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Take On Me - Aha (metal cover)

Clawn
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 2 1 3
 1 3 3 1 1 3 0 3 1 3
 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0
 2 0 0 2 2 0 2 4 3 2
 0 x 2 3 2 x 2 2 3 3
 x x 3 x x 2 0 x 1 x
 played over the riff below):
 x2
 synth, tabbed out for guitar):
e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-------14-14-14-------14----|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------17-15----------17-17----17-|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17----------------------------|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------15----17-17-17-15-15-15----|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------16----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
We're  talking away
 Well i  dont know what im  to say
 Ill say  it anyway
 Today's  another  day to find  you
Shying  away
Ill  be coming for your love,  ok?
Take on me  (take  on me)
Take me on  (take  on me)
Ill be gone
 In a day or two...
 So needless  to say
 Im odds  and ends, but  ill be
Stumbling  away
Slowly  learning that life  is ok
Say  after me
Its  no better to be safe  than sorry
Take on me  (take  on me)
Take me on  (take  on me)
Ill be gone
 In a day or two...
 Theres an arpeggio played on the synth over the second Bm. Its quite tricky so if you cant
 play it, just play the chords. Here it is in tab:
e|-16----------------------16----------------------16----------------------|
B|----17----------------17----17----------------17----17----------------17-|
G|-------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----|
D|----------18----18----------------18----18----------------18----18-------|
A|-------------16----------------------16----------------------16----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Repeat, and fade out over the second F. Then fade back in over the D, and stop just before
 the pre-verse.
 Pre-verse chords:
 x2
 Pre-verse riff:
e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-------------------------16-16-17-19-|
B|-------15-------17-17-17-------------19-19----------17-17-17-------------|
G|----------16-16----------------------------19-16-16----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-------14-14-14-------14----|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------17-15----------17-17----17-|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17----------------------------|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------15----17-17-17-15-15-15----|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------16----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 Oh, the  things that you say
 Yeah, is  it life or just  to play
 My worries  away?
 You're all  the things ive got  to remember
 You're shying  away
Ill  be coming for you  anyway
Take on me  (take  on me)
Take me on  (take  on me)
I'll be gone
 In a day...
 (Take on me) Take  on me
 (Take me on) Take  on me
  Ill be gone
  In a day...
 2 0 0 2 2 2 4 3 5
 3 0 2 3 3 2 5 3 3
 4 1 2 2 2 2 6 4 2
 4 2 2 0 4 4 6 5 0
 2 2 0 x 4 4 4 5 0
 x 0 x x x 2 x 3 x
 x2
e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-----2-2-2-0-0-2-0-|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------5-3---------------|
G|-------4-4---------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-------------------|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------3---5-5-5-3-3-3---|
G|-------4-4-----------------------4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
We're  talking away
 Well i  dont know what im  to say
 Ill say  it anyway
 Today's  another  day to find  you
Shying  away
Ill  be coming for your love,  ok?
Take on me  (take  on me)
Take me on  (take  on me)
Ill be gone
 In a day or two...
 So needless  to say
 Im odds  and ends, but  ill be
Stumbling  away
Slowly  learning that life  is ok
Say  after me
Its  no better to be safe  than sorry
Take on me  (take  on me)
Take me on  (take  on me)
Ill be gone
 In a day or two...
 Heres a simplified version of that arpeggio (see above for full explanation):
e|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
G|-----1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1---|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 Pre-verse chords:
 x2
 Pre-verse riff:
e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-----------------4-4-5-7-|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------7-7-------5-5-5---------|
G|-------4-4-------------------7-4-4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-----2-2-2-0-0-2-0-|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------5-3---------------|
G|-------4-4---------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-------------------|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------3---5-5-5-3-3-3---|
G|-------4-4-----------------------4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 Oh, the  things that you say
 Yeah, is  it life or just  to play
 My worries  away?
 You're all  the things ive got  to remember
 You're shying  away
Ill  be coming for you  anyway
Take on me  (take  on me)
Take me on  (take  on me)
I'll be gone
 In a day...
 (Take on me) Take  on me
 (Take me on) Take  on me
  Ill be gone
  In a day...
 And there you have it, enjoy!!

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Readable chord sheet for Take On Me - Aha (metal cover) by Clawn

[Am]   [D]    [G]    [C]    [C/B]  [D/F#] [Em]   [Bm]   [F]    [Cadd9]

0    2    3    0    0    2    0    2    1    3
1    3    3    1    1    3    0    3    1    3
2    2    0    0    0    2    0    4    2    0
2    0    0    2    2    0    2    4    3    2
0    x    2    3    2    x    2    2    3    3
x    x    3    x    x    2    0    x    1    x

played over the riff below):

[Am]  [D]  [G]  [C]  [C/B] x2

[Am]  [D]  [Am]  [D]

synth, tabbed out for guitar):

e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-------14-14-14-------14----|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------17-15----------17-17----17-|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17----------------------------|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------15----17-17-17-15-15-15----|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------16----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Am]We're talking away  [D]

Well [G]i dont know what [C]im to [C/B]say

Ill [Am]say it anyway  [D]

To[G]day's ano[C]ther day to [C/B]find you

[Am]Shying away  [D]

[Em]Ill be coming for your [C]love, ok?

