ABBA - The Winner Takes It All - Bass Cover

[@dirkpehrke9909]

Always impresses me how complex and tastefull Abba basslines are.

[@sonicbluebass]

Absolutely agree!

[@kadencamp]

Noticed a lot of abba songs are in E

[@kevinbush4300]

So melodic, aren’t they?!

[@isabellec857]

Best ways to learn the bass , slow he song down , learn it and later speed it up. The tempo and details of the bassline are mind blowing. All ABBA music is mind blowing and beautiful.

[@LennartJonson]

Rutger Gunnarsson played the bass with ABBA

[@andreasnordin9023]

Used to teach guitar for 10 years. Students learned to respect ABBA as soon as they understood the genius and complexity in their songwriting. And how great the women were at singing. Serious musicians know how to respect ABBA and the basslines are in general killer.

[@timeforachange12]

Those 2 bass players ABBA hired were top class.

[@sonicbluebass]

Agree👍

[@TalesFromTheScript]

Wonderful bass take (and with playalong SCORE to help!!! THANKS!!!) of the best song ever from The Super Swedes, in my humble opinion - yes, a true masterpiece of sheer, complete and utter GENIUS indeed! Very impressive. Thanks for this (and now I want to get myself a bass, if only to have a wee dabble.. at least ;-) I can (sort of) play it on piano, but it's quite a tough cookie in Gb major with all those black keys... still, a sheer joy to learn.. and play... ;-) Once again -- WELL DONE - and THANKS...!!!

[@sonicbluebass]

Thank you for the comment. Yes, it is in G flat major and some of ABBA songs are in the key like this but it seems they were playing in easier key in the concert. I heard the recording of the concert in Perth and noticed that Tiger was played in G while the original track is in A flat, and That's Me was also in G while the original track is in G flat. Thanks again!

[@janrasing9335]

I’ve been using KZbin now for many many years and have finally found my all time favourite channel here!! Thank you for this amazing work! Never stop!

[@sonicbluebass]

Thank you so much!

[@joytser]

Beautifully played! So crisp and clean. I am using this as my practice standard for controlled and clean playing. I am a long way away...

[@sonicbluebass]

Thank you so much!

[@jotta_photopro]

Toca muito...bravo!!! belíssima canção, uma das mais belas da história da música

[@sonicbluebass]

Yes, absolutely!

[@rhianjones1319]

I am very impressed with your brass Cover Version of Abba The Winner Takes All very much indeed Merry Christmas and let’s hope 2022 will be the year that gets us out of this horrible Pandemic for one and for all

[@sonicbluebass]

Thank you so much and yeah hope 2022 will be a great year for everyone!

[@nethan_karerakattil]

Impressive! But can you play dancing queen?

[@nethan_karerakattil]

FYI, he did dancing queen a week after I posted this comment

[@ako38048]

what a nice cover… love it👏

[@fnfbass5878]

Just spent a while playing along to these ABBA tabs on your channel. I must say, you've done a fantastic job, and as someone who was force-fed ABBA as a child and therefore rejected it wholeheartedly, I'm amazed to see the range of complex and frankly epic bass lines! I have found that the 'best' pop songs usually have a great bass part in there - even if most people don't realise or appreciate it at the time! Anyway thanks, and i shall continue browsing your channel :)

[@sonicbluebass]

Thanks a lot for watching and sharing your comment. I have been an ABBA fan but even I hadn't thought about playing ABBA songs seriously for a long time, but then I realised how good the songs were and how unique the bass lines were.

[@2HimTru]

Very beautiful bass playing on your part and great overall musicianship! Hope you'll consider posting "SOS" by ABBA soon!

[@sonicbluebass]

Thank you for your comment! Can't tell when yet but I want to do SOS.

[@QuangAnhGuitar]

Very well-done !!! Really Wonderful

[@raquelmorais1381]

Um dos meus arranjos favoritos!

[@JoshuaSmits]

This was very helpfull. Thank you very much!

[@OscarNicol]

thank you ive always wanted to learn the bass line for this song

[@sonicbluebass]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ashlieconboy8423]

do you offer virtual lessons?

[@CacklingGrungilo]

my favorite will always be the two McGill cover

[@MikeOxymorons]

PERFECT!!

[@badidou69000]

hi congratulations from lyon in france

[@marcelothamiressophia1319]

Parabéns ficou perfeito!!!

[@sonicbluebass]

Thank you!!

[@quentinfitzgerald3305]

Nice One!

[@sonicbluebass]

Than you!

[@limitedignition]

Bass is pretty busy in this one, good job.

[@sonicbluebass]

Thank you!

[@robertchapman6795]

Rutger; “I love bass. But I love guitar too! What can I do? I can only play one at a time. 🤔 I know….I’ll play the bass like a guitar!” Man his fingers must’ve been strong!

[@sonicbluebass]

Thanks for posting the comment. There is an article that Rutger was also playing classical guitar. So his bass play might reflect the technique of classical guitar. Btw, The Winner is played by Mike :-)

[@robertchapman6795]

@@sonicbluebass cheers, it’s great to delve into the make up of a tune. After 51 years, I can still hear something new in most music! They were both legendary in my eyes, the way they used every string and most frets on every piece and almost always with no break from start to finish. And unless I look at album covers, I can never remember who played what. 😁

[@rajnamajnadunav]

Great bass playing! What are your sound settings and setup?

[@sonicbluebass]

Thank you. My settings are just simple. I plug the bass to PC via Countryman DI & audio interface and record it with Studio One and apply the preset comp/EQ for bass.

[@campfire7906]

the fast notes tickle my brain

[@davidcrocker9806]

Wasn't this Mike Watson on bass not Rutger Gunnarsson?

[@arvid-ketilkorsnes4334]

You have right, Mike Watson played this, not Rutger.

[@j-fmusique3032]

Hello, congratulations for this notation work. Are you selling this sheet music in pdf format?

[@sonicbluebass]

Thanks for watching. Sorry, I'm not selling.

[@j-fmusique3032]

@@sonicbluebass Ok

[@mythcrab6047]

Thanks!~:)

[@sonicbluebass]

Thank you for watching!

[@haripurwantoui]

I request Dancing Queen and Chiquitita please 😊

[@EndlessEnt]

Hello, where and how did you get the license for this song to do this cover? Thanks alot!

[@sonicbluebass]

Hi Endless Ent, licenses are automatically identified by the KZbin Content ID system once a video is uploaded.

[@EndlessEnt]

Hi@@sonicbluebass, May I ask that, for your recording cover, where did you buy this Abba audio file from? And are you earning any money on this video? Please advise and sorry for my silly quetions. I am new here. Appreciate your help, Sincerely

[@AlexeyNemurov]

Отлично!!!

[@candycola57]

impressionant ! what soft do you use for the tab ?

[@sonicbluebass]

Thank you. I use MuseScore

[@josefigueroa3763]

Better call saul 😔

[@aleksandrserkov6638]

супер

[@rjicorsiga9002]

yes. do you offer virtual lessons?

[@Beelzybud]

Flatwounds or round on that bass? I'm guessing flat 'cause I don't hear the noise when you slide. Could be rolled off though I guess.

[@sonicbluebass]

Hi, it is round, specifically daddario EXL165

[@Beelzybud]

@@sonicbluebass Thank you!

[@subwaytrainy4136]

Abba’s bassist is ABBA

[@sonicbluebass]

😀

[@matiasromero7940]

Sin dudas Rudger fue el mejor bajista de la historia.

[@SergeyMcSimOff]

Почему половина мелизмов пропущена, и отыграна просто одной нотой?

[@reallivebluescat]

I can barely hear the bass