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From Visscher@ALG.FRG.eur.nl Fri Apr 4 17:01:28 1997

Date: Mon, 10 Mar 97 13:10:36 ^?^?^?

From: Visscher@ALG.FRG.eur.nl

To: guitar@olga.net

Subject: posted tab: You oughta know (Alanis Morissette)

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You Oughta Know - Alanis Morrissette

>From the album `jagged little pill'

Tabbed by Visscher@alg.frg.eur.nl

This is my first try tabbing this GREAT song. Comments, additions, correcti-

ons, better tabs, everything is very welcome. Please mail them to me.

The `+' above the tab represents the beat; `~~~' indicates the length of a

sustained note (so it is not a vibrato-sign!)

Guitar 1 (overdriven) plays the chords that are indicated above the lyrics in

the tab. An `x' means a scratch. Chord formation for guitar 1 (here, an `x'

means that the string isn't played):

F#: 244322 F#': x 9 11 11 11 x E: 022100

B: 224442 B' : x 14 16 16 16 x A: 002220

Guitar 2 plays the tab. It is a clean guitar, with some effects (I'm not sure,

I think maybe a chorus or a flanger?)

OK, here we go.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

VERSE 1

(no chords)

I want you to know that I'm happy for you.

I wish nothing but the best for you both.

+ + + + | + + + +

-------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

-------|-14---------17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|

-------|-----14------------------------|-----------------------------14-|

-------|---------14--------------------|--------------------------------|

-------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Another version of me; Is she perverted like me? Would she go

+ + + + | + + + +

------------------------17~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

16----------17----------------|----------------------------------|

----16------------------------|----------------------------------|

--------16--------------------|----------------------------------|

------------------------------|----------------------------------|

down on you in a theatre? Does she speak

+ + + + | + + + +

-------------17----14~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~16----------|

14------------------------------|----------------------------14------|

----14--------------------------|---------------------------------14-|

--------14----------------------|------------------------------------|

--------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e- lo- quently? And would she have your baby? I'm sure she'd

+ + + + | + + + +

------------19~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

16----------------------------|---------------------------------------|

----16------------------------|---------------------------------------|

--------16--------------------|---------------------------------------|

------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

make a really excel- lent mother. Cause the

PRE-CHORUS

+ + + + |

--------------------------17-----------------16-------14------------|

14-----------------------------------------------------------17-----|

---------14---------------------------------------------------------|

------------------14------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#'

love that you gave that we made wasn't a------ble to

+ + + + | + + + + |

14------------------------------------|-------------19------17------16-|

-----17-------16--------14------------|-16-----------------------------|

--------------------------------------|-----16-------------------------|

--------------------------------------|---------16---------------------|

--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

x x B'

make it enough for you to be o--pen wide.

+ + + + | + + + + |

-------------19------|--------------17--------16---------------|

---19---17-----------|-14------------------------------17------|

---------------------|-----14----------------------------------|

---------------------|---------14------------------------------|

---------------------|-----------------------------------------|

x x F#'

No. And every--time you speak her name does she

+ + + + |

-14------------------------------------------------|

-----17-------------16------------14---------------|

---------------------------------------------------|

x x

know how you told me you'd hold me un--til

+ + + + | + + + + |

-------------17------16---------|--------------------19------------------|

-16--------------------------17-|-16-------------------------------------|

-----16-------------------------|-------16-------------------------------|

---------16---------------------|--------------16------------------------|

--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

you died? Til you died, but you're still alive. And I'm here

CHORUS

F# E A B

(And I'm here) to remind you of the mess you left when you went away.

F# E A B

It's not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me.

B n.c.

You, you, you oughta know.

VERSE 2 (guitar 1 plays the F#' and B' chords softly)

+ + + + | + + + + |

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

-14----------16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|

-----14------------------------|---------------------------------|

---------14--------------------|-----------------------------16--|

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

F#'

You seem very well.

+ + + + | + + + + |

-------------17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------16------|

-16----------------------------|---------------------19----------|

-----16------------------------|---------------------------------|

---------16--------------------|---------------------------------|

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Things look peaceful.

