Song: That I Would Be Good
Artist: Alanis Morissette
Album: Unplugged in New York (1999)
Words by: Alanis
Music by: Alanis & Glen
Tabbed by: Matt Finateri (under_zenith1@hotmail.com)
Tuning - E A D G B e (STANDARD)
*This is not the version from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, but
it’s very similar to it.
*The entire song is finger-picked.
INTRO - 2X
A Dsus2
e------------|
B--2-2--2-2--|
G--2-2--2-2--|
D--2-2--0-0--|
A------------|
E------------|
That I would be...
That I would be...
A Dsus2 Bm E
e---------------------|
B-2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--|
G-2-2--2-2--4-4--1-1--|
D-2-2--0-0--4-4--2-2--|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
...good even if I did nothing
...good even if I got the thumbs down
That I would be...
Fm D Bm A E E
e-----------------------------0----------|
B--2-2--3-3--3-3--2-0-----------0--------|
G--2-2--2-2--4-4--2-1-------------1------|
D--4-4--0-0--4-4--2-2-----(2)-------2----|
A----------------------(2)------------2--|
E----------------------------------------|
...good if I got and stayed sick
That I would be...
Fm D A E
e---------------------0----------0--|
B--2-2--3-3--2----------2--------0--|
G--2-2--2-2--2------------2------1--|
D--4-4--0-0--2----(2)-------2----2--|
A--------------(0)------------2--2--|
E--------------------------------0--|
...good even if I gained 10 pounds
That I would be...
That I would be...
A Dsus2 Bm E
e----------------------|
B--2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--|
G--2-2--2-2--4-4--1-1--|
D--2-2--0-0--4-4--2-2--|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
...fine even if I went bankrupt
...good if I lost my hair and my youth
That I would be...
Fm D Bm A E
e----------------------------0-----------|
B--2-2--3-3--3-3--2-0----------0---------|
G--2-2--2-2--4-4--2-1------------1-------|
D--4-4--0-0--4-4--2-2----(2)-------2-----|
A---------------------(2)------------2---|
E----------------------------------------|
...great if I was no longer queen
That I would be...
Fm D A E
e----------------------|
B--2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0--|
G--2-2--2-2--2-2--1-1--|
D--4-4--0-0--2-2--2-2--|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
...grand if I was not all knowing
That I would be...
That I would be...
A Dsus2 Bm E
e----------------------|
B--2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--|
G--2-2--2-2--4-4--1-1--|
D--2-2--0-0--4-4--2-2--|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
...loved even when I numb myself
...good even when I am overwhelmed
That I would be...
Fm D Bm A E
e----------------------------0-----------|
B--2-2--3-3--3-3--2-0----------0---------|
G--2-2--2-2--4-4--2-1------------1-------|
D--4-4--0-0--4-4--2-2----(2)-------2-----|
A---------------------(2)------------2---|
E----------------------------------------|
...loved even when I was fuming
That I would be...
Fm D A E
e----------------------0-|<--I added in that last strum.
B--2-2--3-3--2-2--0-0--0-|
G--2-2--2-2--2-2--1-1--1-|
D--4-4--0-0--2-2--2-2--2-|
A----------------------2-|
E----------------------0-|
...good even if I was clingy
That I would be...
A Dsus2 Bm E
e---------------------|
B-2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--|
G-2-2--2-2--4-4--1-1--|
D-2-2--0-0--4-4--2-2--|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
...good even if I lost sanity
That I would be...
A Dsus2 Bm A E
e---------------------------0----------|
B-2-2--2-2--3-0--2-0----------0--------|
G-2-2--2-2--4-4--2-1------------1------|
D-2-2--0-0--4-4--2-2----(2)-------2----|
A--------------------(2)------------2--|
E--------------------------------------|
...whether with or without you
High...
e----------------------|
B--2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--|
G--2-2--2-2--4-4--1-1--|
D--2-2--0-0--4-4--2-2--|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
yai, high yaaaiiiii.........
OUTRO - TOP RIFF
That’s all, is basically the same over and over again, with little
changes here and there!
Alanis rules!