Chords of: Take on Me by: Weezer. (Eb7, Ab, Eb, Gm6) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Take on Me” by Weezer is in Eb Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb7, Ab, Eb, Gm6.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 4:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → Eb → Gm7b5 → Eb7/G → A6 → D6 → Gm6 → Dm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:46 | 15% |
| Ab | 0:42 | 14% |
| Gm6 | 0:28 | 9% |
| Fm7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| Bbm | 0:16 | 5% |
| Cm | 0:14 | 5% |
| Bbm7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| C#6 | 0:13 | 4% |
Bb6 – Bbm – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Cm – Bbm – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – Eb7/G – A6 – D6 – Gm6 – Dm6 – Bbm6 – C#7/E# – Bb6 – Bbm – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Bbm – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Bbm – Eb – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm7 – Eb – C#7 – Abmaj7 – C# – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Fm – Bbm6 – Ab – Eb – …
