Take On Me (Play Along)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

Take On Me (Play Along) / A-ha

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of A) so you can Play Along With The Song!



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Take On Me



[Play 3 Times]

-6* -6* -5 -4 -4    6  6  6 7* 7* -7 -8

-7 -7 -7 6  5*   -6* -6* -6* 6 6 -6* 6


Talking away    I don't know what I'm  to say
-5 -5  5* -4    4*  4*   4*   -3  -6*  6 -6* 6

I'll say it anyway    Today's another  day to find you
 -5  -5 -5 -5 5* -4   -4  4*  4* 4* -4 -3 -4  4* -4 -3

Shying away   I'll be coming for your love, OK?
-5 -5 -5 -5    -3  -3  -3 -3 -3   -3  -3 3* 3* -2*


Take on me     (Take on me)
{-3} 3* -3      6  -6*  6

Take me on     (Take on me)
 -3  6  -6*     6  -6*  6

I'll be gone    In a day or two
 5*  7*  -7     8* -8 -7 -7  10


So needless to say   Of odds and ends   but I'll be
 6  -5  -5  5* -4    -3  4*  -5  4* -3  -6* 6 -6* 6

Stumblin' away   Slowly learning that life is OK
 -5  -5  5* -4    4* -5   4* -4   -3   -4  4* -4 -3

Say after me, "It's no better to be safe than sorry"
-5  -5 -5 -5   -3  -3  -3 -3  -3 -3  -3   3*  3* -2*


Take on me     (Take on me)
{-3} 3* -3      6  -6*  6

Take me on     (Take on me)
 -3  6  -6*     6  -6*  6

I'll be gone    In a day or two
 5*  7*  -7     8* -8 -7 -7  10


[Play twice]

-6* -6* -5 -4 -4    6  6  6 7* 7* -7 -8

[Play 3 Times]

-6* -6* -5 -4 -4    6  6  6 7* 7* -7 -8

-7 -7 -7 6  5*   -6* -6* -6* 6 6 -6* 6


Oh, things that you say, yeah
-6*   -5    6   -6*  6    -5

Is it life or just to play my worries away?
4*  4*  4* -3  -6*  6 -6*  6  -5  -5  5* -4

You're all the things I've got to remember
  -3    4* -5    4*   -4   -3  -4  4* -4 -3

You're shying away   I'll be coming for you anyway
  -3   -5 -5 -5 -5   -3  -3  -3 -3  -3  -3 -3 3* 3* -2*


Take on me     (Take on me)
{-3} 3* -3      6  -6*  6

Take me on     (Take on me)
 -3  6  -6*     6  -6*  6

I'll be gone   In a day or two
 5*  7*  -7    -7 7* -7 -7  10

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