ABBA – Sos (Bass Live Tab)

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bass part doesn't begin until first chorus rythym also deviates at times, this is just the bare bones of the notes, play around with the rythym! [Chorus 1] "So, when you're near me..."

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3----------------------3-3----3-3----3-3----3---3--------| x2
A|--------3-3--3--------1-1--1------3------3------3---3---3------|
E|---------------3-3--3------------------------------------------|

"When you're gone..."

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3-3----3-3----3-3----3---3-----| x2
A|-1--1--1-1-3-4--4-6--6------3------3------3---3---3---|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2] "You seem so far away..."

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----4----5-------5-----4----5---------8----8/3-----3/10----10/5-----5-----4------5-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Optional Walk-Up from Verse 2] (during swelling piano)

G|------------------------|
D|----------2--3--5--3--2-|
A|-5--4--5----------------|
E|------------------------|

[Chorus 2]* "So, when you're near me..."

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3----------------------3-3----3-3----3-3----3---3--------| x2
A|--------3-3--3--------1-1--1------3------3------3---3---3------|
E|---------------3-3--3------------------------------------------|

"When you're gone..."

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3-3----3-3----3-3----3---3-----| x2
A|-1--1--1-1-3-4--4-6--6------3------3------3---3---3---|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Interlude]

G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

[Final Chorus]* "So, when you're near me..."

G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3----------------------3-3----3-3----3-3----3---3--------| x2
A|--------3-3--3--------1-1--1------3------3------3---3---3------|
E|---------------3-3--3------------------------------------------|

"When you're gone..."

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3-3----3-3----3-3----3---3-----| x3
A|-1--1--1-1-3-4--4-6--6------3------3------3---3---3---|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3-3----3-3----3-3----3-2-0~----| 
A|-1--1--1-1-3-4--4-6--6------3------3------3-----------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

*[optional chorus alteration; used in live versions] "So, when you're near me, darling, can't you hear me? S.O.S."

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3--3--------5-5--5---------3-3----3-3----3-3----3---3--------| (then return to normal on repeat)
A|--------3-3--3--------1-1---1------3------3------3---3---3------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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