Take On Me - a-ha

Simplified chord chart for Take On Me - a-ha (karaoke of Musisi Karaoke), in A at 172 BPM: 8 chords instead of 13, and 17 changes instead of 126. Sevenths became triads (A, Bm, C#, C#m, D, Dm, E, G), which cuts down the shapes you have to learn. Good for playing along all the way through without stalling on a change.

KeyA

Tempo 172 BPM

Chord changes17

ChannelMusisi Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 109 changes too short for the hand to follow were merged. A diminished chord appears as minor — that is a substitution, not an equivalence: it sounds close when you are playing along, but it is not the same chord. For the harmony as it is, use the full version.

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Diatonic chords of A

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
A	Bm	C#m	D	E	F#m	G#°

Chord track

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Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
A	A C# E	root, major third, fifth
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
C#	C# F G#	root, major third, fifth
C#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
Dm	D F A	root, minor third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:05	D	8.9s
2	0:14	A	2.5s
3	0:16	Bm	36.9s
4	0:53	D	2.8s
5	0:56	A	21.3s
6	1:18	E	15.6s
7	1:33	D	2.8s
8	1:36	A	22.7s
9	1:59	C#m	2.5s
10	2:01	G	2.8s
11	2:04	C#	2.8s
12	2:07	G	3.2s
13	2:10	Bm	2.5s
14	2:13	E	40.1s
15	2:53	D	2.9s
16	2:56	A	65.3s
17	4:01	Dm	—