This document contains the bass tablature for Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic". The tablature includes the bass lines for the intro, verses, chorus, bridge and outro of the song. It also provides notation for techniques like hammer-ons and slides. The song tells the story of ironic situations through its lyrics and this tablature allows bass players to learn and play the bass line that accompanies Morissette's singing in the song.
This document contains the bass tablature for Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic". The tablature includes the bass lines for the intro, verses, chorus, bridge and outro of the song. It also provides notation for techniques like hammer-ons and slides. The song tells the story of ironic situations through its lyrics and this tablature allows bass players to learn and play the bass line that accompanies Morissette's singing in the song.
This document contains the bass tablature for Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic". The tablature includes the bass lines for the intro, verses, chorus, bridge and outro of the song. It also provides notation for techniques like hammer-ons and slides. The song tells the story of ironic situations through its lyrics and this tablature allows bass players to learn and play the bass line that accompanies Morissette's singing in the song.
Artist: Alanis Morissette ---------------------------------------------- IRONIC - ALANIS MORISSETTE Bass tablature Transcribed by Louis Visscher Notation legend: h = hammer on; \ = slide down; / = slide up - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - INTRO: no bass Hey-ey, hey,...\\" etc etc VERSE 1: no bass An old man turned ninety-eight. He won the lottery, and died the next day. It's a black fly in your Chardonnay. It's a death row pardon two minutes too late. Isn't it ironic...don't you think? CHORUS: It's like rai- Fig. 1 | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | ----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----|-------------2-----1-2-------1---|---------------------------------| -7\-|-2-----2-----------------------4-|-2-----2-----4-------4-----------| -ai-ain on your wedding day It's a free | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------2-----1-2-----------|---------------------------------| |-2-----2-------------------------|-2-----2-----4-------4-----------| ride that you've already paid. It's the good ad- | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------2-----1-2-------1-1-|---------------------------------| |-2-----2-------------------------|-2-----2-----4-----2h4-----------| -vice that you just didn't take. And End fig.1 | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----4---2---0-------0-----------|-2-----2-----2-------2-----------| who would have thought.... it figures. VERSE 2: repeat Fig.2, and sometimes play the notes between () Fig.2 End Fig.2 | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1-----1-----2-----2----(2)------|-1-----1-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------4-----4----(4)------| 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 I- ronic?..... don't you last bar of verse 2: | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-1-----1-------------------------| |-------------4-----4-------7\----| think? It's like rai-ai-- CHORUS: play Fig.1, but replace the last bar by: | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------| |-----------------4-----4---------| |---------------------------------| |-2-----2-----2h4-----------------| it figures. BRIDGE: | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | ----|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ----|-0-----0-----0-------0------------|-2-----2-----2-------2-----------| Well life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay and | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----0-----0-------2/4---------|-2-----2-----2-------2-----------| everything's going right. And | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-----0-----0-------0-----------|-2-----2-----2-------2/4---2-----| life has a funny way of helping you out when you think everything's gone wrong and | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-9-----8-------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------9-------------------| |-0-----0-----0-------0-----------|---------------------7-----------| everything blows up in your face. VERSE 3: repeat Fig.3 Fig.3 End Fig.3 | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-1-----------2-------------------|-1-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------4-------------------| 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 I- ronic.................don't you think?............. A little too I- ronic, .................and yeah I really do think it's like rai-ai- CHORUS: play Fig.1, but replace last bar by: | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-----------------------------2///| |-2-----2-----2-------2-----------| figures OUTRO | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |/7-----------------------9-/-11--|-9-----------------------------6-| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---| And you-ou-ou | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-7-----------------9/11----9/11--|-9---------------------------9h11-| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| Life has a funny way of you-ou-ou Ooh-ooh sneaking up on | + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-----------------9/11----------|-9-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------7/9---7/9---| life has a funny, funny way of helping you | + . + . + . + . | Free time. Slow down |---------------------------------|--------------------------------- |---------------------------------|--------------------------------- |-7-------------------------------|----7--9---------7--------7------ |---------------------------------|-----------7h9------7------------ out... helping you out - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Submitted by: Louis Visscher (Visscher@alg.frg.eur.nl)