Gimme, Gimme, Gimme some ARPEGGIOS!

Playing Technique
#1

Guys – I’m seriously trying to get those arpeggios for Gimme, Gimme, Gimme. It’s played using a synth sound so I’ve transcribed by ear it for guitar.

Yngwie has covered this tune, however the way he plays it is far from the original, and not just because he plays it in Eb. Yngwie plays Eb-, the scale run and Bb- — that’s it.

So far, I have: | D- | F∆ | A- | D- |

The first chord, D-, starts on the and of 3. The scale run starts on the downbeat of M2, F∆. Then there’s an F∆ arpeggio that ends on the note a on the downbeat of M3
On M3, on the and of 3, there is an ascending A- arpeggio to a descending D- arpeggio.

Yngwie’s version is cool because it’s Yngwie, so the technique and feel are awesome, but I rather like the harmonic, melodic craftsmanship of the original.

Because of the horrible stretch on the D- arpeggio, I transposed it up to G minor, so…

| G-      | Bb∆    | D-      | G-      |

The way I play it requires sweeping, position changes, LH angle changes (to support vibrato vs play a big stretch) and RH pick angle changes for USX and DSX. It’s a good exercise! A lot harder than it sounds.

Have you worked on this before?

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#2

Any tabs of the original? So as to give it a try.

#3

Arpeggios part first appears at 17s; cued up for you

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#5

The hardest bit to nails is that (to my ears anyway), the starting notes to the arpeggios are a hair’s breadth longer than the other ascending notes. Gives it a certain zing to it. Much harder to do on guitar synching up 2 hands than it is on keyboard with one hand.

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