THICK AS A BRICK - JETHRO TULL
INTRO:
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VERSE:
Really don't mind if you sit this one
My word's but a whisper, your deafness a
I may make you feel, but I can't make you
Your sperm's in the gutter, your love's in the
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^ ^
| |
------------------ Just Dmaj and Amin chords - listen to the song
for the strumming pattern.
out ...
shout ...
think ...
sink ... So you
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CHORUS:
ride yourselves over the field as you
make all your animal deals and your
wisemen don't know how it feels ...
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D:|-3-----------2------0------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------3-3----|
Bb:|-0-----------2------2------|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2------2-0----|
F:|-0-----------2------2------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0----|
C:|-2-----------0------0------|---------------------------|
G:|-3-------------------------|---------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| | | | |
---------------------------------- Just Gmaj, Amaj, and Dmaj chords
with a little variation thrown
in - listen to the song for the
strumming pattern.
to be thick as a
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D:|-2-0-2-0-2-3-2---2-2-0-(2)-|-2-2-0-(2)-----------------|
Bb:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2--2--|-2-2-2--2------------------|
F:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2--2--|-2-2-2--2------------------|
C:|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0--|-0-0-0--0------------------|
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BRIDGE:
brick
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Bb:|-----2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----2-----2-------0-0-0---| <1st time only)
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C:|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|
G:|-------------------3-3-3---|-------------------3-3-3---|
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Bb:|-----5-----5-------0-----0-|-----5-----5-----0-----0---| <2nd time only>
F:|---7-----7-------------0---|---7-----7-----0-----0-----|
C:|-0-----7-----0-(3)---5-----|-0-----7-----5-----3-------|
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BRIDGE 2:
And the love that I feel
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^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| | | | |
------------------ Just Dmaj and Amin chords with a little spice
thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
pattern.
is so far away
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F:|-2------------0-(2)--------|-2-------0-(2)-------------|
C:|-3------------3------------|-2-------------0-(2)-------|
G:|---------------------------|-0-------------------0-(3)-|
^ ^ ^
| | |
------------------ Just Cmaj and Emin chords with a little spice
thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
pattern.
I'm a bad dream that I just ha-a-a-a-a-d to-
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F:|-0-------------------------|-4-------------------------|
C:|-2-------------------------|-4-------------------------|
G:|-3-------------------------|---------------------------|
^ ^
| |
------------------ Just Gmaj and F#maj chords with a little spice
thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
pattern.
da-a-a-a-a-a-y
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Bb:|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
F:|-0-------------------------|-4-------------------------|
C:|---------------------------|-4-------------------------|
G:|---------------------------|-2-------------------------|
^ ^
| |
------------------ Just Dmaj and F#maj chords with a little spice
thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
pattern.
and you shake your head you say it's a
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Bb:|-0-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
F:|-0-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------|
C:|-2-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
G:|-3-------------------------|---------------------------|
^ ^
| |
------------------ Just Gmaj and Amaj chords with a little spice
thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
pattern.
shame
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C:|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|
G:|-------------------3-3-3---|-------------------3-3-3---|
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C:|-0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|-0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|
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VERSE:
Spin me back down the years and the
days of my youth
Draw the lace and black curtain and shut
out the whole truth
Spin me down the long ages let them sing the song
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C:|-0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|-0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|
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^
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Note that there's a subtle, but important change
in the rhythm used for the Dmin at this point
(as opposed to the previous two measures).
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Bb:|-5-------------------------|-2-------0-(2)-------------|
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G:|---------------------------|---------------------------|
^ ^
| |
------------------ Just Fmaj and Dmaj chords with a little spice
thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
pattern.
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The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists.
No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song,
if such exists.
It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should
purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn
the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy
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