Take On Me Tab

by a-ha
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: D A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Feb 11, 2014
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Ermm well i made the song rocky :)
Tuning: drop D
 
 
Intro:
e|------------0-0-0-4-4-5-7-5-5-5-------------------|
B|-7-7----------------------------5---7-7-7-5-5-7-5-|
G|-----9----------------------------6---------------|
D|-------9-9----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x3
 
Verse:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x3
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
We're talking away
I don't know what
I'm to say I'll say it anyway
Today's another day to find you
Shying away
I'll be coming for your love, OK?
 
Chorus:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x4
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Take on me (Take on me)
take me on (Take on me)
I'll be gone
In a day or two
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x3
^ ^ ^ ^
So needless to say
I'm odds and ends
But that's me stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is OK.
Say after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry
 
 repeat chorus..
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| x4
 
 
(I have no idea what happens then! just make it up xD)
Then Repeat riff.
 
e|-------------0-0-0-4-4-5-7-------------0-0-0-4-4-5-7-5-5-5---|
B|-7-7------------------------7-7------------------------------|
G|-----9--------------------------9----------------------------|
D|-------9-9------------------------9-9------------------------|
 
e--------------------|
B--5---7-7-7-5-5-7-5-|
G----6---------------|
D--------------------|
 
 
e|------------0-0-0-4-4-5-7-5-5-5-------------------|
B|-7-7----------------------------5---7-7-7-5-5-7-5-|
G|-----9----------------------------6---------------|
D|-------9-9----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------| x3
 
Thhheennn repeat verse...
 
Oh the things that you say
Is it life or
Just a play my worries away
You're all the things I've got to
remember
You're shying away
I'll be coming for you anyway
 
Theeeennnn chorus again xD
 
Wahey the end
Hope that was ok :)
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4 comments
dnzgames
On the intro where you have a 9 on the G string it should be a 7
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laynephillips0
This doesn't need to be in drop D, just play in standard and move every "D" string note down two frets
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