+ + + + | + + + + |

-------------17------16--------|-14~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----|

-14-------------------------17-|---------------------------------|

-----14------------------------|---------------------------------|

---------14--------------------|-----------------------------16--|

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

F#'

I'm not quite as well. I thought

+ + + + | + + + + |

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

-16----------17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

-----16------------------------|---------------------------------|

---------16--------------------|---------------------------------|

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

you should know. Did you for-

+ + + + | + + + + |

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

-14----------16------14~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

-----14------------------------|---------------------------------|

---------14--------------------|---------------------------------|

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

F#'

get a--bout me Mr. Du-------plici-ty? I hate to

+ + + + | + + + + |

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

-17----------16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

-----16------------------------|---------------------------------|

---------16--------------------|---------------------------------|

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

bug you in the middle of dinner. It was a

+ + + + | + + + + |

-17----------16----------14----|---------------------------------|

-----14-------------17---------|---------------------------------|

---------14--------------------|---------------------------------|

-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

F#'

slap in the face how quickly I was replaced, and are you

+ + + + | + + + + |

-----------------------------19-|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

-16-----------------------------|---------------------------------|

-----16--------------16---------|---------------------------------|

---------16---------------------|---------------------------------|

--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

thinking of me when you fuck her? Cause the

PRE-CHORUS (guitar 1 plays the F#' and B' chords loudly)

+ + + + |

--------------------------17-----------------16-------14------------|

14-----------------------------------------------------------17-----|

---------14---------------------------------------------------------|

------------------14------------------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------------------------------------|

F#'

love that you gave that we made wasn't a------ble to

+ + + + | + + + + |

14------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

-----17-------16--------14------------|-16--------17p16----------------|

--------------------------------------|-----16----------16-------------|

--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

x x B'

make it enough for you to be o--pen wide.

+ + + + | + + + + |

----19--------17----17-------|--------------17--------16---------------|

-----------------19----------|-14------------------------------17------|

-----------------------------|-----14----------------------------------|

-----------------------------|---------14------------------------------|

-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

x x F#'

No. And every--time you speak her name does she

+ + + + |

-14------------------------------------------------|

-----17-------16----14------17----16---------------|

------------------------------------------14-------|

---------------------------------------------------|

x x

know how you told me you'd hold me un--til

+ + + + | + + + + |

-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

-16----------16----------------|--16-----------------16------------------|

-----16----------16------------|--------16-------------------------------|

---------16----------16--------|---------------16------------------------|

-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

you died? Til you died, but you're still alive. And I'm here

CHORUS

F# E A B

(And I'm here) to remind you of the mess you left when you went away.

F# E A B

It's not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me.

B n.c.

You, you, you oughta know.

`QUIET PART'

Guitar 1: feedback-effects

Guitar 2 (clean, with effects)

Chord formation: A7: 57565x B7: 224242

A7 B7 A7 B7 A7 B7 B7 B7 (each chord eight counts)

PRE-CHORUS

+ + + + |

----------|----------------------------------------------14------------|

----------|-14----------------------------------17--------------17-----|

----------|--------14--------------------------------------------------|

----------|----------------14------------------------------------------|

----------|------------------------------------------------------------|

F#'

Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me, and I'm

+ + + + | + + + + |

--------------------------------------|-------------19------17---------|

-----16-------14---17---16------------|-16--------------------------19-|

-----------------------------14-------|-----16-------------------------|

--------------------------------------|---------16---------------------|

--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

x x B'

not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes, and you know

+ + + + | + + + + |

-17--16---------------------------|--------------17---------16-------------|

----------17---16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-14-------------------------------17----|

----------------------------------|-----14---------------------------------|

----------------------------------|---------14-----------------------------|

----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

x x F#'

it. And every---time I scratch my nails down

+ + + + |

-14------14-------------------------|

-----17-------16------14------------|

------------------------------------|

x x

someone else's back I hope you

+ + + + | + + + + |

--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

-16----------17--16-------------|-16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

-----16--------------16---------|----------------------------------------|

---------16------------------16-|----------------------------------------|

--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

feel it. Can you feel it? And I'm here

CHORUS

F# E A B

(And I'm here) to remind you of the mess you left when you went away.

F# E A B

It's not fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me.

You, you, you oughta know. And I'm here

(during the second chorus, guitar 1 plays the tab (with vibrato) overdriven,

and guitar 2 plays the chords overdriven)

+ + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + |

---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|

-19--19--19--19|-19--19--19--19-|--19---19---19-----19-|-19---19---19---19-|

---------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|

F# E A B

to remind you of the mess you left when you went away. It's not

+ + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + +

---------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|

-19--19--19--19|------------19--19-|-19---19---19---19|--19------------------|

---------------|-18--18--18---18---|------------------|--18---18--18---18--18|

---------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|

F# E A B

fair to deny me of the cross I bear that you gave to me. You you you

n.c

oughta know.

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