ABBA(!?) Neoclassical Metal Exercise
Added 2025-02-11 16:04:48 +0000 UTCBelieve it or not but ABBA are among the greatest songwriters of all time and often incorporated some super cool Neoclassical elements into their songs. Their classic "Lay All Your Love On Me" is a perfect example of this, which features a sick Bach-like solo over the final repeating chorus.
It actually makes for an amazing exercise so I've Metal'd-up the arrangement a bit and fully transcribed it for you guys to have fun with! I also took the liberty of adding my own solo for those of you who want an extra challenge (you have been warned!).
Good luck and don't forget to share your progress with everyone in the Discord server!
0:00 Playthrough
1:09 Intro
3:53 The chord progression
6:24 Bars 9-12
11:03 Bars 13-16
15:03 Bars 17-20
19:10 Bars 21-24
22:54 Harder solo
23:46 Bars 25-28
26:59 Bars 29-30
28:48 Bars 31-32
31:37 Bars 33-34
34:07 Bars 35-36
35:51 Bars 37-38
38:38 Bars 39-41
Comments
Keep practicing and there's no reason why not!
Bradley Hall
2025-02-14 23:44:33 +0000 UTCIt works so well!!
Bradley Hall
2025-02-14 23:44:23 +0000 UTCI suggest band hyperia and abba cover gimme gimme gimme. By the way this band represents also ultimately neoclassical approach in compositions.
Mortyyr
2025-02-12 19:20:34 +0000 UTCI said “yeah I can play this” I also said “god damn it Nevermind”
Seth Harvey
2025-02-11 18:51:27 +0000 UTCHot damn that sizzles!
Paul K.
2025-02-11 17:42:32 +0000 UTCLol I misread this as Abbath at first
Ryne G. Schuler
2025-02-11 17:26:54 +0000 UTCman this is badass what a cool idea i would've never thought of abba in a neoclassical context but man it surely does work haha
Henry Hancock
2025-02-11 17:08:58 +0000 UTCSometimes when I see this amazing speed I feel afraid to try, but hope I can handle it.
Enrique Peña
2025-02-11 17:00:11 +0000 UTCnice!!
GasMan
2025-02-11 16:21:47 +0000 UTC
