Take On Me - a-ha

Simplified chord chart for Take On Me - a-ha (karaoke of Shiron Karaoke), in A at 172 BPM: 7 chords instead of 15, and 14 changes instead of 124. Sevenths became triads (A, Bm, C#m, D, E, F, 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 changes14

ChannelShiron Karaoke

In this version the sevenths were reduced to triads, and 110 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

Click any chord to jump the video to that point.

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#m	C# E G#	root, minor third, fifth
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
F	F A C	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	0:03	F	1.8s
2	0:05	D	9.9s
3	0:15	Bm	55.4s
4	1:10	D	31.2s
5	1:41	A	2.9s
6	1:44	D	14.2s
7	1:58	C#m	2.8s
8	2:01	G	2.8s
9	2:04	C#m	2.8s
10	2:07	G	2.8s
11	2:10	Bm	2.8s
12	2:13	E	48.1s
13	3:01	A	25.5s
14	3:26	D	—