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: https://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.
