Hurt - Ten Ton Brick Chords & Tabs

Band: Hurt
Song: Ten Ton Brick
Album: Vol. II

tuning is drop D down a half step. (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)low to high

key
~ hold note/chord
. palm mute
b bend
p pull off
h hammer on

distorted guitars

intro/main riff
play x4
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0--------10-------0------0-------10-----------|
|-0-----------12----0------0-------------10h12--|
|-0--10h12----------0------0-10h12----12--------|

verse 1
slightly palm muted. play x4
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------10------------------10--------------|
|--------------12---------------------10h12-----|
|-0-0-10h12--------0-0-0-0-10h12---12-----------|
  . . .....        . . . . .....   .
"A ten ton brick is makin me sick..."

prechorus 1
play x4
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0---------10-----0-----0-------10-------------|
|-0------------12--0-----0-------------10h12----|
|-0---10h12--------0-----0-10h12----12----------|
"Who am I supposed to be..."

clean guitar
chorus 1 (strum chords, listen for timing)
|----------------------------------------------|
|-11--11--6----6--8---8--3----3----------------|
|-10--10--5----5--7---7--2----2----------------|
|-8---8---3----3--5---5--0----0----------------|
|-8---8---3----3--5---5--0----0----------------|
|-8---8---3----3--5---5--0----0----------------|
"Now I'm finally done..."

|----------------------------------------------|
|-11--11--6----6--8---8--8--8~-----------------|
|-10--10--5----5--7---7--7--5~-----------------|
|-8---8---3----3--5---5--5--5~-----------------|
|-8---8---3----3--5---5--5--5~-----------------|
|-8---8---3----3--5---5--5--5~-----------------|
"My former thoughts..."

|----------------------------------------------|
|-11--11--6----6--8---8--3----3----------------|
|-10--10--5----5--7---7--2----2----------------|
|-8---8---3----3--5---5--0----0----------------|
|-8---8---3----3--5---5--0----0----------------|
|-8---8---3----3--5---5--0----0----------------|
"I'm finally done..."

|----------------------------------------------|
|-11--11---------------------------------------|
|-10--10---------------------------------------|*distorted guitar enters
|-8---8---*3~------5~--------------------------|
|-8---8---*3~------5~--------------------------|
|-8---8---*3~------5~--------------------------|
"And I don't mind sayin..."

guitar two plays this while guitar one holds the last chord
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------10-------------10--------------------|
|---10h12----12~---10h12---------10h12---------|
|----------------------------12----------------|

main riff
play x4
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0--------10-------0------0-------10-----------|
|-0-----------12----0------0-------------10h12--|
|-0--10h12----------0------0-10h12----12--------|

verse 2
guitar one plays this
slightly palm muted. play x4
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------10------------------10--------------|
|--------------12---------------------10h12-----|
|-0-0-10h12--------0-0-0-0-10h12---12-----------|
  . . .....        . . . . .....   .

while guitar 2 plays this. play x2
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--14------13------19-----9------7--------------|
|--x--(x8)-x--(x8)-x-(x8)-x-(x4)-x-(x4)---------|
|--12------11------8------7------5--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

prechorus 2
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------8p7--------------8p7----------------|
|------8h10-------------8h10-----8h10-----------|
|-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-------------------------|
  . .  ....     . . . . ....
"Who am I supposed to be..."
cont.
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------8p7---------10-8-7-8-7---------------|
|-----8h10------------------------10-8----------|
|-0-0----------0-0-0-0--------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------8p7--------------8p7-------8\\\------|
|-----8h10-------------8h10-----8h10--8\\\------|
|-0-0----------0-0-0-0----------------8\\\------|

chorus 2 (strum chords, listen for timing)
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-8----3------5----0-----8---3----5-5-5---------|
|-8----3------5----0-----8---3----5-5-5---------|
|-8----3------5----0-----8---3----5-5-5---------|

