Why Do They Rock So Hard? cover

Take On Me

Why Do They Rock So Hard? (1998)skaTop 5%2:42Spotify YouTube Apple Music

Key: variesTuning: StandardTempo: 220 BPMestTime signature: 4/4

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100%7 tracks · 3,836 notes · E major · 215 BPM· 2:42Recommended

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Guitar 3

Bass

Brass 1

Brass 2

Drums

100%8 tracks · 5,118 notes · E minor · 169 BPM· 3:44extended

Slap bass 1

Overdriven guitar

String ensemble 1

Doctor Solo

Harpsichord

Synth brass 1

Choir aahs

Percussion

95%5 tracks · 3,475 notes · A major · 220 BPM· 2:48

Guitar Distorted

Muted guitar

Bass

Brass

Drumkit

Musical analysis below is derived from the recommended version —7 tracks · 2:42

About this song

Take On Me by Reel Big Fish, around 220 BPM, 4/4 time. This 7-track arrangement runs 2:42 (Electric guitar (muted), Overdriven guitar, Distortion guitar, Electric bass (finger), Trumpet, Trombone, and Drums). 3 versions available to play and practice.

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BassAdvanced

5.02 notes/sec

DrumsAdvanced

9.4 notes/sec

GuitarIntermediate

3.34 notes/sec

OtherIntermediate

2.09 notes/sec

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Take On Me appears on the soundtrack of BASEketball: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.