Intro Tab variations for "Take On Me" by A-ha.

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Intro Riff, Version 1

The Marty Schwartz version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWWM6sn0opU). The 2nd and 3rd bars use an open E string as liberally as possible, which is nice for minimizing movement of your left hand.

e-|---2--2----------------|---0--0---0--4--4--5--7---|-
B-|----------3------------|--------------------------|-
G-|--------------4---4----|--------------------------|-
D-|-----------------------|--------------------------|-
A-|-----------------------|--------------------------|-
E-|-----------------------|--------------------------|-
      Bm                      E 

 -|---5--5--5----0--------|---2--2---2--0--0--2--0---||
 -|------------------3----|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
      A                       D



Intro Riff, Version 2

Similar to Marty's, but replaces most of the open strings (in the 2nd and 3rd bars) with their equivalent notes on the string just below. This helps you limit the ringing of open strings, at the expense of adding a tad more required hand movement.

e-|---2--2----------------|-------------4--4--5--7---|-
B-|----------3------------|---5--5---5---------------|-
G-|--------------4---4----|--------------------------|-
D-|-----------------------|--------------------------|-
A-|-----------------------|--------------------------|-
E-|-----------------------|--------------------------|-
      Bm                      E 

 -|---5--5--5-------------|---2--2---2--0--0--2--0---||
 -|--------------5---3----|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
      A                       D 




Intro Riff, Version 3

A version without any open strings, which is based the bar chords on the 5th and 7th frets. This version would be better suited for transposing up or down to different keys, if you didn't want to play the song in A.

e-|-----------------------|----------------------7---|-
B-|---7--7----------------|------------9--9--10------|-
G-|----------7------------|---9--9--9----------------|-
D-|--------------9---9----|--------------------------|-
A-|-----------------------|--------------------------|-
E-|-----------------------|--------------------------|-
      Bm                      E 

 -|---5--5--5-------------|--------------------------||
 -|--------------5--------|---7--7---7--5--5--7--5---||
 -|------------------7----|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
 -|-----------------------|--------------------------||
      A                       D