Take Five - Dave Brubeck
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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-|-------------------------|-------------------------|


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.



************************************
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Main Riff]

Bbm7 Ebm Bbm7 Ebm etc
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-9-10h11-10-9-7-------------6h7p6p4\2-4-----------------|
G|-----8--------------------4h5h6-8-----------------6h8p6---------|
D|---8--------------------8-------------------------------8p6-8---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-9-10h11-10-9-7---------------------------6h7p6p4\2-4---|
G|-----8--------------------4h5h6-8---6h8p6-----------------------|
D|---8--------------------8-----------------8p6-8-----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Interlude]

Cb Abm6 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7 Db7
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---16-19-16-----------------14-18-14-----------------12-16-12------------------|
G|------------16----15-16-17-----------15----13-14-15-----------13----11-13-14---|
D|---------------18-----------------------16-----------------------15------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gb7
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--15-14-15-16-18--18-17-18-19---|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Cb Abm6 Bbm7 Ebm7 Abm7 Db7 Fm7 Bb7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---16-19-16-----------------14-18-14-----------------12-16-12----------------------|
G|------------16----15-16-17-----------15----13-14-15-----------13----13--18-16-15---|
D|---------------18-----------------------16-----------------------15----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Main Riff]

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7-9-10h11-10-9-7-------------6h7p6p4\2-4-----------------|
G|----------------------4h5h6-8-----------------6h8p6---------|
D|--------------------8-------------------------------8p6-8---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-9-10h11-10-9-7-------------6h7p6p4\2-4-----------------|
G|-----8--------------------4h5h6-8-----------------6h8p6---------|
D|---8--------------------8-------------------------------8p6-8---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Solo] (Same Chords as Main Riff)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------16-----------------------------11---|
G|---13b15--------------10-11-----15-13-11-13----11-----10-11------|
D|---------13-11-----13-----------------------13-----13------------|
A|---------------13------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------11---|
G|------11----10-13-----11----10--------------11----10-13-----11----10------|
D|---13----13--------13----13----11--------13----13--------13----13---------|
A|----------------------------------13-11-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------14-11----------------------------|
G|---12b13--11-10--------13--------11-----------10-------13---|
D|----------------13------------------13-----13----11-13------|
A|-------------------11-------------------13------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------11-------------------------|
B|-------------------------11-13----11-----11-13----11-13-14-16---|
G|------10-------10-11-13--------13--------------13---------------|
D|---13----11-13--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---16b18r16b18-14p11----------16-13-----14--------------------------11---------|
G|---------------------(13p11)--------13-----13p11p10-------10-11-13-----13-13---|
D|----------------------------------------------------11-13----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------13----11-10-----------13----10-11-----13----11-10-----------10---------------|
D|------------------13-11--------13-----------------------13-11--------11-13---------|
A|---11----11--------------11--------------11----11--------------11----------15-13---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Main Riff]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-9-10h11-10-9-7-------------6h7p6p4\2-4-----------------|
G|-----8--------------------4h5h6-8-----------------6h8p6---------|
D|---8--------------------8-------------------------------8p6-8---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-9-10h11-10-9-7-------------6h7p6p4\2-4-----------------|
G|-----8--------------------4h5h6-8-----------------6h8p6---------|
D|---8--------------------8-------------------------------8p6-8---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|


[Interlude]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---16-19-16-----------------14-18-14-----------------12-16-12------------------|
G|------------16----15-16-17-----------15----13-14-15-----------13----11-13-14---|
D|---------------18-----------------------16-----------------------15------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--15-14-15-16-18--18-17-18-19---|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---16-19-16-----------------14-18-14-----------------12-16-12----------------------|
G|------------16----15-16-17-----------15----13-14-15-----------13----13--18-16-15---|
D|---------------18-----------------------16-----------------------15----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Outro]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-9-10h11-10-9-7-------------6h7p6p4\2-4-----------------|
G|-----8--------------------4h5h6-8-----------------6h8p6---------|
D|---8--------------------8-------------------------------8p6-8---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-9-10h11-10-9-7---------------------------6h7p6p4\2-4---|
G|-----8--------------------4h5h6-8---6h8p6-----------------------|
D|---8--------------------8-----------------8p6-8-----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------6h7p6p4\2-4---|
G|---6h8p6----------6h8p6------------------------|
D|---------8p6-8----------8p6-8------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


Chords Used:


EADGBE

Ebm : x6887x
Bbm7: x1312x
B: x2444x
Abm6: 4x6464
Ebm7: x6867x
Abm7: 464474
Db7: x46464
Gb7: 242352
Fm7: 131141
Bb7: x1313x

************************************

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| \ Slide down

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This is Take 5 how I play it with my friend for 2 classic Guitars
this is just an arrangement and not my own work
thanks for all the guys tabbing this peace ;) you made good work
special thanks to bisette-n for melody .. sry I do not know who tabbed
the solo ... great job thank you...

