Chords of: Ironic (Official 4K Music Video) by: Alanis Morissette. (E6, B, Emaj7, Abm) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Ironic (Official 4K Music Video)” by Alanis Morissette is in Ab Minor and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, B, Emaj7, Abm.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → Bmaj7 → Emaj7 → F# → Abm7 → F# → Abm7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:46 | 21% |
| F# | 0:46 | 20% |
| Emaj7 | 0:28 | 12% |
| Abm | 0:24 | 11% |
| Abm7 | 0:22 | 10% |
| F#/A# | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:07 | 3% |
F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – F#7/A# – Bm – F# – Abm7 – F# – Abm7 – F# – B – C#7 – F# – Abm – F#/A# – B – F# – Abm7 – F#/A# – B – F# – Abm7 – F# – B – F# – Abm – F# – B – F# – Abm – F# – B – F# – Abm – Amaj7 – E – F# – B6 – Bbm7 – Abm – F#/A# – B – Bbm – Abm – F#/A# – B – Ebm7 – Abm7 – …
