Transcribed by Louis Visscher <Visscher@alg.frg.eur.nl>. This tablature would not have come about without the help of Jeff Elkins <jeff.elkins@nashville.com>. 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 <ecpark@mail.wm.edu> for his initial transcription of this song, just like Shawn Maschino <smachno@adams.berk.net> and Maarten Klaassen <mok@dds.nl>. 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: ecpark@mail.wm.edu (parker evan c) Date: 20 Nov 95 15:56:14 alanis morrisette from the album 'jagged little pill' transcribed by evan c. parker (ecpark@mail.wm.edu) no capo -- album version intro picked version of the verses F# B F# G#m an old man turned ninety-eight F# B F# G#m he won the lottery and died the next day F# B F# G#m it's a black fly in your chardonnay F# B F# G#m it's a death row pardon two minutes to late F# B F# G#m isn't it ironic... don't you think F# B F# G#m <> it's 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 G#m F# who would have thought... it figures mr. play-it-safe was afraid to fly he packed his suitcase and kissed his kids good-bye he waited his whole damn life just to take that flight and as the plane crashed down he thouht "well isn't this nice..." F# B F# G#m and isn't it ironic... don't you think? < > B F# well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you G#m when you think everything is okay and everything's going right B F# and life has a funny way of helping you out when G#m you think everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face a traffic jam when you are 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 like meeting the man of my dreams then meeting his beautiful wife F# B F# G#m and isn't it ironic... don't you think? F# B F# G#m a little too ironic... and yeah i really do think... < > B F# life has a funny way of sneaking up on you B F# B life has a funny, funny way of helping you out -- helping you out --------------------------------------------------------------------- evan c. parker ecpark@mail.wm.edu "i'm sad, but i'm laughing..." the college of william & mary --------------------------------------------------------------------- #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 21:43:41 +0100 From: CYBERIA ealing 1 Subject: TAB: Ironic by Alanis Morissette Ironic - Alanis Morissette From the album, "Jagged Little Pill" Words and music by Alanis Morissette ------------------------------------------- [Laboriously typed up by Mardi Gras(TNT)] Notes: If there are spacing errors... That's because I didn't type all this up on a PC or Mac! Requires a minimum of 2 guitars. Guitar 1 plays the intro rhythm where required and the sections where the chords are shown above the lyrics. Guitar 2 handles all the rhythm figures and adds the boost in the song by accompanying Guitar 1 with some of the chords in the chorus sections. Ideally, Guitar 1 should be acoustic and Guitar 2 should have a switch between a soft neck postion sound and distortion. The chords in verse 1 are to be played really softly and smoothly, almost sweep picking the strings. In verse 3, Guitar 1 plays the chords shown, but this time adding a lot of palm muting between chord changes (listen to the track). Later on in verse 3, on the part where "And isn't it ironic... etc..." is sung, Guitar 1 arpeggiates the chords instead of just strumming the chords (again, listen to the track). Tablature explanation: 2^4 Hammer on from 2 to 4 4^2 Pull off from 4 to 2 2/4 Slide up from 2 to 4 4\2 Slide down from 4 to 2 2'(4) Bend up a whole step from 2 to 4 (4)`2 Release bend a whole step from 4 to 2 2~~~ Vibrato on 2 2^^^ Heavy vibrato/Tremelo vibrato on 2 +2 Tap on 2 2- Release tap off 2 +2/4 Tap 2 and slide up to 4 +4\2 Tap 4 and slide down to 2 Suggested chords: F# 244322 B 224442 G#m 466444 Intro 1: This is played during the bit where Alanis sings "hi hi hi, la la la, hi hi" E| 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 B| O O O O O O O O O | O O O O O O O O O G| 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 D| 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 A| | E| | Intro 2: E| 7 6 | B| 7 | G| | D| 9~~~ | A| | E| | F# B F# G#m Verse 1: An old man turned ninety-eight F# B F# G#m He won the lottery and died the next day F# B F# G#m It's a black fly in your chardonnay F# B F# G#m It's a death row pardon two minutes to late F# B F# G#m And isn't it ironic... Don't you think? F# B F# G#m Chorus: It's 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 G#m F# And who would have thought... It figures? Rhythm Fig 1: E| | B| 2^4 2 2 4 | G| 4 1~~~ | D| | A| | E| | Rhythm Fig 2: E| | B| 2^4 