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  I Threw A Brick Through A Window
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  nigelolympus@tinet.ie
  
  Tune your guitar normally.
  There is just one guitar for most of the song. 
  For the final verse and chorus, there
  is also a part for a second guitar with distorion.
  
  Following five bars of drums:
                                    -----
                                    Intro
                                    -----
                                    (0:13)
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  4|--------------------------------||-------7-----------------------|
  5|-------------------------12----||---7-------7---5---------------|
  6|--------------------------------|0---------------------------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|-----------------6---------------|---------------6---------------|
  4|---------7-----------------------|-------7-----------------------|
  5|-----7-------7-----------5---7---|---7-------7-----------5---7---|
  6|---------------------------------0-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
  1|---------------------7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------8-8-8-8-8---|-------------------------------|
  3|---------------------7-7-7-7-7---|-------------------------------|
  4|---------7-----------------------|-------7-----------------------|
  5|-----7-------7-------------------|---7-------7---5---------------|
  6|-0-------------------------------0---------------------------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|-----------------6---------------|-------------------------------|
  4|---------7-----------------------|-------7-----------------------|
  5|-----7-------7-----------5---7---|---7-------7---5---------------|
  6|---------------------------------0---------------------------0---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
                                     -----
                                     Verse
                                     -----
                                     (0:31)
  1|---------------------7-7-7-7-7--|7-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------8-8-8-8-8--|8-(Let-ring)--------------------|
  3|---------------------7-7-7-7-7--|7-------------------------------|
  4|---------7----------------------||-------------------------------|
  5|-----7-------7------------------||-------------------------------|
  6|--------------------------------||-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                          1. I   was tal    -    king.
                          2. I   was wal    -    king.
  
  1|-----101010--9-9-9---7-7-7-------8---------------------------0---|
  2|-----8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-------8---------------------------0---|
  3|-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-------9---------------------------9---|
  4|---------------------------------10--------------------------10--|
  5|---------------------------------10--------------------------10--|
  6|---------------------------------8---------------------------8---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
             I   was tal-king to my  -   self.               Somebo -
             I   was wal-king in-to  walls.                  I'm back
  
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  2|-----------------------------8---|-------------------------------|
  3|-----------------------------7---|-------------------------------|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
       - dy  else,   talk,   talk,   talk   -    king.
     again,      I   just    keep    wal    -    king.
  
  1|-----101010--9-9-9---7-7-7-------8---------------------------0---|
  2|-----8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-------8---------------------------0---|
  3|-----7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-------9---------------------------9---|
  4|---------------------------------10--------------------------10--|
  5|---------------------------------10--------------------------10--|
  6|---------------------------------8---------------------------8---|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                 I   couldn't hear a word.                   A   word
                 I   walk in-to  a   window,                 to  see
  
                                     ------
                                     Chorus
                                     ------
                                     (0:51)
  1|--------------------------------||-------------------------------|
  2|--------------------------------|12-10------10----------10-/12--|
  3|--------------------------------|12-10------10----------10-/12--|
  4|--------------------------------|12-10------10----------10-/12--|
  5|--------------------------------|10-8-------8-----------8--/10--|
  6|--------------------------------||-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
         he      said.   He  was my  bro-ther.
         my  -   self,   and my  re- flection.
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|-1210-------10----------10------10-/12------12----------10------|
  3|-1210-------10----------10------10-/12------12----------10------|
  4|-1210-------10----------10------10-/12------12----------10------|
  5|-108--------8-----------8-------8--/10------10----------8-------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                 I  said there was no o -ther    way     out     of
                 When I              thought    about    it.
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|-10-/12------12----------12------12-10------10----------10-/12--|
  3|-10-/12------12----------12------12-10------10----------10-/12--|
  4|-10-/12------12----------12------12-10------10----------10-/12--|
  5|-8--/10------10----------10------10-8-------8-----------8--/10--|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
     here.           Be      my      bro-ther.
                     My      di  -   rection.
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|-12-10------10----------10-----|-------------------------------|
  3|-12-10------10----------10-----7-----------7-----------7-------|
  4|-12-10------10----------10-----7-----------7-----------7-------|
  5|-10-8-------8-----------8------5-----------5-----------5-------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                                     Gotta get out,  gotta get out.
                                     Going nowhere,  going nowhere.
  
