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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
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SONG TITLE: Ironic
ARTIST/GROUP: Alanis Morrisette
ALBUM: Jagged Little Pill
TRANSCRIBED BY: Louis Visscher
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I M P O R T A N T N O T E F R O M Q U A L I T Y T A B S:
I did not transcribe this song, therefore I can't be sure whether
it's a 100% correct or not. I don't have the Alanis CD so I can't
listen to it, but I've played the tab and it sounds pretty damn
accurate to me.
I've made no changes to the transcription that change its accuracy
in any way. The only changes I made are that I changed the chord
names so they are relative to the capo. It's much easier to
remember them that way. It sucks when you're playing the song
and it says A and then the chord is exactly like C or something.
I also changed the look of the file a bit so it would fit the
Quality Tabs standard look. I did not change any chords or tab.
Finally, big thanks to Louis Visscher for this great tab and
check out his other Alanis tabs, Head Over Feet and You Oughta Know.
CHORDS: [as transcribed by Jeff Elkins ]
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You MUST use a capo on the 4th fret, all chords and chord names
are relative to the capo.
EADGBE EADGBE
D/F# (2x023x) D (xx0232)
G2 (3x020x) G (320033)
Em (0x00xx) Em (022000)
Cmaj7 (x32003) F (133211)
or (x32033) C (x32010)
D4 (x54005) |
D* (x54007) These chords are used in the chorus.
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These chords are used in the intro, the verses, and the bridge.
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. 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.
INTRO: [Clean guitar]
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First play Cmaj7 D4 Cmaj7, then:
E|--3---2------------|
B|----------3--------|
G|--------------0--2-|
D|----0---0----------|
A|--3---3---3--------|
E|-------------------|
Lyrics are: Hey-ey, hey, etc etc
VERSE 1: [Clean guitar]
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D/F# G2 D/F# Em
An old man, turned 98.
D/F# G2 D/F# Em
He won the lottery, and died the next day
D/F# G2 D/F# Em
It's a black fly, in your Chardonnay.
D/F# G2 D/F# Em
It's a death row pardon, 2 minutes too late.
D/F# G2 D/F# Em
Isn't it ironic...don't you think?
+ . + . = shows the timing.
TAB FOR VERSE 1:
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------0---------|-3---------------|-3--3--3---------|----3------------|
G|-2-----2---------|-2-----0---------|-2---2-2---------|-2-----0---------|
D|-0---------------|-------0-------0-|-----------------|-0-----0---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|
An old man turned 98. He won the lottery, and died the next
day
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-3-----0---------|-3---------------|-----------------|----3------------|
G|-2--2--2---------|-2-----0---------|-2--2--2---------|-2-----0---------|
D|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-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.
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
E|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----3--------3---|---3-------------|
G|-2-----2---2---2-|-2-----0---------|
D|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|
Isn't it ironic...don't you think?
CHORUS: [Overdriven guitar]
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D G D Em
It's like rain on your wedding day
D G D Em
It's a free ride when you've already paid
D G D Em
It's the good advice that you just didn't take
F C D
And who would have thought...it figures
VERSE 2: [Clean guitar, same chords as Verse 1]
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Mr. Play It Safe, was afraid to fly.
He packed his suitcase, and kissed his kids goodbye.
He waited his whole damn life, just to take that flight.
And as the plane crashed down, he thought "well isn't this nice.."
And isn't it ironic.... don't you think?
TAB FOR VERSE 2:
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . +. | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
E|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|----3--0----0-----|----0-----------|----3--0----------|----0--------0-------|
G|-2-----2---2--2-0-|-2-----0--------|-2-----2----------|-2-----0---2-----2-0-|
D|-0----------------|-0-----0--------|-0----------------|-0-----0-------------|
A|------------------|----------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|-2-----3----------|-2-----0--------|-2-----3----------|-2-----0-------------|
Mr. Play It Safe was afraid to fly. He packed his suit- kids goodbye.
He waited his
case and kissed his
| + . + . + . + .| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + .+. |
E|----------------|---------------0-------|-------------------|----------------|
B|----3--0--------|-----0-------3-----3-0-|----3--0-----------|-----0----------|
G|-2-----2--------|--2-----0--------------|-2-----2-----------|--2-----0-------|
D|-0--------------|--0-----0--------------|-0-----------------|--0-----0-------|
A|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|-2-----3--------|--2-----0--------------|-2-----3-----------|--2-----0-------|
whole damn life just to take that flight. plane crashed down isn't
this nice.."
And as the he thought "well
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
E|-------------------5-3h5-|-----------------|
B|-----3----0-----0h3------|----0------------|
G|-2--------2--------------|-2-----0---------|
D|-0-----------------------|-0---------------|
A|-------------------------|-------0---------|
E|-2--------3--------------|-2-----0---------|
And isn't it ironic.... don't you think?
CHORUS: [play same as first chorus]
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It's like rain, on your wedding day
It's a free ride, when you've already paid
It's the good advice, that you just didn't take
And who would have thought...it figures
BRIDGE: [Clean guitar]
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Cmaj7
Well life has a funny way
D4 D* D4
of sneaking up on you when you think everything is okay and
Cmaj7 D4 D* D4
everything is going right
Cmaj7
And life has a funny way
D4 D* D4
of helping you out when you think everything's gone wrong and
Cmaj7
everything blows up in your face
[end bridge with:]
E|--3--2--------|
B|--------3-----|
G|-----------0--|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
VERSE 3: [Clean guitar, strum the same chords as in Verses 1 & 2]
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Throughout the verse
keyboards play something like this:
E|-------------|--------------|
B|---3--0~~~~--|---0----------|
G|-2-----------|-2----0~~~~---|
D|-------------|--------------|
A|-------------|--------------|
E|-------------|--------------|
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
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-2p0--|-----------------|
B|----3-----3------|----3-----3------|----3--3--3-----3-|----3------------|
G|-2-----2---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----2----------|-2-----0---------|
D|-0-----0---------|-0-----2---------|-0----------------|-0-----0---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|-2-----3---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----3----------|-2-----0---------|
ironic....don't you think a little too ironic..and yeah I really
do think
CHORUS: [play same as first and second chorus]
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It's like rain, on your wedding day
It's a free ride, when you've already paid
It's the good advice, that you just didn't take
And who would have thought...it figures
OUTRO: [Clean guitar]
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Cmaj7 D4 D* D4
Cmaj7 D4 D* D4
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you
Cmaj7 D4 D* D4 Cmaj7
Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out
Cmaj7 Cmaj7
Helping you out
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