Mamma Mia - ABBA (the group, not the tuning)

Sam Edelston
12/19/16 12:55:06AM
@sam-edelston

It's been way too long since I posted a new video. Here's the ABBA classic, "Mamma Mia."

My Ewing 3-string is tuned DAD. The arrangement uses my 0+ and 1+ frets.

Before recording this, I studied the original ABBA video, which did inform several choices in the phrasing and dynamics.

Additionally, sticking with the authentic tradtion, since their guitar wasn't plugged in, my acoustic Ewing isn't plugged in, either. (They used a solid-body electric guitar, but no matter.) Similarly, they didn't use vocal mics in the video, so I didn't, either. (My arrangement is purely instrumental, but no matter.) Regardless of any gentle ribbing here, it's a fun song, I love the group's music, and a lot of their songs are well suited to the dulcimer.

Enjoy!

Sam