2 2~~~~~~~~~~ | G| 4 | D| | A| | E| | Rhythm Fig 3: E| 2^4 2 2~~~~~~~~~~ | B| 4 | G| | D| | A| | E| | Rhythm Fig 4: E| 9 7 | B| 7/9 9\7 7~~~~~~~ | G| | D| | A| | E| | F# B F# G#m (Rhy Fig 1) Verse 2: Mr. Play-It-Safe was afraid to fly F# B F# G#m (Rhy Fig 2) He packed his suitcase and kissed his kids goodbye F# B F# G#m (Rhy Fig 3) He waited his whole damn life just to take that flight F# B F# G#m And as the plane crashed down he thought, "well isn't this nice?" F# B F# G#m (Rhy Fig 4) And isn't it ironic... Don't you think? Chorus: (Repeat chorus as before) Rhythm Fig 5: E| 2^4 2 | B| 2^4~~~~~~~~~~ | G| | D| | A| | E| | Rhythm Fig 6: E| 9 7~~~~~~~~~ | B| 7/9 9\7 | G| | D| | A| | E| | Bridge: (Play the intro 1 rhythm throughout this part) Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you (Rhy Fig 5) When you think everything is okay and everything's going right (Rhy Fig 6) And life has a funny way of helping you out when you think Everything's gone wrong and everything blows up in your face (Intro 2 rhy) Rhythm Fig 7: E| | | B| 7 | | G| 6 8~~~~~~~~~~~ | 6 8 | D| | 9~~~~~~~~`~~ | A| | | E| | | Verse 3: (Play Rhy Fig 7 throughout) F# B F# G#m A traffic jam when you are already late F# B F# G#m A no-smoking sign on your cigarette break F# B F# G#m It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife (No instruments on these last two lines) It's like meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife (Bongo drums Fill-in) F# B F# G#m And isn't it ironic... Don't you think? F# B F# G#m A little too ironic... And yeah I really do think... Chorus: (Repeat chorus as before) Coda: (Play the intro 1 rhythm throughout this part) Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you Life has a funny, funny way of helping you out... Helping you out (Cymbals and ending on guitars) (I suggest you end on the intro 2 rhythm s-l-o-w-l-y) That's about it for Ironic. There is only so much that can be explained in words. I suggest you just listen to the track. The song itself is fairly easy and sounds great when played with a band. I'm fairly sure that what I have tabbed out is accurate to the track on the album. There may be small errors here and there, so corrections are all welcome. Until next time, C-ya! =) __________________ \ / \ TAKE / \ YOUR / \ PICK / ..... And get practicing! \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ Copyright © 1996 MardiGras(TNT) ************************************************************************ "Both tears and sweat are wet and salty, but they render a different result. Tears will get you sympathy, but sweat will get you progress" ************************************************************************ Ironic Alanis Morissette "Jagged Little Pill" Guitar 1 chords - Shape to hold Actual sound (D/F#) 2x023x Cmaj7 (Gsus2) 3x023x Bsus2 (Em7) 02203x G#m7 (Cmaj7) x32003 Emaj7 (D6add4) x54005 F#6add4 Guitar 2 chords - F#5 244xxx B5 x244xx G#m 466444 Performance Notes: Guitar 1 & 3 are capoed at the 4th fret. The chords in parentheses represent the names of the shapes being held. The other chords above show the actual sounding chord. Capoed Frets are '0' in the Tab. Intro: Guitar 1 (acoustic and played with the fingers) Cmaj7 D6add4 Cmaj7 e-3--3------3---3-|-5--5-------5-----5-|-3---3--3----3-------| b-0--0--0---0---0-|-0--0---0---0-----0-|-0---0--0----0-----0-| g-0--0--0---0---0-|-0--0---0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0--0----0-----0-| d-------2---2-2---|----4---4-----4-4---|--------2------------| a-3---------3-3---|-5------------5-----|-3--------------3----| e-----------------|--------------------|---------------------| Hey, I, I,__________ woah, ho, I.____________ Verse: N.C. D/F# Gsus2 D/F# Em7 e-3----2----------------------||------------|-------------------------| b------------3----------------||-3-----3----|-3-----------------------| g------------0-------0--------||-2-----2----|-2--------------0--------| d----0------------------------||-0-----0----|-0--------------0--------| a-3----3-----3--------------0-||------------|-------------------------| e-----------------------------||-2-----3----|-2--------------0--------| An old man turned ninety-eight. He D/F# Gsus2 D/F# Em7 e-----------------------|------------------------------| b--3----------3--3------|--3--------3------------------| g--2----------2--2------|--2------------0--------------| d--0-------------0------|--0------------0--------------| a-----------------------|------------------------------| e--2-------------3------|--2------------0--------------| won the lottery and died the next day It's a_ (Continue the above pattern for the 'D/F#-Gsus2-D/F#-Em7') D/F# Gsus2 D/F# Em7 D/F# Gsus2 |__ black fly___ in | your Chardonay.