The musicianship of ABBA (which includes their regular session musicians) is one of the main reasons why their music continues to attract new audiences over generations. They were ahead of their time AND so much more creative and disciplined than most of their then contemporaries.
Thanks for sharing! I've been playing only upright bass in a bluegrass band for the last few years and finally bought my first electric bass a couple months ago. This is the very first song I tried to play on it! Cheers from Philadelphia!
Congrats on your new electric! And happy to hear that this song happens to be the same as the first one you tried with that. Thank you for the comment.
Just shows how complex ABBA songs were. You need headphones to listen to them really, or my favourite, on a jukebox, where you hear every little sound recorded. You'll be amazed at all you normally miss...
I have never noticed how good ABBA's bass line are. the vocal harmonies always sounded great to me. I would like to point out a spelling mistake in one chord. A7/Db is a mistake. should be A7\C#- that is the correct inversion of this chord. apart from that- a great track for bass fun
It's been a long time since I looked at a music chart and actuallly tried to read it. Bass clef, obviously, and in the key of B flat. I like that you added not only the original music, but also the TAB as well. Fantastic job, Impressive Bass cover. I followed every beat and note, and you my friend had a flawless victory.
Thank you so much for doing, and posting, this! I have always wished the record producers of the day had brought out Rutger's amazing bass lines just a bit more. I am sure someone figured out that record sales were linked to the girls' vocals but you have finally given us the song the way it should have been recorded. Well done!
Great stuff- have a sub!😁👍 Have been spellbound by Rutger Gunnarsson (perhaps unexpectedly intricate) bass parts on those studio recordings from a very early age (my mother had them on vinyl back in the day); I hear tell that they were, for the most part, semi-improvised on the day, and that no written music was ever placed in front of him--- was just pretty much left to devise his own parts after hearing a couple of takes. Always found the verse part to be intriguing: it's barely a "bassline" here, is it- an "anti-bassline" perhaps? 🤷😄 (If I'm not mistaken it's also doubled an octave higher on the recording itself.) Really liked your rendition of "That’s Me" as well- love how the bass doesn't enter until the end of bar 8 on that track, when my intuition would expect it to have come in at the start of bar 5... Ingenious. Best wishes 🙂✌️
Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, his play is intricate and I realized it when I started analysing ABBA basslines. Regarding That's Me, I thought bass comes in at 5th bar too. And the bass lines seem to be what you call "anti-bassline", or may be "bass dotted lines" :-) Knowing Me too. So distinctive.
@@sonicbluebass your fender is almost the same as the guiannini GB-1 that I have, only wine color, the only thing that differentiates the two is the price hahaha
excellent bass line...must have been 50 years ago...definitely ahead of time.. Rutger Gunnarsson wow..and you sir -amazing job.....
Thank you Al Tom!
No, over 40 years 1980. 😅
The musicianship of ABBA (which includes their regular session musicians) is one of the main reasons why their music continues to attract new audiences over generations. They were ahead of their time AND so much more creative and disciplined than most of their then contemporaries.
always love ABBAS basslines.
Me too!
@@sonicbluebassclearly😂 much love
From the bottom of my heart - THANK YOU SIR!!!
Never realised how groovy the verses were, really dig that tone too
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing! I've been playing only upright bass in a bluegrass band for the last few years and finally bought my first electric bass a couple months ago. This is the very first song I tried to play on it! Cheers from Philadelphia!
Congrats on your new electric! And happy to hear that this song happens to be the same as the first one you tried with that. Thank you for the comment.
Just shows how complex ABBA songs were. You need headphones to listen to them really, or my favourite, on a jukebox, where you hear every little sound recorded. You'll be amazed at all you normally miss...
Best Abba song that I know. Amazing bassline nailed perfectly.
Amazing player thanks
One of my favourite ABBA songs. Omg the verse bass line is just awesome!
Damn I never noticed how cool its the bass verse line, awesome!
Thanks!
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I have never noticed how good ABBA's bass line are. the vocal harmonies always sounded great to me. I would like to point out a spelling mistake in one chord. A7/Db is a mistake. should be A7\C#- that is the correct inversion of this chord. apart from that- a great track for bass fun
Thanks for sharing it! Indeed it should be A/C#.
Awesome thanks for this energetically soothing cover 🎸
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing cover ❤
Amazing!!! 😮😮👍👍
Awesome bassline!
Thanks for watching!
PERFECT
It's been a long time since I looked at a music chart and actuallly tried to read it. Bass clef, obviously, and in the key of B flat. I like that you added not only the original music, but also the TAB as well. Fantastic job, Impressive Bass cover. I followed every beat and note, and you my friend had a flawless victory.
Thank you very much!
I knew it will be fire even before you started playing!
Thanks for watching.
Amazing
Great! 👌👍
Awesome!
Thank you!
Thank you so much for doing, and posting, this! I have always wished the record producers of the day had brought out Rutger's amazing bass lines just a bit more. I am sure someone figured out that record sales were linked to the girls' vocals but you have finally given us the song the way it should have been recorded. Well done!
Thank you so much for watching and your comment!
I have to learn this now lol
Amazing 😎😎
Monster!
Замечательно! Браво!
Thank you for watching!
GOLD!
Perfect!! 👍🏼
Thank you!
WELL DOINE
Thank you so much for these tabs.
Thank you too for watching!
Love this song!
Me too!
Incrivel
hi congratulations from lyon in france
Bravo! Excellent playing all along.
is super
belisimo
Great stuff- have a sub!😁👍
Have been spellbound by Rutger Gunnarsson (perhaps unexpectedly intricate) bass parts on those studio recordings from a very early age (my mother had them on vinyl back in the day); I hear tell that they were, for the most part, semi-improvised on the day, and that no written music was ever placed in front of him--- was just pretty much left to devise his own parts after hearing a couple of takes.
Always found the verse part to be intriguing: it's barely a "bassline" here, is it- an "anti-bassline" perhaps? 🤷😄 (If I'm not mistaken it's also doubled an octave higher on the recording itself.)
Really liked your rendition of "That’s Me" as well- love how the bass doesn't enter until the end of bar 8 on that track, when my intuition would expect it to have come in at the start of bar 5... Ingenious.
Best wishes 🙂✌️
Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, his play is intricate and I realized it when I started analysing ABBA basslines.
Regarding That's Me, I thought bass comes in at 5th bar too. And the bass lines seem to be what you call "anti-bassline", or may be "bass dotted lines" :-) Knowing Me too. So distinctive.
The Bass part of this song is absolutely like the Bach Contrapuntal parts .
the best💗
Most accurate cover on TH-cam! Excellent rythym playing. How long you've been playing for?
Thank you for the comment! I started 30 years back but do not have any brilliant techniques :-)
@@sonicbluebass WOAH 30 YEARS?? That’s awesome I’m all honesty🎉 The bass lines In this video, and you playing was actually very awesome
ZAJEBISTE
Thanks very much. Super Trouper album! 👍🏼
Thank you so much too!
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Amazing cover! Is there any way you could share the sheet music? I would love to have this printed out.
Boaaaa ❤
I see you may have a favorite band for bass…
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Can you please play Dream World? Only seen 2 bass covers so far.
That's an interesting suggestion! I will think think about it.
@@sonicbluebass ABBA:s "I've Been Waiting for You" has a very nice bassline in my opinion! 😎
@@ninefive8510 Agree!
@@sonicbluebass looking forward to it. Dream World bass cover with tabs.
A/Db???? A OVER D FLAT??!?!?! What has this world become..
What is the name of your guitar?
This is a Fender American Series Jazz Bass made in 2002.
@@sonicbluebass your fender is almost the same as the guiannini GB-1 that I have, only wine color, the only thing that differentiates the two is the price hahaha
Wow 😐
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Amazing