Jul/22/09
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MGMT – Kids (Tab)

kids ukulele tab

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There’s a debate on the best way to play this on Uker Tabs, so here’s the way I think it’s best to play it. My version includes the melody and the chords. I think it needs that extra bit of body on the ukulele.

Where there are notes played on the E and A strings, I’m doing a sort of half-up strum with my index finger.

And why not do your ukulele up like this to match the tune.

17 Comments

  1. Tobias July 22nd, 2009 10:32 pm

    Great!

  2. cardboardfrog July 23rd, 2009 12:33 pm

    wow, sounds great much fuller than previous tabs i’d tried, good work mr woodshed.
    I’m really annoyed the bridge has just burst off my baritone uke, i now have little more than a drum with a very nice finish.

  3. Marcelo July 23rd, 2009 3:30 pm

    I’m gonna try that one.
    Tks

  4. Dan July 23rd, 2009 8:11 pm

    Fantastic yet again!

    This website really is the driving force behind me learning how to play the uke, everytime I put it down for a bit I find something on here that makes me pick it up again and keep practising.

    Cheers Al!

  5. Woodshed July 24th, 2009 9:35 am

    Tobias: Thanks.

    cbf: That’s a pain in the arse. I hope it wasn’t an expensive one.

    Marcelo: Good luck with it.

    Dan: Thanks for the kind words.

  6. Iain Robertson July 29th, 2009 3:15 am

    I prefer playing a 7th chord at the end rather than the minor… thank you so much for this !!!

  7. Jay July 30th, 2009 2:20 am

    Good job. sounds great

  8. Oscar July 30th, 2009 4:38 pm

    this is really good thanks. but could you please help work out the middle and the end of the chorus

  9. vatsal August 11th, 2009 10:17 pm

    great tab! You make it sound so easy though! I’m having a lot of trouble with it but I’m getting it slowly.

  10. Lukulele August 12th, 2009 7:58 pm

    This sounds great but is there a tab anywhere for the second part of the intro?

  11. Valérie August 17th, 2009 6:39 am

    wow! this gave me another sweet moment of joy! Thanks!

  12. Woodshed August 19th, 2009 10:52 am

    vatsal: Keep working at it. You’ll get there.

    Lukulele: I don’t remember seeing it anywhere.

    Valerie: You’re welcome.

  13. Coel August 28th, 2009 6:34 pm

    Dear woodshed, is there any chance you could put up the last part of the riff in a similar style to the first part?

    - cheers coel

  14. Coel August 28th, 2009 6:36 pm

    0-2-4-2-0-2-0-2 on E string-2-0

    thats the simplified version of the last part of the riff, it’d just be cool if you could spark it up a bit like what you’ve done here, would be awsome

  15. Mcnilly December 14th, 2009 6:29 pm

    AH WOODSHED :D thanks! this is brilliant!

  16. Woodshed December 16th, 2009 10:08 pm

    Mcnilly: Thanks.

  17. Bella December 21st, 2009 9:51 pm

    Hey I found it best to do the second part similar to the first part but instead of going straight to the 5/3 bit, strum back on the 0/3 away from you, 3/4/0 towards you, A string 3rd fret, 3/4/0 towards you again, open strings, then a simple G chord. Pretty much this:
    (dashes indicate other strings but not played, strings listed in TAB order)
    0/3/4/- (towards)
    -/-/3/0 (away)
    -/-/3/2 (t)
    -/-/3/0 (a)
    0/3/4/- (t)
    -/-/-/2
    0/3/4/- (t)
    0/0/0/- (t)
    0/2/3/2 (a)

    But I think this needs Woodshed’s looking over.

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