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Header ▾
Song TitleTake on me
ArtistA-ha
Image Artist
OriginNorway
AlbumHunting high and low
Basics ▾
Duration3:45
Dur Grp3:30-3:59
Year1984
Decade1980-1989
ContentSecular
BPM169
BPM Grp165-169
Umbrella120+
KeyA
Time4/4
MajMinMajor
Sites ▾
Spotify InstrDRUMS, SYNTH, SYNTH BASS
Scorehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1qAG7J5ee1zQ3ZJ_vPoffgmVqkZCqBM9P/view?usp=drivesdk
MIDIhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1NNhcTeHKaULR6OhhVV-zmyDFRPckaBBj/view?usp=drivesdk
Chordshttps://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/a-ha/take-on-me-chords-390284
Download Midi Linkhttps://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1NNhcTeHKaULR6OhhVV-zmyDFRPckaBBj
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_On_Me
Spotifyhttps://open.spotify.com/track/2WfaOiMkCvy7F5fcp2zZ8L?si=72f5eefb278f4af1
Songfactshttps://www.songfacts.com/facts/a-ha/take-on-me
Multitrackhttps://www.karaoke-versie.nl/custombackingtrack/a-ha/take-on-me.html
HookTheoryhttps://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/a-ha/take-on-me
Youtubehttps://youtu.be/djV11Xbc914
Apple Musichttps://music.apple.com/gb/song/take-on-me/380907765
Recording Tags ▾
Rec Tag 1Double Time > Common Time
Rec Tag 2Common Time > Double Time
Rec Tag 3No 1st inversion
Rec Tag 4Ending Fade out
Rec Tag 5Does not start on I
Rec Tag 6Without a Bridge
Vocal Info ▾
Voc Info 1Lead (male)
Voc Info 2With BGV lyrics
Voc Info 3No BGV harmony
Modulations ▾
Mod (Perm) 1❌
Mod (Temp) 1❌
Solo Info ▾
Solo Info 1Has no odds (time/key)
YT Solo Starthttps://youtu.be/djV11Xbc914?t=130
Solo Instruments ▾
Solo Instrument 1Keys
Instruments ▾
Instr 1DRUMS
Instr 2SYNTH
Instr 3SYNTH BASS
StringsNo Strings included
Qualification ▾
Awards 1MTV VMA - Best New Artist
Awards 2MTV VMA - Best Concept Video
Awards 3MTV VMA - Most Experimental Video
Awards 4MTV VMA - Best Direction
Awards 5MTV VMA - Best Special Effects in a Video
Awards 6MTV VMA - Viewer's Choice
Nominations 1AMA - Favorite Pop/Rock Video
Nominations 2BMA - Top Pop Single
Nominations 3MTV VMA - Video of the Year
Nominations 4MTV VMA - Best Group Video
Chart TypeBillboard Hot 100
Premium🥇🥇🥇
CertificationBPI - Gold
Awards WonMTV VMA - Best New Artist, MTV VMA - Best Concept Video, MTV VMA - Most Experimental Video, MTV VMA - Best Direction, MTV VMA - Best Special Effects in a Video, MTV VMA - Viewer's Choice
Lyrics ▾
LyricsLinkhttps://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/aha/takeonme.html
Profane🆗
Improper🆗
Anti-Chr🆗
Author 1Pal Waaktaar
Author 2Magne Furuholmen
Author 3Morten Harket
Meta Tags ▾
Lyrics Metaphor✱ A sketch / Drawing
Explanation✱ Moving into a deeper relationship is portrayed as stepping from a two-dimensional world (drawing) into reality.
MTag 1Society:Art
MTag 2Connection
MTag 3Reality
Chords ▾
Ch Prog Vii-ii-V-V-I-I-IV-iii
Ch Prog PCii-V-vi-IV
Ch Prog CI-iii/VII-vi-IV, I-iii/VII-IV-V
Ch Prog B❌
Used Chords# Fam7
Chord Fam Progii, V, I, IV, iii, III, vi
CHORD C = VDifferent
Modes ▾
Mode 1Ionian
Mode 1 ChrdsI - Major, IV - Major, V - Major
HookTheory ▾
Ch Complex62
Mel Cmplx85
Ch Mel Tens52
Ch Prog Nov62
Ch-Bs Mel65
Ch Complex Grp60-69
Mel Cmplx Grp80-89
Ch Mel Tens Grp50-59
Ch Prog Nov Grp60-69
Ch-Bs Mel Grp60-69
Spotify Attributes ▾
Spot-Dance57
Spot-Energy90
Spot-Valance88
Spot-Dance Grp50-59
Spot-Energy Grp90+
Spot-Valance Grp80-89
Songbooks ▾
Songbook 1So far (A-ha)
Songbook URL (Songbook 1)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M1V-QdoXQAfWXygySsRwaOYDgesVQkUm/view?usp=drive_link
SB Page 16 (So far)
Genre ▾
Genre 1Pop
Style ▾
Style 1Synth Pop
Style 2New Wave
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