================================ I Threw A Brick Through A Window ================================ 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) 1|--------------------------------||-------------------------------| 2|--------------------------------||-------------------------------| 3|--------------------------------||-------------------------------| 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 1|-----------------------------7---|-------------------------------| 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|-12\10-------10----------10------10-/12------12----------10------| 3|-12\10-------10----------10------10-/12------12----------10------| 4|-12\10-------10----------10------10-/12------12----------10------| 5|-10\8--------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) 1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 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) 1||---------------------------------|-------------------------------|| 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|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 2|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 3|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 4|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 5|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 6|---------------------------------|-------------------------------| 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|---12\10--10--10/12--12\10--10--10----10/12--12--10----10/12--12----------| D|---12\10--10--10/12--12\10--10--10----10/12--12--10----10/12--12----------| A|---10\8----8---8/10--10\8----8---8-----8/10--10---8-----8/10--10----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Palm Mute e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---12\10--10--10/12--12\10--10--10------11----11--11--11------------------| D|---12\10--10--10/12--12\10--10--10--------12--12--12--12---10--12\--------| A|---10\8----8---8/10--10\8----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|--9\7-7/9-9\7-7/9----9\7-7/9--9----9/12----9\7-7/9-9\7-7\5-7/9--9---9/12--| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------12\------------------------| B|--------------------------------9------12------12\------------------------| G|---9\7-7/9-9\7-7/9-----9\7-7/9--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--|