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ABBA's synths


ricklaww

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The chords are Ebmin, F#, and Bbmin.

 

Edit: I just realized that these are the chords if you play along with the Madonna song.

 

The original "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" chords are Dmin, F, and Amin (Madonna pitch-shifted the sample up a half step).

 

It's much easier to play the original melody line. (All white keys. :cool:)

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And as someone already mentioned Benny was also using a Jupiter-8. However, seeing as the synth didn't appear on the market until the fall of '81 I doubt it made it onto any ABBA album. The synth may feature on their last singles from 1982 though.

 

Here's a pic of Benny with a Jup-8 (circa 1982-83):

 

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I've never seen those vintage pics before so thanks a lot for posting them, Lindh :)

 

The keyboard seen in the first pic is a Yamaha CP-30 ep, I wasn't aware of that Benny used that model. In the third pic the Odyssey is sitting on what appears to be a Yamaha SS-30 stringer. The first three pics probably dates from the 1977-78 period.

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