Take Five Dave Brubeck
Standard Tuning
Here are the chords used in the song
Ebm Bbm7 Bmaj7 ? Abm7 Db7 Gbmaj7 Fm7 Bb7
e-6----6-----------------4----4--------------8-----6--| B-7----6-----7-----5-----4----6------2-------9-----6--| G-8----6-----8-----4-----4----4------3-------8-----7--| D-8----6-----8-----4-----4----6------3-------10----6--| A-6----8-----------------6----4--------------8-----8--| E------6-----7-----4-----4-----------2-------------6--|
The timeing in this song is 5/4 so listen to the song to get the rythem and feel of the
The saxophone\guitar comes in on the 4th beat.
[Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm]
e---------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---| B-----7-9-|10-11-10-9-7--------|----------6h7p6-----|-------------------|---| G---8-----|------------------6-|-8--------------8-6-|-8--------6h86-----|---| D-8-------|---------------8----|--------------------|---------------8-6-|-8-| A---------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---| E---------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---|
The last bar above is the same bar as the first below. It's a bit confusing.
[Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm]
e---------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---| B-----7-9-|10-11-10-9-7--------|--------------------|---------6h7p6-----|---| G---8-----|------------------6-|-8--------6h8p8-----|---------------8-6-|-8-| D-8-------|---------------8----|----------------8-6-|-8-----------------|---| A---------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|---| E---------|--------------------|---------------|----|-------------------|---|
Bmaj7 ? Bbm7 Ebm
e-|-11-14-11----------------|----13-------------------| B-|----------12----11-12-13-|-14----14-11-------10-11-| G-|-------------13----------|-------------11-13-------| D-|-------------------------|-------------------------| A-|-------------------------|-------------------------| E-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_brubeck/take_five_tab_ver_2.html )
[Abm7] [Db7] [Gbmaj7]
e-|----11--------------------|-----------------------------| B-|-12----12-------------10--|-11--10-11-12-14-14-13-14-15-| G-|----------13-10-11-13-----|-----------------------------| D-|--------------------------|-----------------------------| A-|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E-|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bmaj7 ? Bbm7 Ebm
e-|-11-14-11----------------|----13-------------------| B-|----------12----11-12-13-|-14----14-11-------10-11-| G-|-------------13----------|-------------11-13-------| D-|-------------------------|-------------------------| A-|-------------------------|-------------------------| E-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
[Abm7] [Db7] [Fm7] [Bb7]
e-|----11-------------------|-----------------| B-|-12----12----------14-12-|-11----------7-9-| G-|----------13-10-13-------|-----------8-----| D-|-------------------------|---------8-------| A-|-------------------------|-----------------| E-|-------------------------|-----------------|
[Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7]
e-|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------| B-|-10-11-9-7-------|----------6h7p6-----|--------------------|---------7-9-| G-|---------------6-|-8--------------8-6-|-8--------6h8p6-----|-------8-----| D-|-------------8---|--------------------|----------------8-6-|-8---8-------| A-|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------| E-|-----------------|------------------- |--------------------|-------------|
[Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm] [Bbm7] [Ebm]
e-|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------| B-|-10-11-9-7------|--------------------|----------6h7p6-----|--------------| G-|--------------6-|-8--------6h8p6-----|----------------8-6-|-8------------| D-|------------8---|----------------8-6-|-8------------------|--------------| A-|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------| E-|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------|
And that is the song. The lead guitar must be 99% right. The chords are not to perfect
they are close. Sorry if a bit confusing.
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