___ It's a | death_ row par-don two | D/F# Em7 | min-utes two_ late. And isn't it i -| D/F# Gsus2 D/F# Em7 e------------------------|----------------------------|| b-3---3---3------3-------|-3------3-------------------|| g-2-------2---2----------|-2-----------0-------0------|| d-0-------0---------0----|-0-----------0-------0------|| a------------------------|---------------------0------|| e-2-------3--------------|-2-----------0-------0------|| Guitar 1 out -ronic Don't ya think? It's like rain________ Chorus ( Guitar 2 electric w/distortion) (SEGNA) F#5 B5 F#5 G#m (rain)_|_________ on your | wed-ding___ day. It's a free__ ride_| F#5 B5 F#5 G#m |___________ when you're | al-read-y paid. It's the good advice_| F#5 B5 F#5 G#m |___________ that you | just did-n't take.__ And | (Continued in tab) To Coda 1 To Coda 2 e-0--------------0----------------------|---------------------| b-0--------------0----------------------|---------------------| g-2--------------1----------------------|---------------------| d-2--------------2----------------------|---4-----------------| a-0--------------2----------------------|---4-----------------| e-0--------------0----------------------|---2-----------------| who would have thought?__ It fig-ures._______________ Mister Verse: ( Guitar 1 back in, strumming the chords of the previous verse as whole chords + Guitar 2 playing fills ) e--------------------------|------------------------------| b-----------------2h4--2---|-2--------4-------------------| g------------------------4-|----------------1-------------| d--------------------------|------------------------------| a--------------------------|------------------------------| e--------------------------|------------------------------| Play It Safe____ was a-fraid to fly.____ He packed his | suit - case and kissed his | e--------------------------------|---------------------| b-----------------2h4--------2---|-2-------------------| g------------------------------4-|---------------------| d--------------------------------|---------------------| a--------------------------------|---------------------| e--------------------------------|---------------------| kids goodbye.___ He waited his whole_ damn_ life_ to e-----------------2h4-----2----|-2------------------------------------| b----------------------------4-|--------------------------------------| g------------------------------|--------------------------------------| d------------------------------|--------------------------------------| a------------------------------|--------------------------------------| e------------------------------|--------------------------------------| take that flight._ And as the plane crashed down__he thought, "Well, | is-n't this nice?" And is-nt it i- | e-------------9------7-|----------------------------------|| b---------7/9---9\7----|-7--------------------------------|| g----------------------|----------------------------------|| d----------------------|----------------------------------|| a----------------------|----------------------------------|| e----------------------|----------------------------------|| -ronic? Don't ya think? It's like rain_________ Del Segna al Coda 1 (Play the chorus to where it says to go to coda 1) CODA 1 Bridge (Guitar 1 acoustic w/fingers) F#5 Cmaj7 |______________ Well || life has a fun-ny way__ of sneak-ing up on__| D6add4 |___ you when you think ev-'ry-thing's o-kay and | (Gt.1 repeats these) e----------------------------------2h4-(4)p2-|------------| b--------------------------------------------|-----2h4----| g--------------------------------------------|------------| d--------------------------------------------|------------| a--------------------------------------------|------------| e--------------------------------------------|------------| ev-'ry-thing's go-ing right.___________________ And e--------------------------9 ----------7----|-------------------------------| b----------------------7/9----9\7-----------|-7-----------------------------| g-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| d-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| a-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| e-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------| life has a fun-ny way__ of help-ing you out____ when you think ev-'ry-thing's gone wrong__ and | ev-'ry-thing's gone wrong_ and | ev-'ry-thing blows__ up in your face.____| Verse (Guitar 1 with verse strum) (Gt 1 =left of /, Gt 3=right) D/F# Gsus2 e-3/7---2/6--------------------||--------------------------| b-------------3/7--------------||--------------------------| g-------------------0/4--------||--6-----------------------| d------------------------------||--------------------------| Guitar 2 out a------------------------------||--------------------------| e------------------------------||--------------------------| ______ A traf-fic jam when you're D/F# Em7 D/F# Gsus2 | al-read-y late,___ a "No | Smoking" sign_ on your | D/F# Em7 D/F# Gsus2 | cig-a-rette break. It's like | ten thousand spoons when all you | D/F# Em7 D/F# Gsus2 | need is a knife.___ It's | meeting the man of my dreams,__ and then meet-| Different Pattern - slower ( only a total of 2 strums each chord) D/F# Em7 (Em7) |-ing his beau - ti - ful wife.___ | And isn't it i - | Guitar 3 (acoustic) |e-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |b-------3-------------3---------|-------3-------------3-----------------| |g-----2------0------0-----------|-----2------2------0-------------------| |d---0-------------0-------------|---0-------------2---------------------| |a-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |e-2-------------3---------------|-2-------------0-----------------------| | |Guitar 1 (ac. w/fingers) |e-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |b-3-------------3---------------|-3-----3-------------------------------| |g-2-------------2---------------|-2-------------0-----------------------| |d-0-------------0---------------|-0-------------0-----------------------| |a-------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |e-2-------------3---------------|-2-------------0-----------------------| ron - ic? Don't ya think? A lit-tle__ too__ |e-----------------------3--2p0-----|---------------------------------------| |b-------3-------------3--------3p0-|-------3-------------3-----------------| |g-----2------0------0--------------|-----2------2------0-------------------| |d---0-------------0----------------|---0-------------2---------------------| |a----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |e-2-------------3------------------|-2-------------0-----------------------| | | |e----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |b-3-----3-------3------------------|-3-----3-------------------------------| |g-2-------------2------------------|-2-------------0-----------------------| |d-0-------------0------------------|-0-------------0-----------------------| |a----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |e-2-------------3------------------|-2-------------0-----------------------| ___ iron-ic And yeah, I real-ly do think. It's like rain____ Del Segna al Coda 2 (Play the chorus to where it says go to Coda 2) CODA 2 (Gt 1 with bridge strumming figure) Cmaj7 D6add4 e-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| b-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------7h9---| g-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| d-4---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| a-4---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| e-2---------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------| ___________________________ And__ you know Cmaj7 | life has a fun-ny, way___ of sneaking up on | D6add4 e----------------7h9--(9)p7-| b---------------------------| g---------------------------| d---------------------------| a---------------------------| e---------------------------| you.__________ Oo, Cmaj7 D6add4 e-----------------------------------|--------------------------| b-7h9-------------------------------|-7------------------------| g-----------------------------------|--------------------------| Guitar 3 out d-----------------------------------|--------------------------| a-----------------------------------|--------------------------| e-----------------------------------|--------------------------| life has a fun-ny, fun-ny way__________ of helping you out,_ Cmaj7 | ______ helping you | (Guitar 1 to tab) Free Time + getting quieter grad. e-0---0--0----0--0---0--0--0---0---0--|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3----| b-0---0--0----0--0---0--0--0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0------0---0---0----| g-0---0--0----0--0---0--0--0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0----|-0---0---0----| d-2---2--2----2--2---2--2--2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2------2---2---2----| a-3---3--3----3--3---3--3--3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3---3----| e-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| out. Written Out by The Loan Arranger c9609436@alinga.newcastle.edu.au 12/11/96