Song Title: Ironic
Artist: Alanis Morissette
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IRONIC - ALANIS MORISSETTE
Bass tablature
Transcribed by Louis Visscher
Notation legend: h = hammer on; \ = slide down; / = slide up
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INTRO: no bass
Hey-ey, hey,..." etc etc
VERSE 1: no bass
CHORUS:
Fig. 1
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
----|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
----|-------------2-----1-2-------1---|---------------------------------|
-7\-|-2-----2-----------------------4-|-2-----2-----4-------4-----------|
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------2-----1-2-----------|---------------------------------|
|-2-----2-------------------------|-2-----2-----4-------4-----------|
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------2-----1-2-------1-1-|---------------------------------|
|-2-----2-------------------------|-2-----2-----4-----2h4-----------|
End fig.1
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----4---2---0-------0-----------|-2-----2-----2-------2-----------|
VERSE 2: repeat Fig.2, and sometimes play the notes between ()
Fig.2 End Fig.2
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-----1-----2-----2----(2)------|-1-----1-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------4-----4----(4)------|
last bar of verse 2:
| + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-1-----1-------------------------|
|-------------4-----4-------7\----|
CHORUS: play Fig.1, but replace the last bar by:
| + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------4-----4---------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-----2-----2h4-----------------|
BRIDGE:
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
----|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
----|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
----|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
----|-0-----0-----0-------0------------|-2-----2-----2-------2-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/morissette_alanis/ironic_btab.html ]
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-------2/4---------|-2-----2-----2-------2-----------|
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-------0-----------|-2-----2-----2-------2/4---2-----|
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-9-----8-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------9-------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-------0-----------|---------------------7-----------|
VERSE 3: repeat Fig.3
Fig.3 End Fig.3
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-----------2-------------------|-1-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------4-------------------|
CHORUS: play Fig.1, but replace last bar by:
| + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------2///|
|-2-----2-----2-------2-----------|
OUTRO
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|/7-----------------------9-/-11--|-9-----------------------------6-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------7---|
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7-----------------9/11----9/11--|-9---------------------------9h11-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| + . + . + . + . | + . + . + . + . |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-----------------9/11----------|-9-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------7/9---7/9---|
| + . + . + . + . | Free time. Slow down
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
|-7-------------------------------|----7--9---------7--------7------
|---------------------------------|-----------7h9------7------------
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Submitted by: Louis Visscher (Visscher@alg.frg.eur.nl)
