Take On Me - Reel Big Fish
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Take On Me - Reel Big Fish
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Tabbed by: SupremeACL
Email: supremeacl@gmail.com
This is Reel Big Fish's Take On Me from the BASEketball Soundtrack. This song is in the
of A Major. For the chords, Aaron usually plays the top 3 or 4 notes, but I prefer to do
full chords. I'm tabbing for the full chords. Here it goes!

Tuning: Standard eBGDAE


Intro (w/ distortion):
Bm
e|---2---2-------------------------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----------------------------------------|
G|---4-------4~--------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------22-022-022-022-022-022-02020202-----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Verse A (clean):
Bm E
v^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^ v ^v v simile
e|-77-x-7-x-7-x----------------55-x-5-x-5-x------------------|
B|-77-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-99-9---55-x-5-x-5-x-7-x-7-x-77-7-----|
G|-77-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-99-9---66-x-6-x-6-x-7-x-7-x-77-7-----|
D|-99-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-99-9---77-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-x-77-7-----|
A|-99-x-9-x-9-x-7-x-7-x-77-7---77-x-7-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-55-5-----|
E|-77-x-7-x-7-x----------------55-x-5-x-5-x------------------|

Verse B (clean):
Switch to distortion here
e|-77-x-7-x-7-x------------------------------------------|
B|-77-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-99-9-----------------------------|
G|-77-x-7-x-7-x-9-x-9-x-99-9------777-7-7----------------|
D|-99-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-x-99-9--4---xxx-x-x----------------|
A|-99-x-9-x-9-x-7-x-7-x-77-7--4---555-5-5----------------|
E|-77-x-7-x-7-x---------------2--------------------------|

Chorus (w/ Distortion):
PM-| PM-| PM-|
x2 x1
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------9------11---7-6-7-|----------99999999------------------7-6-7|
D|-------7------9------11---x-x-x-|-77777777-99999999-1111111111111111-x-x-x|
A|-------7-7777-7-9999-9----5-4-5-|-77777777-77777777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-4-5|
E|--5555-5------------------------|-55555555--------------------------------|

Then:
PM PM PM PM
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------7---7---9---9---|
A|---7---7---7---7-5---55--7---77----|
E|-5---55--4---44--------------------|

Bridge:
slide up the neck randomly
e|-4----------------------------------------------------21b-19---------------|
B|-5--8-----7p5p47p5p47p5p47p5p47p5p47p5p47p5p47p5p4/----------19------------|
G|-6----7---------------------------------------------4-----------21---4-4---|
D|-6------9-------------------------------------------x----------------4-4---|
A|----------------------------------------------------2----------------2-2---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 3(w/ Distortion):
PM-| PM-| PM-|
x2 x1
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------9------11---7-6-7-|----------99999999------------------7-6-7|
D|-------7------9------11---x-x-x-|-77777777-99999999-1111111111111111-x-x-x|
A|-------7-7777-7-9999-9----5-4-5-|-77777777-77777777-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-4-5|
E|--5555-5------------------------|-55555555--------------------------------|

Then he does some soloing which is hard to figure out. I'll tab a little of it.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9-10-9-10-9-10-12-10-9------------|
G|-9p7p9p7p9p7p9p7p9p7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then end of the solo is:
e|---------14h15h17--------14h15h17--------14h15h17-17b-|
B|-14h15h17--------14h15h17--------14h15h17-------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

The order:
Intro
Verse A x4
Verse B
Chorus
Verse A x2
Verse B
Chorus
Bridge
Verse A x4
Verse B
Chorus 3
Outro solo

There we go! Hopefully you can read it; it's a bit messy in places Cheers, and good playing!

