Take Five

Music: Paul Desmond

Words: Dave & Iola Brubeck

Per the name of this song, the meter is 5/4. I've found several interesting fantabs out there and have posted 'em below. It's instructive to see the difference between them all and learn the subtleties of each. Get ready to improve your chops.

Gm7 Dm7 [vamp 'til ready]

Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7

Won't you stop and take a little time out with me?

Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7

Just take five; just take five.

Stop your busy day and take the time out to see

I'm alive, I'm alive.

CHORUS:

Eb Cm6

Though I'm going out of my way,

Dm Gm7

Just so I can pass by each day,

Cm7 F7

Not a single word do we say,

BbM7 Bb

It's a pantomime and not a play

Eb Cm6

Still I know our eyes often meet,

Dm Gm7

I feel tingles down to my feet,

Cm7 F7

When you smile that's much too discreet,

It sends me on my way.

Wouldn't it be better not to be so polite?

You could offer a light.

Start a little conversation now, it's alright.

Just take five, just take five.

INSTRUMENTAL OVER VERSE & CHORUS:

CHORUS:

Wouldn't it be better not to be so polite?

You could offer a light.

Start a little conversation now, it's alright.

Just take five, just take five

"Take Five" Tab 1 - tabber unknown

Take Five - Dave Brubeck

(In memory of Abe)

Part [A]

Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7

5/4 , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|-----------------------||----------------------|--------------------------|

|---------------------1-||--2-3-2-1-------------|--------------------------|

|-----------------0-3---||*---------3-----------|-0-----------2h3p2p0------|

|---------------0-------||*-------------0---3---|---------------------3----|

|-----------------------||----------------------|--------------------------|

Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 ---------1st time only

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|--------------------------|----------------------||

|--------------------------|-------------------1--||

|--0-----------------------|---------------0-3---*||

|--------------3h5p3p0-----|-0-----------0-------*||

|----------------------3---|----------------------||

|--------------------------|----------------------||

Part [B]

Eb Cm6 Dm Gm7 Cm7 F7

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

||--0-3---0-------------|---2-----------------|---0-----------------|

||----------1-----0-1-2-|-3-----3-0---------0-|-1-----1-------------|

||--------------3-------|-------------1-3-4---|---------3---0-1-3-4-|

||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Bbmaj7 Bb Eb Cm6 Dm Gm7

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

|----------------------|-0-3---0-------------|---2-----------------|

|--0---0-1-3---3-2-3-4-|---------1-----0-1-2-|-3-----3-0---------0-|

|----4-----------------|-------------3-------|-------------1-3-4---|

|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Cm7 F7 D7 to [A]

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|----------------------|---------------------||

|----------------------|-------------------1-||

|----0-----------------|---------------0-3---||

|--1-----1---------3-1-|-0-----------0-------||

|----------3---0-3-----|---------------------||

|----------------------|---------------------||

Part [C] one octave higher than [A]

Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 Dm7

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|------------------6-8-||--9-109-8-6-----------|-------------------------|

|----------------8-----||------------------6---|-8-----------10h11p10----|

|--------------7-------||*-------------7-------|---------------------10--|

|----------------------||*---------------------|-------------------------|

|----------------------||----------------------|-------------------------|

Gm7 Dm7 Gm7 ---------1st time only

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|--------------------------|-----------------6-8--||

|--------------------------|---------------8------||

|--12----------10h12p10----|-------------7-------*||

|----------------------10--|-12------------------*||

|--------------------------|----------------------||

Part [D] one octave higher than [B]

Eb Cm6 Dm Gm7 Cm7 F7

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

||----6-----------------|---5-----------------|---3-----------------|

||--8-----8---------4-5-|-6-----6---------2-3-|-4-----4-----------2-|

||----------8---5-7-----|---------7---3-5-----|---------5---2-3-5---|

||----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Bbmaj7 Bb Eb Cm6 Dm Gm7

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|----------------------|---6-----------------|---5-----------------|

|--3-2-3-4-6---6-5-6-7-|-8-----8---------4-5-|-6-----6---------2-3-|

|----------------------|---------8---5-7-----|---------7---3-5-----|

|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Cm7 F7 D7 to [C]

, . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , . , .

|----3-------------1---|-----------------6-8-||

|--4-----4-------1---4-|-3-------------8-----||

|----------5---2-------|-------------7-------||

|----------------------|---------------------||

"Take Five" Tab 2 - by Risto

Posted by: Risto Virtanen ()

Somebody asked for this a while ago, so here's my version.

This includes tabs for melody, accompaniment and bass + chords.

Key is not original:-( Comments welcome...

