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Take On Me Bass Tab by A-ha

Take On Me bass tab by A-ha

Bass Tab 

Intro 1

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|---  7 Bars  ----|-----------------|
|---   Rest   ----|---------------2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
                    H.          E E

|-4---------------|-4-4-------------|-4---------------|-4-4-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------2-------2-|-------2-----2-2-|-------2-------2-|-------2---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q.    H       E   E Q   Q.    E E   Q.    H       E   E Q   Q.    Q

Intro 2
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----2---------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5-----4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
  Q   E Q   Q   E   E Q.    Q   Q     Q   E Q   Q   E   E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----2---------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5-----4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
  Q   E Q   Q   E   E Q.    Q   Q     Q   E Q   Q   E   E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|
|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q   E Q   Q   E   E Q.    Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q

Verse 1

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5-----4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q     E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5-----4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q     E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-------------5-7-|-x---5-7-5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q     E E Q       E E   E E E E H

Chorus 1

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-----5-5-|
|-5-5-5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q.    Q.    E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-----5-5-|
|-5-5-5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q.    Q.    E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-----7---5---|
|-5-5-5---------5-|-4-4-4---------4-|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|
  E E E E Q   E E   E E E E Q   E E   E E E E H         E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|-7-7-7---7-7-7---|
|-5-5-5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     E E Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E Q

Verse 2 (Same as Verse 1)

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5-----4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q     E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5-----4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q     E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-------------5-7-|-x---5-7-5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q     E E Q       E E   E E E E H

Chorus 2 (Same as Chorus 1)

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-----5-5-|
|-5-5-5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q.    Q.    E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-----5-5-|
|-5-5-5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q.    Q.    E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-----7---5---|
|-5-5-5---------5-|-4-4-4---------4-|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|
  E E E E Q   E E   E E E E Q   E E   E E E E H         E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|-7-7-7---7-7-7---|
|-5-5-5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-----------------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     E E Q   E E Q     E E Q   E E Q

Bridge

|-6---------------|-6-6-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-5-5-------------|
|-------4-------4-|-------4-----4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-------3-|-------3-----3-3-|
  Q.    H       E   E Q   Q.    E E   Q.    H       E   E Q   Q.    E E

|-6---------------|-6-6-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-5-5-------------|
|-------4-------4-|-------4-----4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------3-------3-|-------3-----3-3-|
  Q.    H       E   E Q   Q.    E E   Q.    H       E   E Q   Q.    E E

|-4---------------|-4-4-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2-2-------------|
|-------2-------2-|-------2-----2-2-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------0-------0-|-----0---0---0---|
  Q.    H       E   E Q   Q.    E E   Q.    H       E   E E Q   Q   Q

Interlude

|-----------------|
|---  8 Bars  ----|
|---   Rest   ----|
|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----2---------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5-----4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
  Q   E Q   Q   E   E Q.    Q   Q     Q   E Q   Q   E   E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-----2---------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5-----4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-----------------|
  Q   E Q   Q   E   E Q.    Q   Q     Q   E Q   Q   E   E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|
|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  Q   E Q   Q   E   E Q.    Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q

Verse 3 (Same as Verse 1)

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5-----4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q     E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|---------------5-|---5-----4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-----------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q     E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------2-|---2-----2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|-------------5-7-|-x---5-7-5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   E E   E Q.    Q   Q     E E Q       E E   E E E E H

Chorus 3

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-----5-5-|
|-5-5-5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q.    Q.    E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-----5-5-|
|-5-5-5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---|-----------------|
  E E Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q.    Q.    E E

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-----7---5---|
|-5-5-5---------5-|-4-4-4---------4-|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|
  E E E E Q   E E   E E E E Q   E E   E E E E H         E Q.    Q   Q

                                                           Repeat to fade
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-5-----5-----5-5-o||
||--5-5-5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---|------------------||
    E E Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q.    Q.    E E

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