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| v Downstroke
| ^ Upstroke
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Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
Key
~ = hold note
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend note

Guitar 1 is lead

Guitar 2 is rythem

Intro
(-------This part can be bass or guitar---------|
E|------------7~---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------7~-7-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--(drums)---7~---7-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------9~-----9~--9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
A|------------9~---------9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-|
E|------------7~---------7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
1 2 1 2 3 go!
Pre-verse Horns (for guitar) (All Eigth notes and a few dotted Eigths)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------1-1-2-4-2-2---------------------------------------|
D|----4-4-------2-2-------------2-----4-4-4--2-2-4-2------------------|
A|--------5-2-2-------------------4-4---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-verse and Verse
I tried to match this up with the horns because it is the same Rythem (ska)
E|----7-7-x-7-7x7-7--x-3-3---7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7---x-3-3------------------|
B|----7-7-x-7-7x7-7--x-4-4---7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7---x-4-4------------------|
G|----8-8-x-8-8x8-8--x-3-3---8-8-x-8-8-x-8-8---x-3-3------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

We're talking away
I don't know what's left to say
I'm sayin' it anyway
Today's not my day to find you
Shying away

Small pre-chorus

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----4~------------------------------------|
A|----4~------------------------------------|(Pick scrape until chorus starts)
E|----2~------------------------------------|
I'll be coming for your love o.k.?

Chorus

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------9----------11---7--6-6-7--------------|
D|------------7----------9----------11---7--6-6-7--------------|
A|------------7--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9----5--4-4-5--------------|
E|----5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------|x2
Pm-------| -------| -----------------------------------|
Take On Me
Take Me On
(Then Play this)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------7--6-6-7-|
G|--------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-7--6-6-7-|
D|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-5--4-4-5-|
A|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------|
E|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------------------------|
I'll Be Gone
End Chorus
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------7-----7---9-----9-----|
A|------------------5-----5---4-----4-5---5-5---7---7-7-------|
E|----------------7---7-7---6---6-6---------------------------|
Pm--------------------------------------------------------|
In a day or two~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Verse

So needless to say
I'm odds and ends
But i've been stolen away
Slowly learning that life is o.k.
Say it after me

Small Pre-chorus

It's no better to be safe than sorry

Chorus

End-chorus

Bridge
(Guitar 2)
E|----4~---3-----|
B|----5~-----3---|
G|----6~-------4-|
D|----6~---------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

(Guitar 1) Solo 1
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------13-11-9-11-13-11-9-11-13-11-9-11-13-11-9-11-13-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Continued)


Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------21b-19-------|
B|----13-11-9-11-13-11-9-17-15-13-17-19-17-20-22-22---------------19----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------21-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Horns)Right after the bridge and solo horns play this
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------1-1-2-4----------------1-1-2-4-|
D|----4-4-------2-2----------4-4-------2-2---------|
A|--------5-2-2------------------5-2-2-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

(Play along with the horn thing above)
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----7-7--------------------7-7-------------------|
A|----7-7--------------------7-7-------------------|
E|----5-5--------------------5-5-------------------|

Pre-verse

Verse

Things that you say
yeah is it life or just to play my
Worries away
You're all the things I've got to remember
Shying away

Pre-chorus

I'll be coming for your love anyway

Chorus

Repeat chorus (with out end-chorus)

solo 2 play (this along with the repeated chorus) (listen to song for timing)

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2/9~-7-6-7-6-7-9-7-6-7-6-7-6/14-13-14-13-14-16-14-13-14-13-14-16-14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----/19-17-15-15-14-15-14-15-17-15-14-15-14----15-14----15-14----15-14----|
G|--------------------------------------------14-------14-------14-------14-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------9/16-12/18---------------|
B|----15-14----15-14-----15-14-10-12-10-10/15-12/17--------------------------|
G|----------14-------14------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
(For this part pick really fast when you slid so it sound like its more than 1 note.)


E|----17-17-14-16-14-17-17-17-17-16-17-16-17/19-17/19-17~-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 just strums this power chord for the whole solo.
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|----7-------|
A|----7-------|
E|----5-------|

And thats it!

Skank on!
Song info
Take On Me
Reel Big Fish
2001
  • Rock
  • Ska
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