Take Five by Dave Brubeck (TAB © by Roisto)

Time: 5/4 Key: Em

Notation:

|: :| repeat

/1. first time

/2. second time

-3- triplet

Melody:

Em Bm7 / Em Bm7 Em -3-

e |----------------------|:---------------------|------------------------|

B |----------------------|:---------------------|------------------------|

G |--------------------2-|:-3-4-3-2-------------|------------------------|

D |----------------2-5---|:---------5-----------|--2----------454-2--0---|

A |--------------2-------|:-------------2---5---|------------------------|

E |----------------------|:---------------------|------------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . \ 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

Em -3- /1. Em Bm7 \2.Em Bm7

e |----------------------|-----------------------:|----------------------|

B |----------------------|-----------------------:|--------------3-2-3-4-|

G |----------------------|--------------------2--:|----------------------|

D |--2---------020-------|----------------2-5----:|----------------------|

A |----------------2-0---|--2-----------2--------:|--2-------------------|

E |----------------------|-----------------------:|----------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . / 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

Bridge

C F#m7-5 Bm Em7 Am D7

e |----3-----------------|----2------------------|----------------------|

B |--5-----5-----------2-|--3-----3--------------|----5-----------------|

G |----------5---2-4-5---|----------4-----2-3-4--|--5-----5-2-------2-3-|

D |----------------------|--------------5--------|--------------4-5-----|

A |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

E |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

e |----------------------|

B |----------3---3-2-3-4-|

G |--4-3-4-5-------------|

D |----------------------|

A |----------------------|

E |----------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

C F#m7-5 Bm Em7 Am D7

e |----3-----------------|----2------------------|----------------------|

B |--5-----5-----------2-|--3-----3--------------|----5-------------3---|

G |----------5---2-4-5---|----------4-----2-3-4--|--5-----5-2-----2---5-|

D |----------------------|--------------5--------|--------------4-------|

A |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

E |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

Verse

F#m7 B7 / Em Bm7 Em -3-

e |----------------------|:---------------------|------------------------|

B |----------------------|:---------------------|------------------------|

G |-4------------------2-|:-3-4-3-2-------------|------------------------|

D |----------------2-5---|:---------5-----------|--2----------454-2--0---|

A |--------------2-------|:-------------2---5---|------------------------|

E |----------------------|:---------------------|------------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . \ 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

-3- /1. /2.

e |----------------------|-----------------------:|----------------------|

B |----------------------|-----------------------:|----------------------|

G |----------------------|--------------------2--:|----------------------|

D |--2---------020-------|----------------2-5----:|----------------------|

A |----------------2-0---|--2-----------2--------:|--2-------------------|

E |----------------------|-----------------------:|----------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

Accompaniment riff:

Em Bm7 Em Bm7

e |---------------------| |----------------------|

B |----5-----5-------3--| |----8-----8--------7--|

G |----4-----4-------2--| or |----9-----9--------7--|

D |----5-----5-------4--| |----9-----9--------7--|

A |--------------2------| |--7-----7-------------|

E |--0-----0------------| |--------------7----10-|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5

Bridge:

C F#m7-5 Bm Em7 Am D7

e |----0-----0-------5---|----2-----2-------3----|----0-----0-------2---|

B |----1-----1-------5---|----3-----3-------3----|----1-----1-------1---|

G |----0-----0-------5---|----4-----4-------4----|----2-----2-------2---|

D |--------2-----4-------|----4---------2--------|----2-----2---0-------|

A |--3-------------------|--2-----5--------------|--0-----3-------------|

E |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

/1. G /2. F#m7 B7

e |----------------------|-----------------------|

B |----0-----0-----------|----2-----2---4--------|

G |----0-----0-----------|----2-----2---2--------|

D |----0-----0---5---4---|----2-----2---4--------|

A |--------2-------------|------------------2----|

E |--3-------------------|--2-----2--------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

Bass riff:

Em Bm7 or Em Bm7 or Em Bm7

G |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

D |--2---------------0---|--2--------------------|----------------------|

A |--------------2-------|--------------2---5----|--7---------------5---|

E |----------------------|-----------------------|--------------7-------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

Bridge:

C F#m7-5 Bm Em7 Am D7

G |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

D |----------2---4-------|----------0---2--------|--------------0-------|

A |--3---------------0---|--2--------------------|--0-------3-----------|

E |----------------------|------------------3----|------------------2---|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

G C F#m7-5 Bm Em7

G |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

D |----------------------|----------2---4--------|----------0---2-------|

A |----------2---5---2---|--3--------------------|--2-------------------|

E |--3-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

Am D7 F#m7 B7 | Em Bm7

G |----------------------|----------2---4--------|----------------------|

D |--------------0---2---|--4--------------------|--2-------------------|

A |--0-------3-----------|------------------2----|----------------------|

E |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . | 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 .

