Apr/9/09
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Avett Brothers – Murder in the City (Intro)

I was knocked out by the Avett Brothers’ The Second Gleam EP so I was pleased to see the Avetts get picked up by ukers like Ken, krabbers and Adelle.

I was challenged by Tim to come up with a tab for the intro. Since there are two fingerpicked guitars playing the intro, it’s obviously an impossible task. So I couldn’t resist.

Here’s my stab at it.

avett brothers ukulele tab

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15 Comments

  1. cardboardfrog April 9th, 2009 10:31 pm

    i am absolutely loing this song and the tab, cheers woodshed

  2. LonnaB April 9th, 2009 10:54 pm

    Right on! More hippie music, please :)

    Thanks Woodshed.

  3. Woodshed April 10th, 2009 7:15 am

    cbf: Thanks!

    Lonna: There do seem to be quite a few Grateful Dead uke covers cropping up on YouTube. Although most of them are from adellethegreat.

  4. krabbers April 10th, 2009 8:07 am

    wow thanks for the name check. i absolutely love this song. i have done it live a couple of time and it chokes me up everytime

    i just wish people would listen to the words while i am playing it

  5. Woodshed April 10th, 2009 8:26 am

    You’re welcome, krabbers. The lyrics on this one are great – give me goose-bumps every time.

  6. Luke April 10th, 2009 8:16 pm

    Great song! My friends liked the Avett Brothers, but i had no idea who they were. This part looks harder than it actually is, but is still a finger twister!

  7. Tim April 11th, 2009 2:22 am

    Thanks again! I saw the Avetts 7 times during my year long 50th birthday celebration, and the absolute finest moment of all those shows was the first time I heard Murder in the City played, at the Kent Stage in Ohio in March 2008. I’ve been playing a chords-only version for the last year, now it feels complete.

  8. todd April 11th, 2009 3:48 am

    absolutely gosh darn beautiful song……….!!!!!

    yes, as you say, ‘chill inspiring’ eh?

    cheers,

    todd

  9. Woodshed April 12th, 2009 1:15 pm

    Tim: That’s some commitment! I wish they’d tour over here.

    todd: Agreed!

  10. Armelle April 13th, 2009 7:58 pm

    Thanks so much for this post ! I didn’t know the Avett Brothers.
    When I heard Murder in the City I was hooked by the intensity and the emotion in the song. I checked out for other songs on YouTube and I liked them so much I bought The Second Gleam EP.

    I enjoyed the ukulele versions of Murder in the City too.

    I haven’t tried to play the intro yet, I’ve been too busy listening.
    I am a bit afraid to murder their beautiful song (in the countryside though, I don’t live in the city) :-)

  11. Woodshed April 15th, 2009 9:50 pm

    Glad you liked it, Armelle.

  12. sam April 19th, 2009 3:31 am

    If anybody here is on the east coast, Myrtle Beach, SC specifically, the Avett Brothers are playing at the House of Blues on July 17th.

    Oh and nice tabs Woodshed :).

  13. Woodshed April 19th, 2009 6:57 pm

    Thanks for the info, Sam.

  14. Tim April 28th, 2009 12:52 pm

    TAB on 4/26 at the New Orleans Jazz Fest

  15. blake July 11th, 2009 4:42 am

    hey you should do “die die die”

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