Artists: Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue
Track: Kids
Album: Sing When You're Winning

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Tabbed by: Scotia  [email protected]   23/4/01
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I saw that Peda submitted this tab, and was looking for corrections
(see bottom of page). I thought I'd post what I came up with a wee
while ago, but never submitted because it wasn't finished. You can
see where I got stuck (?).

Maybe it will be useful...



Listen to the track for timings and rythm.

     0:10 Verse
G——|——————————————————————————————————————————————4———————————
D——|——————————————————————————5—7—7—7——5——7———5—7————7—5——————
A——|——5—7—7—7———5——7——x——————————————————————————————————7————
E——|———————————————————0——————————————————————————————————————


G————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D————————————————————————————5—7—7—7——5——7———5———————————————|
A————5—7—7—7———5——7——x7—————————————————————————3—0—4—0—5—0——|
E————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|


     ("Repeat Riff")
G——||——————————————————————————————————————————————4———————————
D——||*—————————————————————————5—7—7—7——5——7———5—7————7—5——————
A——||*—5—7—7—7———5——7——x7—————————————————————————————————7————
E——||——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

      x3
G—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————||
D————————————————————————————5—7—7—7——5——7———5———————————————*||
A————5—7—7—7———5——7——x——————————————————————————3—0—4—0—5—0——*||
E—————————————————————0———————————————————————————————————————||



    0:52 Chorus
G——————————————————————————————————————————————————|   Not sure about the
D——————————————————————————————————————————————————|   rythm at this part.
A———————7————10————5—————————————————————3————5————|   Here's the root 
notes.
E————————————————————————5—————3————2——————————————|


    1:12  Verse

    1:54  Chorus


    2:15  Bridge
G——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D———————————5—x5———————————?5—5————————————?———————?————————————
A—————7——7————————5———?5——5——————7——————————————??——————?—etc————
E——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

G——————————————————————————————————————————
D———————————5—x5——————————————5—x5—————————
A—————7——7————————5———5—5———5————————7—————
E——————————————————————————————————————————

 x2
G——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————
D———————————5—x5———————————?5—5————————————?———————?————————————
A—————7——7———————?5———?5——5——————7——————————————??——————?—etc————
E——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————


    2:36  Bass tacet

    2:57  Chorus x2

    3:38  Verse: Play "Repeat Riff" until fade (about 6.5 times instead of 
3)



Original Tab~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



Artist: Robbie Williams feat. Kylie Minogue
Song: Kids
CD: Sing When You're Winning
Taped: Peda ([email protected])


Verse:
G——————————————————————————————|—————————7———5———7—p5—————————|
D—————————7———5———7—p5—————————|—7—7—7—7————————————————7—————|
A—7—7—7—7————————————————7—————|——————————————————————————————|
E——————————————————————————————|——————————————————————————————|

Chorus:
G—————————————————|—————————————————|
D—————————————————|—————————————————|
A—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—7—|—————————————————|
E—————————————————|—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—|

G—————————————————|—————————————————|
D—————————————————|—————————————————|
A—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—5—|—————————————————|
E—————————————————|—5—5—5—5—7—7—7—7—|


G—————————————————|—————————————————|
D—————————————————|—————————————————|
A—————————————————|—————————————————|
E—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—|—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—2—|

G—————————————————|—————————————————|
D—————————————————|—————————————————|
A—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—3—|—5—5—5—5—7—7—7—7—|
E—————————————————|—————————————————|

Interlude:
G——————————————————————————————|——————————————————————————————|
D——————————————————————————————|—7————————————————————————————|
A—7————————————————————————————|——————————————————————————————|
E——————————————————————————————|——————————————————————————————|

I'm waiting for corrections!!!

About Robbie Williams

Robbie WilliamsWilliams performing in November 2009.Background informationBirth nameRobert Peter WilliamsBorn13 February 1974 (1974-02-13) (age 36)Stoke-on-Trent, England, United KingdomGenresPop rock, adult contemporary, Britpop, soft rock, dance-pop, swing revival, dance-rock, traditional popOccupationsSinger-songwriter, musician, record producer, ActorInstrumentsVocals, guitar, bass guitar, synthesiser, drums, piano, violin, harmonica, MarimbaYears active1990presentLabelsChrysalis, Virgin, EMIAssociated actsTake ThatWebsitewww.RobbieWilliams.com

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Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------------------|

A|---3---------------|

E|-------------------|

            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5h7---------|

            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------7p5---------|

            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5/7---------|

            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
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Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

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Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

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