Keep on plucking;-)

"Take Five" Tab 3 - by Thomas Gannon

TAKE FIVE (Dave Brubeck Quartet)

=========

-- comp. Paul Desmond, 1960 [Dave's alto saxophonist]

-- fingerstyle rhythm guitar "arrangement": tcg

-- 5/4 [think 1, 2, 3, 1, 2] // Key of Am (CM) // Allegro

INTRO:[play 'til sax player finishes his/her beer, feels like playin' "head"]

-----

Am7 Em9 Em9

||---------.----------.------2=====2------|| [3 different voicing-

||---------5----------5------3=====3------|| versions of Am7-Em9 will

||o--------5----------5------4=====4-----o|| be given eventually; feel

||o--------5----------5------------------o|| free to interchange these

||----------------------------------------|| at will. . . .]

||----5----------5-----------0-----3------||

duh DAH duh DAH DAH DAH [rhythmic motif sim thruout-->]

1 & (2) & 3 1 2 [--.-- = staccato]

A PART:

------- [<--repeat]

Am7 Em9 Am7 Em9 Am7 Em9 Am7 Em9

||---.---.---------|----.---.---------|----.---.---------|----.---.--------||

||---5---5--3==3---|----5---5--3==3---|----5---5--7==7---|----5---5--3==3--||

||o--5---5--4==4---|----5---5--4==4---|----5---5--7==7---|----5---5--4==4-o||

||o--5---5--4==4---|----5---5--4==4---|----5---5--5==5---|----5---5--4==4-o||

||-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------||

||-5---5----0--3---|--5---5----0--3---|--5---5----7--0---|--5---5----0--3--||

B PART:

--------

FM7 Dm6 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 CM7 Dm7 Em7

||----.----.-------|----.---.---------|----.---.---------|----.---.--.--.---|

||---10---10----10-|----8---8-----5---|----6---6-----3---|----5---5--6--8---|

||----9----9----10-|----7---7-----5---|----5---5-----4---|----4---4--5--7---|

||---10---10-----9-|----9---9-----5---|----7---7-----3---|----5---5--7--9---|

||-8----8----------|--7---7-----------|--5---5-----------|--3---3-----------|

||----------10==10-|-----------5==5---|-----------3==3---|-----------5--7---|

D.C.[->A part]

FM7 Dm6 Em7 Am7 Dm7 G7 Bm7b5 E7

|----.----.--------|----.---.---------|----.---.---------|----.---.--.--.--||

|---10---10----10--|----8---8-----5---|----6---6-----3---|----6---6--5--5--||

|----9----9----10--|----7---7-----5---|----5---5-----4---|----7---7--7--7--||

|---10---10-----9--|----9---9-----5---|----7---7-----3---|----7---7--6--6--||

|-8----8-----------|--7---7-----------|--5---5-----------|-----------7--7--||

|----------10==10--|-----------5==5---|-----------3==3---|--7---7----------||

Possible SEQUENCE:

I-A*-B*-(A-B-)-"A"[extended/long improv]-A*-B*-I(fade out)...

*=play "head" melody

"Take Five" Tab 4 - by InductedBeef

Take 5-The Dave Brubeck Quartet - The Real Way to play Take 5

Because I'm tired of everyone else doing it wrong

5/4 timing - most of the notes are eighth notes - Listen to the song to get the timing right

h=hammer

p=pull

/=slide

Chords for melody A

Ebm7 Ebm7 Bbm7

e----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-----7----7---6-------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-----6----6---6------bar your index finger across the 6th fret in each chord------------

D-----8----8---6-------------------------------------------------------------------------

A---6----6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-------------6--------------------------------------------------------------------------

melody A

e-----------6----------------------------------------------------------------------------

B-----7-9-10-10---------------------------6h7p6------------------------------------------

G----8---------------6--8-hold 3 beats-----------6--8hold 3 beats---6h8p6----------------

D---8-------------8--------------------------------------------------------6--8hold 3beat

A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

repeat melody A

next, melody B, the chords change

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B----7--------------6--------------4----------------------------------------------------

G---8---8--------5/6---6--------3/4---4-------------------------------------------------

D--------9--6-8-9-------8--4-6-7-------6------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ending 1st time for melody B

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B------------------------------------slide right back into beginning of melody B--------

G--------2-3-2-3-4/6hold----6-5-6-7/(8)-------------------------------------------------

D---3-4-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ending 2nd time for melody B

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

G-------6-4-3-------return to melody A--------------------------------------------------

D---3-6---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For the timing, just listen to the song to feel how it goes. Just a side note, if you notice, each little pattern in melody B outlines a chord, that's all the guys doin'.

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