guitar 1 plays this
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-8----3-----5----0----8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3--3-3-5~-|
|-8----3-----5----0----8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3--3-3-5~-|
|-8----3-----5----0----8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3--3-3-5~-|

while guitar 2 plays this
|-5--3-----3---3--1--0---0---0-----------------|
|------3-----3---------3---3-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

then plays this on the held chord again, like in the 1st chorus
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------10-------------10--------------------|
|---10h12----12~---10h12---------10h12---------|
|----------------------------12----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hurt/ten_ton_brick_tab.html ]
main riff
play x4
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0--------10-------0------0-------10-----------|
|-0-----------12----0------0-------------10h12--|
|-0--10h12----------0------0-10h12----12--------|

verse 3
play this x3
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0----0---/12\10-10-10-------------------|
|-0-----0----0---/12\10-10-10-------------------|
|-0-----0----0---/12\10-10-10-------------------|
"This ten ton brick treats me like shit..."

then play this once
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-12----10----5----3---0---3--------------------|
|-12----10----5----3---0---3--------------------|
|-12----10----5----3---0---3--------------------|

chorus 3
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-8----3------5----0-----8---3----5-5-5---------|
|-8----3------5----0-----8---3----5-5-5---------|
|-8----3------5----0-----8---3----5-5-5---------|

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-8----3-----5----0----8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3--3-3-5~-|
|-8----3-----5----0----8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3--3-3-5~-|
|-8----3-----5----0----8-8-8-8--3-3-3-3--3-3-5~-|

the lead part for this chorus goes
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------7-------------------------------|
|-7-8p7------10---10-8-7------------------------|
|-------10-8-------------10---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

and again, guitar 2 plays this over the held chord
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---------10-------------10--------------------|
|---10h12----12~---10h12---------10h12---------|
|----------------------------12----------------|

main riff
play x3
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0--------10-------0------0-------10-----------|
|-0-----------12----0------0-------------10h12--|
|-0--10h12----------0------0-10h12----12--------|

then play this once
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-12----10----5----3---0---3--------------------|
|-12----10----5----3---0---3--------------------|
|-12----10----5----3---0---3--------------------|

breakdown
guitar 1 plays this x2
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0---------0---------0--------3----10----------|
|-0---------0---------0--------3----10----------|
|-0-///12~--0-///12~--0-///12--3----10----------|

while guitar 2 plays this over it (tremolo picking, while slowly bending the strings)
|-10--------------------------------------------|
|-13b-------------------------------------------|
|-12b-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

then play this
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0---/8-------5-----------------------|
|-0--0--0--0---/8-(x16)-5-(x16)-----------------|
|-0--0--0--0---/8-------5-----------------------|

guitar 1 plays this
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----/12----------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----/12-(x8)-----------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0-----/12----------------------|

while guitar 2 plays this over it
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------10-----------10-------------------10-----------10-----|
|-10h12----12--10h12----12---10h12--10h12----12--10h12----12--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

both guitars play this
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-8-------10------11----------------------------|
|-8-(x16)-10-(x8)-11-(x8)-----------------------|
|-8-------10------11----------------------------|

then this
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|-0--0--0--0-----------------0-0--10-10-10------|
|-0--0--0--0----(pause)------0-0--10-10-10------|
|-0--0--0--0-----------------0-0--10-10-10------|

outro
guitar 1 plays this x2
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0---------0---------0--------3----10----------|
|-0---------0---------0--------3----10----------|
|-0-///12~--0-///12~--0-///12--3----10----------|

while guitar 2 plays this over it (tremolo picking, while slowly bending the strings)
|-10--------------------------------------------|
|-13b-------------------------------------------|
|-12b-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0~--------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0~--------------------------------|
|-0--0--0--0--0~--------------------------------|

end

song structure

intro
verse 1
prechorus 1
chorus 1 (clean guitar)
main riff
verse 2
prechorus 2
chorus 2
main riff
verse 3
chorus 3
main riff
breakdown
outro

there you go. corrections and comments are welcome. enjoy :)