  1|--------------------------------||-------------------------------||
  2|--------------------------------||-------------------------------|| 1st time
  3|-7------------------------------||-------------------------------||
  4|-7------------------------------||-------------------------------|| Repeat intro, then
  5|-5------------------------------||---------------------------12-|| gointo Verse and
  6|--------------------------------||-------------------------------|| Chorus again.
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
  --------
  2nd time
  --------
     (2:13)
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  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|---------------------------------|---------------6---------------|
  4|---------7-----------------------|-------7-----------------------|
  5|-----7-------7---5---------------|---7-------7-----------5---7---|
  6|-0---------------------------0---|-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
  3|-----------------0-------0-------|-------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
  4|---------7-----------------------|-------7-----------------------|
  5|-----7-------7-------------------|---7-------7-------------------|
  6|-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
  1|-7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|-8------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|-7------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-----------------------10p9----|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  3|---------------------------------|----------------(snap-strings)-|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------3---3-------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
     Use a slide here.
     (2:31)
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  2||---------------------------------|-----------9-----------12------||
  3||-9--7---7/9-----9--7---7/9-----9--7---7/9---------9/12--------|| (x2)
  4||---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
  5||---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
  6||---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|-----------9-----------12------|
  3|-9--7---7/9-----9--7---7/5-----9--7---7/9---------9/12--------|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
  1|---------------------------------|-----------------------12-----|
  2|---------------------------------|-----------9-----------12-----|
  3|-9--7---7/9-----9--7---7/9-----9--7---7/9---------9/12--------|
  4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
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     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2|---------------------------------|---------------(quietly)-------|
  3|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  4|---------------------------------|---------------5---4---5---4---|
  5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
  
     (3:00)
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
     No    -     one.                                no  one is
  
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
     blind    -      er,                             than        he___
  
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
     _________________________,              who     will    not
  
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
                 see_________________________.
  
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
     No    -     one.                                no  one is
  
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
     blind    -      er,                             than        me___
  
  1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
  2|-----------------(palm-muted)----|-------------------------------||
  3|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| Repeat intro, then
  4|-----------------5---------------|-------------------------------|| go to Final Verse 
  5|---------------------------------|-----------------------12-----|| part below.
  6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------||
     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
     ________.
  
  -----------
  Final Verse
  -----------
  
  A second guitar, with lots of distortion, enters for this part.
  
       (3:51)
    1|-7-------------------------------|---101010--9-9-9---7-7-7-------|
    2|-8-------------------------------|---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-------|
  1 3|-7-------------------------------|---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-------|
    4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2 3|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    4|-------------------------5-------|---------------4---------------|
    5|-7-------------------------------|-----------------------7-------|
    6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
       tal    -    king,                       I   was tal-king in my
  
    1|-8---------------------------0---|---------------------------7---|
    2|-8---------------------------0---|---------------------------8---|
  1 3|-9---------------------------9---|---------------------------7---|
    4|-10--------------------------10--|-------------------------------|
    5|-10--------------------------10--|-------------------------------|
    6|-8---------------------------8---|-------------------------------|
       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2 3|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    6|---------6---------------5-------3-------------------------------|
       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
           sleep.                  I       can't stop  talk,   talk,
  
       (4:00)
    1|---------------------------------|---101010--9-9-9---7-7-7-------|
    2|---------------------------------|---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8-------|
  1 3|---------------------------------|---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-------|
    4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2 3|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    5|-5---------------6-------7-------|---------------------------3---|
    6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
       talk   -    ing.                            I'm  tal - king  to
  
    1|-8---------------------------0---|-------------------------------|
    2|-8---------------------------0---|-------------------------------|
  1 3|-9---------------------------9---|-------------------------------|
    4|-10--------------------------10--|-------------------------------|
    5|-10--------------------------10--|-------------------------------|
    6|-8---------------------------8---|-------------------------------|
       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
    1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  2 3|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    6|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
       1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &
       you.                    It's up     to  you.
  
  
  
  U2 * I Threw A Brick Through A Window (live version)
  
  Transcribed by Javier Cayuela. 
  
  
  
  I saw the transcription to this song on the Archive and I think it has some 
  mistakes. This is how Edge plays it (I think I'm quite close).
  I transcribed it from the Under a Blood Red Sky video. The studio version is
  very similar.
  Tune down half a step.
  h = hammer on           / = slide up             = slide down
  
  
  INTRO1:
  
                                                                         (x4)
  e|----------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
  B|----------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
  G|------------------------------6-----------------6---------------------12--|
  D|-----------7--------------7-----------------7-----------------7-------12--|
  A|---------7---7--5-------7---7---5h7-------7---7---5h7-------7---7---------|
  E|-12--0--------------0-----------------0-----------------0----------------|
  
  
  
                                                                         
  INTRO2: (A slight variation of INTRO1)
  
                                                                         
  (x4)
  e|----------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
  B|----------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
  G|-------------------------6-----------------0--------------------------12--|
  D|------7--------------7-----------------7-----------------7------------12--|
  A|----7---7--5-------7---7---5h7-------7---7-------------7---7--------------|
  E|-0--------------0-----------------0-----------------0---------------------|
  
  
  
  VERSE:
  
  
  
      let ring                                            let ring
  
  e|--12-------------15-15-15--14-14-14--12-12-12---------8-------0-----------|
  B|--12-------------15-15-15--14-14-14--12-12-12---------8-------0-----------|
  G|--12-------------12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12---------9-------9-----------|
  D|--12-------------12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--------10------10-----------|
  A|-----------------------------------------------------10------10-----------|
  E|------------------------------------------------------8-------8-----------|
  
                                                         
  
  
  
      let ring                                            let ring
  e|--12-------------15-15-15--14-14-14--12-12-12---------8-------0-----------|
  B|--12-------------15-15-15--14-14-14--12-12-12---------8-------0-----------|
  G|--12-------------12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12---------9-------9-----------|
  D|--12-------------12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--------10------10-----------|
  A|-----------------------------------------------------10------10-----------|
  E|------------------------------------------------------8-------8-----------|
  