For the original key tune down guitars one half step
(bE bA bD bg b be) (remember B=H bB=B, german notification)

5/4 Time

PART ONE

Rythm Guitar
e|--------------------|
h|---5-----5-------7--|
g|---4-----4-------7--|
D|---5-----5-------7--| etc. etc.
A|--------------------|
E|-0-----0-----7------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
E hm7 ||: repeat from here (4 times)
e|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
h|-----------------8-10-|-11-12-11-10-8-----------|---------7-8-7-------|
g|---------------9------|---------------------7---|-9-------------9-7---|
D|-------------9--------|-----------------9-------|---------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|
4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 4 + 5 +
4nd End
e|---------------------|------------------|----|
h|---------------------|-------------8-10-|----|
g|---------7-9-7-------|-----------9------|----|
D|-9-------------9-7---|-9-------9--------|-9--|
A|---------------------|------------------|----|
E|---------------------|------------------|----|
1 4 + 5 + 1 4 + 5 +

PART 2

Rythm Guitar
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
h|---5-----5-------5---|---7-----7-------8---|---5-----5-------7---|
g|---4-----4-------5---|---7-----7-------7---|---5-----5-------6---|
D|---5-----5-------5---|---7-----7-------9---|---5-----5-------7---|
A|-3-----3-------------|-------------7-------|-------------5-------|
E|-------------5-------|-7-----7-------------|-5-----5-------------|
C7+ Am7 Hm7 Em7 Am7 D7+
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
h|-5-8---5-------------|---7-----------------|---------------------|
g|---------5-----4-5-6-|-7-----7-------------|---9---9-------------|
D|-------------7-------|---------9-----7-8-9-|10-------7-------7-8-|
A|---------------------|-------------10------|-------------9-10----|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|


e|----------------------|
h|---3------3-------3---|
g|---4------4-------4---|
D|---3------3-------3---|
A|----------------------|
E|-3-----3------3-------|
G7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|----------------------|
h|----------------------|
g|----------7---7-6-7-8-|
D|-9-8-9-10-------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Rythm Guitar
e|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
h|---5-----5-------5---|---7-----7-------8---|---5-----5-------7----|
g|---4-----4-------5---|---7-----7-------7---|---5-----5-------6----|
D|---5-----5-------5---|---7-----7-------9---|---5-----5-------7----|
A|-3-----3-------------|-------------7-------|-------------5--------|
E|-------------5-------|-7-----7-------------|-5-----5--------------|
C7+ Am7 Hm7 Em7 Am7 D7+
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
h|-5-8---5-------------|---7-----------------|----------------------|
g|---------5-----4-5-6-|-7-----7-------------|---9---9---------7----|
D|-------------7-------|---------9-----7-8-9-|10-------7-----7---10-|
A|---------------------|-------------10------|-------------9--------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------|

first End
e|----------------------|
h|---3-----3-------3----|
g|---4-----4-------4----|
D|---3-----3-------3----|
A|----------------------|
E|-3-----3-----3--------|
G7
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|----------------------|
h|-----------------8-10-|
g|---------------9------|
D|-9-----------9--------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|


Solo (Rythm from Part 1 (E, Hm7)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|---------------------|---------------------|12-------------------|
h|12-----------0-------|-------7-8-----------|--12-10--10----------|
g|---------------------|-9-------------------|-------12--9-----12--|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
h|-------------12------|-------8-----7---10--|-------8-----7-------|
g|-9----11h12----------|-9---------9---------|-9---------9---7-----|
D|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------9-7-|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|---------------------|---------------7-----|---------------------|
h|-------8-----7---10--|-------8-----7-------|---10----------------|
g|-9---------9---------|-9---------9---------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|---------------------|--------------10-7---|---------------------|
h|---8---7-------------|---10--------------8-|---------------------|
g|---------9-----------|---------------------|-9-------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|---------------------|---------------------|-7-----9-----7---12--|
h|-------7-------------|-------7-------7-8-10|-----------10--------|
g|-9---------7-9---10--|-9---------7-9-------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|-7-----9-----7-9-10-12-|-14----------2-------|-12----9-------------|
h|-----------10----------|---------------------|---------10----------|
g|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 +
e|-10-----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
h|--------10h8h7-----7-8-10-|12-------------------|------10-----8-7-----|
g|---------------7-9--------|--9-----9------------|-----------------9-7-|
D|--------------------------|---------------------|-7-------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----|
h|-------10------7-8---|------10-----8-7-----|-------7-------------|----|
g|-------------9-------|-----------------9-7-|-----------7-9---7-6-|----|
D|-7-------------------|-7-------------------|-7-------------------|-9--|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----|


ok this is it, easiest way to play it, also good for beginners
if you have comments or wishes please e-mail me at
knopf-im-ohr@web.de
Song info
Take Five
Dave Brubeck
2001
  • Jazz
  • Cool Jazz
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