Song: Take On Me
Band: MXPX
Album: On the Cover
Tabbed by: Matt Hammon (cerd)

*=palm mute

Intro
E---------|
B---------|           Strum from G to E
G--9------|
D--9------|            Let Ring  (You have to play this part just right)
A--7------|
E--0------|

Main Riff
E---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------9-9-10-12--|-10-10-------------------------------------|
D--12-12-12---------10-10?10------------|---------10-----12-12--12--10-10-12-10-----|
A------------13-10----------------------|-------------13----------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Verse Riff
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G------------5-555555------------3-33-2-22--|
D--5-555555--5-555555--3-333333--3-33-2-22--|
A--5-555555--3-333333--3-333333--1-11-0-00--|
E--3-333333------------1-111111-------------|
     ******    ******    ******    **   **
Pre Chorus
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------5-555555--7-777777------------|
D--5-555555--5-555555--7-777777--88888888--|
A--5-555555--3-333333--5-555555--88888888--|
E--3-333333----------------------66666666--|
     ******    ******
Chorus Riff
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------55555555--77777777------------|
D--33333333--55555555--77777777--88888888--|
A--33333333--33333333--55555555--88888888--|
E--11111111----------------------66666666--|

3rd Part of Chorus
E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G-----------555-5-5--777-7-7------------|
D--333-3-3--555-5-5--777-7-7--88888888--|
A--333-3-3--333-3-3--555-5-5--88888888--|
E--111-1-1--------------------66666666--|

Bridge
E------------------------|       |----------------
B-----5-----5-----4----4-|       |----------------
G---5-----5-----5----5---|       |----------------
D--7-----7-----7----7----|  x2   |--7h8-----------                 
A------------------------|       |--------8h10----
E------------------------|       |----------------
(for solo, look at the order at the bottom)

End Chorus
E------------------------------------------/        
B------------------------------------------/        
G------------55555555--77777777------------/        
D--33333333--55555555--77777777--88888888--/  x3  
A--33333333--33333333--55555555--88888888--/        
E--11111111----------------------66666666--/        
  [----------pm--------------------------]

On the 3rd one, instead of playing the last part with the 6 and 8s play this:
D--88-8--88-88
A--88-8--88-88
E--66-6--66-66
  [--]  [--]
  pm    pm   

End On This
E------
B------
G------
D--3---
A--3---
E--1---

Order:
Intro
Main Riff x2
Verse Riff x2
Pre Chorus

Chorus Riff x2
3rd part of Chorus
Chorus Riff

Verse Riff x2
Pre Chorus

Bridge
1st half of Main Riff x2
Main Riff x2

Verse Riff x2
Pre Chorus

Chorus Riff x2      }
3rd part of Chorus  }All this x3
Chorus Riff         }

End Chorus and End On This


Well, that?s it.  Don?t get confused, and enjoy.
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