Take on me

Take on me. The secret history of a

	Antes da introdução: D ----------------------------------------------- A 2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4 E ----------------------------------------------- Introdução: E ----------------------------------------------------------------- B -7-7-------------9-9-10-12-10-10-10------------------------------ G -----7-----9-9-9---------------------11------11-11-11-9-9-11-9--- D -------9-9-----------------------------12-12--------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- B -7-7-------------9-9-10-12-10-10-10------------------------------ G -----7-----9-9-9---------------------11------11-11-11-9---------- D -------9-9-----------------------------12-12--------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bm E Talking away A D I don't know what I'm to say Bm E I'll say it anyway A D today's another day to find you Bm E Shining away F m D I'll be coming for you love O
! The catchiest, squeakiest, highest-pitch 80's is finally here, "Take on Me" by - get ready for an extra challenging challenge and in my case, a burst ear drum!	Thirty years ago this month, the Norwegian pop group topped the charts with their irresistible synth-pop gem — and revolutionized music videos

Antes da introdução: D ----------------------------------------------- A 2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-4 E ----------------------------------------------- Introdução: E ----------------------------------------------------------------- B -7-7-------------9-9-10-12-10-10-10------------------------------ G -----7-----9-9-9---------------------11------11-11-11-9-9-11-9--- D -------9-9-----------------------------12-12--------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- B -7-7-------------9-9-10-12-10-10-10------------------------------ G -----7-----9-9-9---------------------11------11-11-11-9---------- D -------9-9-----------------------------12-12--------------------- A ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bm E Talking away A D I don't know what I'm to say Bm E I'll say it anyway A D today's another day to find you Bm E Shining away F m D I'll be coming for you love O

! The catchiest, squeakiest, highest-pitch 80's is finally here, "Take on Me" by - get ready for an extra challenging challenge and in my case, a burst ear drum!

Thirty years ago this month, the Norwegian pop group topped the charts with their irresistible synth-pop gem — and revolutionized music videos

TAKE ON ME Chords: E --------------------------- B -7-7-------------9-9-10-12- G -----7-----9-9-9----------- 2X D -------9-9----------------- A --------------------------- E --------------------------- Repete Introdução: E ----------------------------------------------------------------- B -7-7-------------9-9-10-12-10-10-10------------------------------ G -----7-----9-9-9---------------------11------11-11-11-9-9-11-9--- D -------9-9-----------------------------12-12--------------------- 3X A ----------------------------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------------------------- Bm E Oh things that you say A D Yeah, Is It life or just a play Bm E My worries away A D You're all the things I've got to remember Bm E You're shining away F m D I'll be coming for you anyway so
The secret history of a: Alternatively or you can shift the song up a few semitones, but then you'll have a crazy high note to deal with later - your call, I went for the former! It turns out "Take on Me" has one of the biggest pitch ranges of any song I've done so far on this site, spanning nearly 3 octaves
The secret history of a: Every week it would go up a spot, up three spots…

And it felt like years	But for this, we did a whole day that was only to make the comic magazine
Then four months spent doing hand-drawn drawings	It was very thorough stuff

And it felt like years

But for this, we did a whole day that was only to make the comic magazine

Then four months spent doing hand-drawn drawings

It was very thorough stuff

The band released a less slick version in 1984 but redid the tune after it proved to be a commercial flop.

Take on Me: The notes as they are sound perfect on a piano, however the chorus has a few low A's which can happily be substituted for a low C on instruments that don't go so low
TAKE ON ME Chords: It would pick up, then slow down
The secret history of a: Waaktaar-Savoy admits that these days he rarely sees the video, which scored six MTV Moonmen in 1986