Take On Me Acoustic Tab by A-ha

Take On Me Acoustic tab by A-ha

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Take On Me Acoustic by A-ha: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Take On Me" by A-ha is known for its iconic music video featuring a blend of live-action and pencil-sketch animation. The song's catchy synth riff and Morten Harket's impressive falsetto vocals helped it top the charts in multiple countries. The innovative use of a Roland Juno-60 synthesizer and a Yamaha DX7 contributed to the song's distinctive sound. Guitarist Paul Waaktaar-Savoy's arpeggiated chords and the driving bassline by Magne Furuholmen added depth to the track.

Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
    Am            D/F#             G                C            Gadd11/B
e|-----------------------2--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-0-1----------3-3-------------0----------------1------------1----------|
G|------2-2-2-2----------2---2-----------0-0------------0------------0------------| x2
D|----2---------------0--------0-------0-----0--------2------------0--------------|
A|--0---------------0----------------2---------2----3------------2----------------|
E|----------------2----------------3----------------------------------------------|


Verse:
    Am            D/F#             G                C            Gadd11/B
e|-----------------------2--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-0-1----------3-3-------------0----------------1------------1----------|
G|------2-2-2-2----------2---2-----------0-0------------0------------0------------| x3
D|----2---------------0--------0-------0-----0--------2------------0--------------|
A|--0---------------0----------------2---------2----3------------2----------------|
E|----------------2----------------3----------------------------------------------|

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Chorus:
   G           Bm           Em         D          G         Bm       Em       C
e|-3-----------2------------0------------2--------3---------2--------0--------0-----|
B|-3---3-------3---3--------0---0--------3-3------3---3-----3---3----0---0----1---1-|
G|-0--0-0------4--4-4-------0--0-0------2---------0--0-0----4--4-4---0--0-0---0--0--|
D|---0---0-------4---4--------2---2----0------------0---0-----4---4----2---2----2---|
A|-------------2------------2-------------------------------2--------2--------3-----|
E|-3----------------------------------------------3---------------------------------|

    G         B7        Em        C                 G        D        C        D
e|--3---------2---------0---------0-----------------3--------2--------0---------2---|
B|--3---3-----0---0-----0---0-----1---1-------------3---3----3---3----1---1-----3---|
G|--0--0-0----2--2-2----0--0-0----0--0-0------------0--0-0---2--2-2---0--0-0—0h2----|
D|----0---0-----1---1-----2---2-----2---2-------------0---0----0---0----2-----------|
A|------------2---------2---------3--------------------------0--------3-------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------3-------------------------------|


Interlude:
    Am        D             G            C    C
e|----------------2-2-3-5---3-3-3--------0----0-------0--------------------|
B|--1---1-----3-3-----------3-----3---1--1----1--3--3---3------------------|
G|--2--2-2----2-------------0------------0----0----------------------------| x3
D|----2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0---------0--------------------------3----3----------------------------|
E|--------------------------3----------------------------------------------|


Last Chorus – Same pattern as above using the following

G   Bm  Em  D    //    G  Bm  Em  C   //    G  B7  Em  C    //   G  Bm  Em  C   //  G  B7  Em  C

G  Bm  Em  C  //  G  Bm  C  D

Last updated: July 2, 2025

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