                                                        
  
  CHORUS:
  
  e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G|---1210--10--10/12--1210--10--10----10/12--12--10----10/12--12----------|
  D|---1210--10--10/12--1210--10--10----10/12--12--10----10/12--12----------|
  A|---108----8---8/10--108----8---8-----8/10--10---8-----8/10--10----------|
  E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
                                         Palm Mute
  e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G|---1210--10--10/12--1210--10--10------11----11--11--11------------------|
  D|---1210--10--10/12--1210--10--10--------12--12--12--12---10--12--------|
  A|---108----8---8/10--108----8---8----12------12--12--12---10--12--------|
  E|--------------------------------------10------10--10--10---10--10--------|
  
                                                                       
  
  SOLO (Use a slide): Transcribed by Steve Ford and Peter Schenk. 
  
  e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|------------------------------9------12-------------------------9-----12--|
  G|--97-7/9-97-7/9----97-7/9--9----9/12----97-7/9-97-75-7/9--9---9/12--|
  D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  
  e|-----------------------------------------------12------------------------|
  B|--------------------------------9------12------12------------------------|
  G|---97-7/9-97-7/9-----97-7/9--9----9/12------12------------------------|
  D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  
  (Intro1)
  
  (Verse)
  
  I was talking 
  I was talking to myself, somebody else
  Talk, talk, talking
  I couldn't hear a word
  A word you said
  
  (Chorus)
  
  He was my brother
  I said there was no other way out of here
  Be my brother
  I got to get out
  
  (Intro1)
  
  (Verse)
  
  I was walking 
  I was walking into walls
  I'm back again, just keep walking
  I walk into a window to see myself
  And my reflection
  When I thought about it
  My direction
  Going nowhere, nowhere
  
  (Intro2)
  
  (Solo)
  No one, no one is blinder
  Than he who will not see
  No one, no one is blinder than me
  
  (Intro1)
  
  (Verse)
  
  I was talking 
  I was talking in my sleep
  I can stop talk talk talking
  I'm talking to you
  It's up to you
  
  (Chorus)
  
  Be my brother
  There is no other way out of here
  Be my brother
  Gonna get out, gonna get out, out of here
  
  Javier Cayuela 
  
  
  
  
  
  I THREW A BRICK THROUGH A WINDOW
                                          U2
  
  |--------------|----------------|----------------|----------3-3-3--|   |--------------|---------2------|---------2------|----------5-5-5--|  after
  |*-----2-------|------2---------|------2---------|------2---4-4-4-*|  drums
  |*---2---2-0-2-|----2---2--0-2--|----2---2--0-2--|----2---2-------*|
  |--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
  |--0-----------|--0-------------|--0-------------|--0--------------|
  
  
  VERSE
  
  |-10-10-10--9-9-9--7-7-7-|---8---|----0----|----3----|
  |------------------------|---5---|----0----|----3----|
  |*-7--7--7--6-6-6--4-4-4-|---5---|---------|--------*|
  |*-----------------------|-------|---------|--------*|
  |------------------------|-------|---------|---------|
  |------------------------|-------|---------|---------|
  
  
  CHORUS
  
  He was my brother....
  
  |--31-1-1--31-1-1--|--1/3-3-3--1/3-3-3--|--31-1-1--31-1-1--|------------|
  |--31-1-1--31-1-1--|--1/3-3-3--1/3-3-3--|--31-1-1--31-1-1--|-3--3--3--3-|
  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-2--2--2--2-|
  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-0--0--0--0-|
  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------|
  |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------|
  
  
  
  PLAY SEQUENCE OF INTRO, VERSE, THEN CHORUS ONCE MORE
  
  PLAY INTRO AGAIN
  
  
  Then...Get Ready for some Solo Action!!
  
  |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
  |-------------------|-----------9------12-|-----------------------9------12-|
  |*-97-7/9-97-7/9--|--97-7/9--9----9/12*|--97-7/9-97-75-7/9--9----9/12-|
  |*------------------|--------------------*|---------------------------------|
  |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
  |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|
  
                                              Natural Harmonics...
  |-------------------|---------------------|----12----|
  |-------------------|-----------9------12-|----12----|
  |--97-7/9-97-7/9--|--97-7/9--9----9/12-|----12----|
  |-------------------|---------------------|----------|
  |-------------------|---------------------|----------|
  |-------------------|---------------------|----------|
  
  
  
  Funky Bridge                      
                                No one, no one is blinder...
  |-------|-------|------------|--------|--------|--------|
  |-------|-------|------------|--------|--------|--------|
  |-------|-------|------------|--------|--------|--------|
  |-------|-------|--5-4-5-4-2-|--------|--------|--------|
  |-------|-------|------------|--------|--------|--------|
  |-------|-------|------------|--------|--------|--------|
  
  
  REPEAT INTRO
  
  REPEAT VERSE
  
  
       TRANSCRIPTION BY: STEVE FORD AND PETER SCHENK

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