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From: madams@hobomadams.co.uk (Matt Adams)
'The Island of Children's Children' by Múm (Gunnar Örn Tynes, Örvar Þóreyjarson
Smárason, Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir) from the album 'Summer Make Good'
Official múm website: www.randomsummer.com
TAB by Matt Adams madams@hobomadams.co.uk matthewadams2@yahoo.com
The Island Of Children's Children - solo guitar arrangement
DADGAD tuning CAPO 2nd fret
This is 'The Island Of Children's Children' arranged for solo guitar. I arranged it in
tuning which makes it easier to play the bass line along withmaking the higher melodies
nice over the top. Please enjoy!
INTRO
1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|
d ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a 4---4---4-----4-|----4---4-------|----------------|----------------|
g ------2-----2---|--2---2-----2---|----------------|----------------|
d ----------------|----------------|4---------0-----|--4-------0-----|
a ----------------|----------------|------5-------5-|------5-----5---|
d ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|
d ----------------|----------------|
a 4---4---4-----4-|----4---4-------|
g ------2-----2---|--2---2-----2---|
d ----------------|----------------|
a ----------------|----------------|
d ----------------|----------------|
This intro should be improvised with the given notes. On the song there is no real
to the way the notes are played.
BASS LINE
1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|
d ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d ----------------|----------------|4---------------|----------------|
a ----0-------0---|2---------------|----0-------0---|2---------------|
d 0-------4-------|--------2-------|0-------4-------|--------2-------|
Play once
Guitar riff A
1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|
d 0---------------|4---4\2-2---2/4-|4---------------|4---4\2-2---2p0-|
a ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d 4---------------|4---4\2-2---2p0-|0---------------|4---4\2-2---2/4-|
a ----0-------0---|2---------------|----0-------0---|2---------------|
d 0-------4-------|--------2-------|0-------4-------|--------2-------|
Play this 3 1/2 times
Guitar riff B
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mum/66116.html ]
1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|
h h
d 0---------------|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|
a ----------------|---4-0----------|----------------|---4-0----------|
g ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d 0---------------|------4----02---|0---------------|------4----02---|
a ----0-------0---|2---------------|----0-------0---|2---------------|
d 0-------4-------|--------2-------|0-------4-------|--------2-------|
Play this 1 1/2 times.
Then the vocals come in. Start this riff again and play it 4 times.
End off vocals
1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|
d ----------------|----------------|
a ----------------|----------------|
g ----------------|----------------|
d 0---------------|----------------|
a 0---------------|----------------|
d 0---------------|----------------|
End on this chord.
Guitar riff C
1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|
ttt h ttt h p
d ----------------|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|
a 0---0---0-------|---4-0----------|0---0---0-------|---4-0----------|
g -0---0---0------|----------------|-0---0---0------|----------------|
d --4---4---4-0---|------4----02---|--4---4---4-0---|------4----02-0-|
a ----0-------0---|2---------------|----0-------0---|2---------------|
d 0-------4-------|--------2-------|0-------4-------|--------2-------|
Play this 5 1/2 times. The "t" symbol stands for triplets.
Guitar riff B
1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|
h h
d 0---------------|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|
a ----------------|---4-0----------|----------------|---4-0----------|
g ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d 0---------------|------4----02---|0---------------|------4----02---|
a ----0-------0---|2---------------|----0-------0---|2---------------|
d 0-------4-------|--------2-------|0-------4-------|--------2-------|
Then it's riff B again. Play it twice, then another 4 times with the vocals.
OUTRO
1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|
d ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a ----------------|----------------|----------------|--------0-------|
g ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d 0---------------|4-------2-------|0---------------|4-------2-------|
a 0---------------|2-------2-------|0---------------|2-------2-------|
d 0---------------|--------2-------|0---------------|--------2-------|
Play this 3 1/2 times
1---2---3---4---|
d ----------------|
a ----------------|
g ----------------|
d 0---------------|
a 0---------------|
d 0---------------|
And finish on this.
That's it! Of course improvise around, there's plenty of room to. One improvisation to
is bending the last note in Guitar riff b like this:
1---2---3---4---|1---2---3---4---|
h bend up and down 1/2 step
d ----------------|0---------------|
a ----------------|---4-0----------|
g ----------------|----------------|
d ----------------|------4----02b--|
a ----0-------0---|2---------------|
d 0-------4-------|--------2-------|
As for the lyrics i'm not totally sure what they are, but here's my stab at guessing them:
Swim to shore
We two
Pack the kids
We who
Blue Soft Wave
Too dry
Scream and shout
Go hide
Sin for you who they, will find your way
While go way nice and, dark come back
Home
+
With you, who falls, we who, so small,
Can I please try, make it good again
Good luck! Please send me any questions or comments. I have recorded a version of this
get in touch if yoou'd like to hear it.
