Take On Me Chords

by MxPx
KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays397

Take On Me by MxPx is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, C, F, A#, A and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			Acordes:
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   (G) (C) (F) (A#)(A) (D)
 E|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 B|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 G|---|-5-|---|-3-|-2-|-7-|
 D|-5-|-5-|-3-|-3-|-2-|-7-|
 A|-5-|-3-|-3-|-1-|-0-|-5-|
 E|-3-|---|-1-|---|---|---|
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Intro: (2x)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------9-9-10-10-12-10--10----------------------------------|
D|--12-----------10-10----------------------10--8--12-12--10-10-10-12-10-12--|
A|-----13-10-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G         C
Talking away
F
I don't know what
A#       A         G          C
what to say - I'll say it anyway
   F             A#    A        G
Today's another day to find you
        C  D                         A
Shying away I'll be coming for your love


F    C  D   A#           F    C  D   A#
Take on me (take on me), take me on (take on me)
F    C  A# C  F     C D A# 
I'll be gone  In a day....


   G            C
So needless to say
F
I'm odds and ends
A# A            G          C
And you see me stumbling away
F                     A#     A
Slowly learning that life is OK.
G         C
Say after me
D                    A#
It's no better to be safe than sorry


F    C  D   A#           F    C  D   A#
Take on me (take on me), take me on (take on me)
F    C  A# C  F     C D A# 
I'll be gone  In a day....


Bridge:
  ,_________(2x)___________,
E|--------------------------|------------|
B|-----5-----5--------------|------------|
G|---5-----5-----5-8---5-8--|------------|
D|-7-----7-----7-----7------|--/8----/5--|
A|--------------------------|------------|
E|--------------------------|------------|

Riff: (2x)
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------------------9-9-10-10-12--|
D|--12-----------10-10----------------|
A|-----13-10-10-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


Intro (2x)


       G                C
Oh the things that you say
F              A#      A      G        C
Is it life or Just to play my worries away
F                   A#       A
All the things I've got to remember
G        C
Shying away
 D                   A#
I'll be coming for you anyway


F    C  D   A#           F    C  D   A#            |
Take on me (take on me), take me on (take on me)   |(4x)
F    C  A# C  F     C D A#                         | na 4a vez palm-mutted
I'll be gone  In a day....                         |

    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante