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Thick As A Brick
By Ian Anderson
Thick As A Brick is Ian Anderson's opus spanning two sides of vinyl.
I'm going to present the 1st bit of it as the song is rife with a multitude
of changes in key and time signatures. Hopefully, in the weeks and months to
come I'll have time to give you more of it as I've worked it out.
Tuning is Standard with a capo at the third fret. For ease of understanding,
I'll treat the chordings as natural chords rather than their actual names due
to the capo. (An open note would relate to the note sounded with the capo at
the third fret.)Lots of picking of the bass notes to get the "Tull" feel
REMEMBER!! CAPO at the third fret!!!
D 2 Dmaj7 2 G6 0 Am 0 Asus2 0 Dsu2 0 Dsus4 3 Asus4 0
3 3 3 1 0 3 3 3
2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2
0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2
X 4 2 0 0 X X 0
X X 3 X X X X X
Dm7 5 Dm9 5 Dm11 X C 0 G 3 Em 0 Bm 2 F# 2 Csus2 X
6 6 6 1 0 0 3 2 X
5 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
0 0 0 2 0 2 4 4 0
0 7 5 3 2 2 X X 3
X X X X 3 0 X X X
D Am G6 D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
Really don't mind if you sit this one out.
D Am G6 D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
My words but a whisper -- your deafness a SHOUT.
D Am G6 D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
I may make you feel but I can't make you think.
D Am G6 D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
Your sperm's in the gutter -- your love's in the sink.
G6 Asus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
So you ride yourselves over the fields
G6 Asus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
and you make all your animal deals
G6 Asus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
and your wise men don't know how it feels
A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A
A D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
to be thick as a brick.
D Am G6 D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
And the sand-castle virtues are all swept away
D Am
in the tidal destruction
G6 D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
the moral melee.
D Am G6 D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
The elastic retreat rings the close of play
D Am
as the last wave uncovers
G6 D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
the newfangled way.
G6 Asus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
But your new shoes are worn at the heels
G6 Asus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
and your suntan does rapidly peel
G6 Asus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus2 D Dsus4 D
and your wise men don't know how it feels
A Asus2 A Asus2 A Asus4 A Asus2 A
A D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
to be thick as a brick.
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11 Dm7 Dm9 Csus2 D
D Am C Em G
And the love that I feel is so far away:
Bm D F# G
I'm a bad dream that I just had today --
A Asus2 A
and you shake your head
A D Dmaj7 G6 D Dmaj7 G6
and say it's a shame.
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11 Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
Spin me back down the years
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11 Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
and the days of my youth.
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11 Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
Draw the lace and black curtains
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11 Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
and shut out the whole truth.
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11 Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
Spin me down the long ages: let them sing the song.
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
Dm7 Dm9 Dm11
Dm7 Dm7 D Dsus2 D
Am D G
Am D G
Am D G
Am D G
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Samuele Wanna Be |
#1 by Samuele at Mar 24, 1973 at 1:12 PM EST |
| I saw this performed at the Hammersmith Odeon in 84 or 85. Ian silhoueted behind the curtain strumming a guitar and at the same time burst out of a huge brick on the stage. I'd dropped a lot of acid and it blew my mind!!! | |
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Nick Wanna Be |
#2 by Nick Maertens at Aug 2, 1974 at 5:03 AM EST |
| This song has so many meanings no one dared "go there" It's pretty self-explanatory though. A GREAT song, one of my favs definately. It'll be good for all times. | |
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scott Rhythm Player |
#3 by scott o'brien at Feb 22, 1976 at 4:03 AM EST |
| Commentary on the general shallowness of modern society. Despite technological advancement, man's inhumanity to his fellow man, is (still) omnipresent. Wishing that it were possible to return to the innocence of childhood. | |
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Alastair Average |
#4 by Alastair Angus at Sep 8, 1988 at 4:50 AM EST |
| Actually, the song shows that being a child isn't all that great, cus you have to deal with society telling you what to do, which is the main theme of the album. Secong greatest album of all time, behind Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd. | |
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Rikki Average |
#5 by Rikki C at Nov 14, 1995 at 4:51 AM EST |
| such a long song with "meaning" after "meaning" and not one comment ? looks like everyone . . . sat . . . this one out . . . | |
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