Alanis Morissette – I Was Hoping (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)

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Chords

This is based on the MTV Unplugged version and also on other acoustic renditions that can be found on YouTube. Intro, instrumental (after first chorus) and ending:

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------9h10--------9------7---|
D|-----7-----------7-------------|  (x 4)
A|-------------------------------|
D|---0---------(0)-------(0)-----|

Verses:

     Dm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9h10--------9------7--------9h10--------9------7---|
D|-----7-----------7---------------7-----------7-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---------(0)-------(0)-----0---------(0)-------(0)-----|

     Bb                             Gm
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------10h12--------12----------------7h8-----7-----5------|
A|------8------------8----------8------5-------------------5---|
D|---8----------(8)--------(8)------5---------(5)---(5)--------|

Choruses:

     Dm
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9h10--------9------7--------9h10--------9------7---|
D|-----7-----------7---------------7-----------7-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---------(0)-------(0)-----0---------(0)-------(0)-----|

     C                              Gm
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------12h14----------14-----------------7h8-----7-----5------|
A|-------10-------------10----------10------5-------------------5---|
D|---10------------(10)--------(10)------5---------(5)---(5)--------|

During the final chorus, the chords are actually strummed instead of arpeggiated. Final chord (let ring):

     Dm
e|---------------10---|
B|------------10------|
G|---------10---------|
D|------12------------|
A|---12---------------|
D|--------------------|