Chords for Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick Guitar Lesson Preview
Tempo:
147.7 bpm
Chords used:
C
Bb
F
Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [C]
[Gm] [C] [Bb] [F]
[Cm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[G] Hi, I want to talk a little bit [Ab] today about some of the cool picking that happens in Jethro Tull tunes.
Ian Anderson is a phenomenal acoustic guitar player [Em] and he does things that are really
intricate and really precise.
And Thick as a Brick is a great example.
He's done capo at the third [Fm] fret.
He's got a D chord down, but he's only got his first and third fingers [F] on the D.
He doesn't
have his second finger on because he doesn't [Eb] need that string.
And he's using a technique called cross picking where he's hitting three [C] notes in a cycle.
He hits the fifth string, [F] the fourth string both as downs, and then the third string as an up.
So it's down, down, up.
Then the same pattern, [Dm] reaching his fourth finger to [E] what amounts to being the fourth
fret of the string [F] and [C] hitting the same pattern.
Then a [Fm] hammer on, leaving his third finger where it is on the D up here.
[C]
Hammer on [D] or hitting them both, it doesn't really matter.
In either [C] case, you hit it as a down and an up [Bb]
and strumming for the next six eighth notes.
[C] So slowly we have
[Bb] [C]
[Bb]
He also slides the same chord shape [Cm] up three frets and plays the same pattern
[F] [Cm]
[F] before he
gets into strumming the song.
I have a lot more elaborate lesson on this available at Totally [Abm] Guitars.
So come on over to totallyguitars [N].com, register with us, punch in your name and email address,
and you'll have access to very extensive lessons that show especially some of the acoustic
styles of Ian [C] Anderson.
[Gm]
[C] [Gm] If you do this, [F]
[C]
[Cm] [Gm]
[F]
[G]
[Ab] that's it.
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[Bb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] [F]
[Cm] [Bb] [C]
[Gm] [C] [Bb] [F]
[Cm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[G] Hi, I want to talk a little bit [Ab] today about some of the cool picking that happens in Jethro Tull tunes.
Ian Anderson is a phenomenal acoustic guitar player [Em] and he does things that are really
intricate and really precise.
And Thick as a Brick is a great example.
He's done capo at the third [Fm] fret.
He's got a D chord down, but he's only got his first and third fingers [F] on the D.
He doesn't
have his second finger on because he doesn't [Eb] need that string.
And he's using a technique called cross picking where he's hitting three [C] notes in a cycle.
He hits the fifth string, [F] the fourth string both as downs, and then the third string as an up.
So it's down, down, up.
Then the same pattern, [Dm] reaching his fourth finger to [E] what amounts to being the fourth
fret of the string [F] and [C] hitting the same pattern.
Then a [Fm] hammer on, leaving his third finger where it is on the D up here.
[C]
Hammer on [D] or hitting them both, it doesn't really matter.
In either [C] case, you hit it as a down and an up [Bb]
and strumming for the next six eighth notes.
[C] So slowly we have
[Bb] [C]
[Bb]
He also slides the same chord shape [Cm] up three frets and plays the same pattern
[F] [Cm]
[F] before he
gets into strumming the song.
I have a lot more elaborate lesson on this available at Totally [Abm] Guitars.
So come on over to totallyguitars [N].com, register with us, punch in your name and email address,
and you'll have access to very extensive lessons that show especially some of the acoustic
styles of Ian [C] Anderson.
[Gm]
[C] [Gm] If you do this, [F]
[C]
[Cm] [Gm]
[F]
[G]
[Ab] that's it.
Come visit us at Totally Guitars.
Key:
C
Bb
F
Cm
Gm
C
Bb
F
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Hi, I want to talk a little bit [Ab] today about some of the cool picking that happens in Jethro Tull tunes.
Ian Anderson is a phenomenal acoustic guitar player [Em] and he does things that are really
intricate and really precise.
_ And Thick as a Brick is a great example.
He's done capo at the third [Fm] fret.
He's got a D chord down, but he's only got his first and third fingers [F] on the D.
He doesn't
have his second finger on because he doesn't [Eb] need that string.
And he's using _ a technique called cross picking where he's hitting three [C] notes in a cycle.
He hits the fifth string, [F] the fourth string both as downs, and then the third string as an up.
So it's down, down, up.
Then the same pattern, [Dm] reaching his fourth finger to [E] what amounts to being the fourth
fret _ of the string [F] and _ _ [C] hitting the same pattern. _
_ _ _ _ Then a [Fm] hammer on, leaving his third finger where it is on the D up here.
[C]
Hammer on [D] _ _ or hitting them both, it doesn't really matter.
In either [C] case, you hit it as a down and an up [Bb] _ _ _ _
and strumming for the next six eighth notes.
[C] So slowly we _ have_ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ He also slides the same chord shape [Cm] up three frets _ _ _ _ _ and plays the same pattern _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ before he
gets into strumming the song.
I have a lot more elaborate lesson on this available at Totally [Abm] Guitars.
So come on over to totallyguitars [N].com, _ register with us, punch in your name and email address,
and you'll have access to very extensive lessons that show especially some of the acoustic
styles of Ian [C] Anderson.
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ If you do this, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] that's it.
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_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ Hi, I want to talk a little bit [Ab] today about some of the cool picking that happens in Jethro Tull tunes.
Ian Anderson is a phenomenal acoustic guitar player [Em] and he does things that are really
intricate and really precise.
_ And Thick as a Brick is a great example.
He's done capo at the third [Fm] fret.
He's got a D chord down, but he's only got his first and third fingers [F] on the D.
He doesn't
have his second finger on because he doesn't [Eb] need that string.
And he's using _ a technique called cross picking where he's hitting three [C] notes in a cycle.
He hits the fifth string, [F] the fourth string both as downs, and then the third string as an up.
So it's down, down, up.
Then the same pattern, [Dm] reaching his fourth finger to [E] what amounts to being the fourth
fret _ of the string [F] and _ _ [C] hitting the same pattern. _
_ _ _ _ Then a [Fm] hammer on, leaving his third finger where it is on the D up here.
[C]
Hammer on [D] _ _ or hitting them both, it doesn't really matter.
In either [C] case, you hit it as a down and an up [Bb] _ _ _ _
and strumming for the next six eighth notes.
[C] So slowly we _ have_ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ He also slides the same chord shape [Cm] up three frets _ _ _ _ _ and plays the same pattern _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ before he
gets into strumming the song.
I have a lot more elaborate lesson on this available at Totally [Abm] Guitars.
So come on over to totallyguitars [N].com, _ register with us, punch in your name and email address,
and you'll have access to very extensive lessons that show especially some of the acoustic
styles of Ian [C] Anderson.
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ If you do this, _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] that's it.
Come visit us at Totally Guitars. _ _