[G]Take   [D/F#]on   [Em]me ([C]take on me)

[G]Take   [D/F#]me   [Em]on ([C]take on me)

[G]Ill    [D/F#]be   [Em]gone  [C]

In a day or [G]two..[D/F#].     [Em]          [C]

So [Am]needless to s[D]ay

Im [G]odds and ends, [C]but ill [C/B]be

[Am]Stumbling a[D]way

[G]Slowly learning that [C]life is [C/B]ok

[Am]Say after [D]me

[Em]Its no better to be [C]safe than sorry

[G]Take   [D/F#]on   [Em]me ([C]take on me)

[G]Take   [D/F#]me   [Em]on ([C]take on me)

[G]Ill    [D/F#]be   [Em]gone  [C]

In a day or [G]two..[D/F#].     [Em]          [C]

[Bm]  [F]  [Bm]  [F]  [Am]  [D]

Theres an arpeggio played on the synth over the second Bm. Its quite tricky so if you cant
play it, just play the chords. Here it is in tab:

e|-16----------------------16----------------------16----------------------|
B|----17----------------17----17----------------17----17----------------17-|
G|-------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----------18----|
D|----------18----18----------------18----18----------------18----18-------|
A|-------------16----------------------16----------------------16----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat, and fade out over the second F. Then fade back in over the D, and stop just before
the pre-verse.

Pre-verse chords:

[Am]  [D]  [Am]  [D]

[Am]  [D]  [G]  [C]  [C/B] x2

[Am]  [D]  [Am]  [D]

Pre-verse riff:

e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-------------------------16-16-17-19-|
B|-------15-------17-17-17-------------19-19----------17-17-17-------------|
G|----------16-16----------------------------19-16-16----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17-------14-14-14-------14----|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------17-15----------17-17----17-|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-14-------------------16-16-17-19-17-17-17----------------------------|
B|-------15-------17-17-17----------------------15----17-17-17-15-15-15----|
G|----------16-16----------------------------------16----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Oh, [Am]the things that you say  [D]

Yeah, [G]is it life or [C]just to [C/B]play

My [Am]worries away?  [D]

You're [G]all the things ive [C]got to [C/B]remember

You're [Am]shying away [D]

[Em]Ill be coming for [C]you anyway

[G]Take   [D/F#]on   [Em]me ([C]take on me)

[G]Take   [D/F#]me   [Em]on ([C]take on me)

[G]I'll   [D/F#]be   [Em]gone  [C]

In a [G]day..[D/F#].      [Em]           [C]

([G]Take   [D/F#]on   [Em]me) [C]Take on me

([G]Take   [D/F#]me   [Em]on) [C]Take on me

 [G]Ill    [D/F#]be   [Em]gone  [C]

 In a [G]day..[D/F#].     [Em]           [C]

[G]    [D/F#]  [Em]    [Cadd9]

[Bm]   [E]    [A]    [D]    [D/C#] [F#m]  [C#m]  [G]    [D5]

2    0    0    2    2    2    4    3    5
3    0    2    3    3    2    5    3    3
4    1    2    2    2    2    6    4    2
4    2    2    0    4    4    6    5    0
2    2    0    x    4    4    4    5    0
x    0    x    x    x    2    x    3    x

[Bm]  [E]  [A]  [D]  [D/C#] x2

[Bm]  [E]  [Bm]  [E]

e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-----2-2-2-0-0-2-0-|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------5-3---------------|
G|-------4-4---------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-------------------|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------3---5-5-5-3-3-3---|
G|-------4-4-----------------------4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Bm]We're talking away  [E]

Well [A]i dont know what [D]im to [D/C#]say

Ill [Bm]say it anyway  [E]

To[A]day's ano[D]ther day to [D/C#]find you

[Bm]Shying away  [E]

[F#m]Ill be coming for your [D]love, ok?

[A]Take   [E]on   [F#m]me ([D]take on me)

[A]Take   [E]me   [F#m]on ([D]take on me)

[A]Ill    [E]be   [F#m]gone  [D]

In a day or [A]two...  [E]       [F#m]            [D]

So [Bm]needless to s[E]ay

Im [A]odds and ends, [D]but ill [D/C#]be

[Bm]Stumbling away  [E]

[A]Slowly learning that [D]life is [D/C#]ok

[Bm]Say after me  [E]

[F#m]Its no better to be [D]safe than sorry

[A]Take   [E]on   [F#m]me ([D]take on me)

[A]Take   [E]me   [F#m]on ([D]take on me)

[A]Ill    [E]be   [F#m]gone  [D]

In a day or [A]two... [E]      [F#m]           [D]

[C#m]  [G]  [C#m]  [G]  [Bm]  [E]

Heres a simplified version of that arpeggio (see above for full explanation):

e|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
G|-----1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1---|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Pre-verse chords:

[Bm]  [E]  [Bm]  [E]

[Bm]  [E]  [A]  [D]  [D/C#] x2

[Bm]  [E]  [Bm]  [E]

Pre-verse riff:

e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-----------------4-4-5-7-|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------7-7-------5-5-5---------|
G|-------4-4-------------------7-4-4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-----2-2-2-0-0-2-0-|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------5-3---------------|
G|-------4-4---------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-2-2-------------4-4-5-7-5-5-5-------------------|
B|-----3-----5-5-5---------------3---5-5-5-3-3-3---|
G|-------4-4-----------------------4---------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Oh, [Bm]the things that you say  [E]

Yeah, [A]is it life or [D]just to [D/C#]play

My [Bm]worries away?  [E]

You're [A]all the things ive [D]got to [D/C#]remember

You're [Bm]shying away [E]

[F#m]Ill be coming for [D]you anyway

[A]Take   [E]on   [F#m]me ([D]take on me)

[A]Take   [E]me   [F#m]on ([D]take on me)

[A]I'll   [E]be   [F#m]gone   [D]

In a [A]day..[E].    [F#m]         [D]

([A]Take   [E]on   [F#m]me) [D]Take on me

([A]Take   [E]me   [F#m]on) [D]Take on me

 [A]Ill    [E]be   [F#m]gone  [D]

 In a [A]day..[E].    [F#m]         [D]

[A]    [E]    [F#m]  [D5]

And there you have it, enjoy!!