Thick As A Brick - Jethro Tull
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]
g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----5-----5-------------0-|
F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---7-----7---------0---0---|
C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----7-----0-(5)---3-----|
G|--------------------3-3-3---|---------------------------|

g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----5-----5-----0-----0---|
F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---7-----7-----0-----0-----|
C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----7-----5-----3-------|
G|--------------------3-3-3---|---------------------------|

[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

g|--2-----------0-------------|---------------------------|
D|--3-----------1-------------|---------------------------|
Bb|--2-----------2-------------|-------0-0-0---------------|
F|--0-----------2-------------|-------0-0-0---------------|
C|--------------0-------------|-0-(2)-2-2-2---------------|
G|----------------------------|-------3-3-3---------------|
^ ^
| |
------------------ Just Dmaj and Amin chords - listen to the song
for the strumming pattern.

out ...
shout ...
think ...
sink ... So you

g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----2-----2-------0-0-0---|
F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---0-----0---------0-0-0---|
C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|
G|--------------------3-3-3---|-------------------3-3-3---|

[Chorus]
ride yourselves over the field as you
make all your animal deals and your
wisemen don't know how it feels ...

g|--3-----------0------0------|-2-0-2-0-2-3-2------2-0----|
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
g|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0--|-0-0-0--0------------------|
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------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|

[Bridge]
brick
g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----2-----2-------0-0-0---|
F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---0-----0---------0-0-0---|
C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|
G|--------------------3-3-3---|-------------------3-3-3---|

g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----2-----2-------0-0-0---| <1st time only)
F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---0-----0---------0-0-0---|
C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|
G|--------------------3-3-3---|-------------------3-3-3---|

g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
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-------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|

[Bridge 2]
And the love that I feel
g|--2-------------------------|-0-----------0-0-0---------|
D|--3-------------------------|-1-----------0-1-0---------|
Bb|--2-------------------------|-2-----------2-2-2---------|
F|--0-------------------------|-2-----------2-2-2---------|
C|----------------------------|-0-----------0-0-0---------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| | | | |
------------------ Just Dmaj and Amin chords with a little spice
thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
pattern.

is so far away
g|--0------------0------------|-0-------------------------|
D|--1------------1------------|-0-------------------------|
Bb|--0------------0------------|-0-------------------------|
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-
g|--3-------------------------|-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-----------|
D|--3-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
Bb|--0-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
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
g|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-----------|-2-0-2-0-2-----------------|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|
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
g|--3-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
D|--3-------------------------|-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-(2)---------|
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
g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-----2-------0-0-0---|-----2-----2-------0-0-0---|
F|----0-----0---------0-0-0---|---0-----0---------0-0-0---|
C|--0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|-0-----4-----0-(2)-2-2-2---|
G|--------------------3-3-3---|-------------------3-3-3---|

g|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------------6-6-6---|-------------------6-6-6---|
Bb|------5-----5-------7-7-7---|-----5-----5-------7-7-7---|
F|----7-----7---------7-7-7---|---7-----7---------7-7-7---|
C|--0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|-0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|

[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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D|--------------------6-6-6---|-------------------6-6-6---|
Bb|------5-----5-------7-7-7---|-----5-----5-------7-7-7---|
F|----7-----7---------7-7-7---|---7-----7---------7-7-7---|
C|--0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|-0-----7-----0-(5)-5-5-5---|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
^
|
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).

g|--5-------------------------|-2-------0-(2)-------------|
D|--6-------------------------|-3-------3--3--------------|
Bb|--5-------------------------|-2-------0-(2)-------------|
F|--0-------------------------|-0-------0--0--------------|
C|----------------------------|---------------------------|
G|----------------------------|---------------------------|
^ ^
| |
------------------ Just Fmaj and Dmaj chords with a little spice
thrown in - listen to the song for the strumming
pattern.


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| b Bend
| (n) Ghost note

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Song info
Thick As A Brick
Jethro Tull
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Prog Rock
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