj7 Well life has a funny way F#6add4 F#@ F#6add4 of sneaking up on you when you think everything is okay and Emaj7 F#6add4 F#@ F#6add4 everything is going right Emaj7 And life has a funny way F#6add4 F#@ F#6add4 of helping you out when you think everything's gone wrong and Emaj7 everything blows up in your face |--3--2--------| |--------3-----| |-----------0--| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| VERSE 3 A clean guitar strums the chords in the normal progression, and throughout the verse, keybords play something like this: |-------------|--------------| |---3--0~~~~--|---0----------| |-2-----------|-2----0~~~~---| |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| |-------------|--------------| A traffic jam, when you're already late A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams and then meeting his beautiful wife. And isn't it.. + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-2p0--|-----------------| |----3-----3------|----3-----3------|----3--3--3-----3-|----3------------| |-2-----2---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----2----------|-2-----0---------| |-0-----0---------|-0-----2---------|-0----------------|-0-----0---------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----3----------|-2-----0---------| ironic....don't you think a little too ironic..and yeah I really do think CHORUS (distortion) OUTRO (clean) Emaj7 F#6add4 F#@ F#6add4 Emaj7 F#6add4 F#@ F#6add4 Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Emaj7 F#6add4 F#@ F#6add4 Emaj7 Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out Emaj7 Emaj7 Helping you out - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -