Gimme Gimme Gimme Bass Tab by ABBA

Gimme Gimme Gimme bass tab by ABBA

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Gimme Gimme Gimme by ABBA: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA is a disco anthem released in 1979. The song features a pulsating bassline played by Rutger Gunnarsson and a catchy synthesizer riff. Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson's songwriting prowess shines through the track's infectious melody and Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad's powerful vocal delivery. The use of a vocoder adds a futuristic touch to the production, making it a standout in ABBA's discography.

std tuning  EADG
> slide up
< slide down

INTRO
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----REST--------|----REST---------|---REST----------|---REST----------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----REST--------|----REST---------|---REST----------|---REST----------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                              cant fit all notes in
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------1414--------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-555-555-555-7-|-8-888-888-888-10|-12-121212-121212--5-555-555-555-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                              cant fit all notes in
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------13>1413>14--------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-555-555-555-7-|-8-888-888-888-10|-12-121212-121212--5-555-555-555-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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BRIDGE
G |-----------------|-7---5-----------|
D |-----------------|---------7---3---|
A |-5-555-555-555-5-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

VERSE 1
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D |-5-5-35-3---3----|-5-5-35-3---3----|-5-5-35-3--------|-----------------|
A |----------5------|----------5------|----------5-3----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--7-7-7-7--------|
D |-5-5-35-3---3----|-5-5-35-3---3----|-5-5-35-3--------|-----------88-88-|
A |----------5------|----------5------|----------5-3----|-5-5-5-5---------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------6--6---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |--88--------55-55|--55-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6---7-6-5-3--3--|-3---3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS
G |--7-7-3-3-5-5-7-7l--3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|--7-7-3-3-5-5-7-7|--3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-1-1-3-3-5-5-|-1-1-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-5-5-1-1-3-3-5-5-|-1-1-5-5-3-3-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

fill                                           cant fit all notes in
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------1414--------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-555-555-555-7-|-8-888-888-888-10|-12-121212-121212--5-555-555-555-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                              cant fit all notes in
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------13>1413>14--------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-555-555-555-7-|-8-888-888-888-10|-12-121212-121212--5-555-555-555-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

BRIDGE
G |-----------------|-----------------|-7---5-----------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|----------7---3--|
A |-5-555-555-555-5-|-5-555-555-555-5-|-----------------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

verse 2
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D |-5-5-35-3---3----|-5-5-35-3---3----|-5-5-35-3--------|-----------------|
A |----------5------|----------5------|----------5-3----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--7-7-7-7--------|
D |-5-5-35-3---3----|-5-5-35-3---3----|-5-5-35-3--------|-----------88-88-|
A |----------5------|----------5------|----------5-3----|-5-5-5-5---------|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------6--6---|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |--88--------55-55|--55-------------|-------7-7-7-7-7-|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6---7-6-5-3--3--|-3---3-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS
G |--7-7-3-3-5-5-7-7l--3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|--7-7-3-3-5-5-7-7|--3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-1-1-3-3-5-5-|-1-1-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-5-5-1-1-3-3-5-5-|-1-1-5-5-3-3-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4
G |--7-7-3-3-5-5-7-7l--3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|--7-7-3-3-5-5-7-7|--3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-1-1-3-3-5-5-|-1-1-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-5-5-1-1-3-3-5-5-|-1-1-5-5-3-3-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4

interlude  this is just the basic structure  repeat this bit six times
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-33--5--3-5-5----|-33--5--3-5-5----|-33--5--3-5-5----|-33--5--3-5-5----|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

BRIDGE
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D |--88-88-88-------|--55-55-55-55----|--77-77----------|
A |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E |-6--6--6--8-6-5--|-3--3--3--3------|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

CHORUS
G |--7-7-3-3-5-5-7-7l--3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|--7-7-3-3-5-5-7-7|--3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-1-1-3-3-5-5-|-1-1-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-5-5-1-1-3-3-5-5-|-1-1-5-5-3-3-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4
G |--7-7-3-3-5-5-7-7l--3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|--7-7-3-3-5-5-7-7|--3-3-7-7-5-5-7-7|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-5-1-1-3-3-5-5-|-1-1-5-5-3-3-5-5-|-5-5-1-1-3-3-5-5-|-1-1-5-5-3-3-5-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4

OUTRO                                              cant fit all notes in
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------1414--------------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-555-555-555-7-|-8-888-888-888-10|-12-121212-121212--5-555-555-555-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                                              cant fit all notes in
G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------13>1413>14--------|
D |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A |-5-555-555-555-7-|-8-888-888-888-10|-12-121212-121212--5-555-555-555-5-|
E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

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