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Take Five (Play Along)

by Dave Brubeck Quartet · posted by Billy_Idle

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How to read this tab — notation key
+
Blow note
−
Draw note
b or '
Half-step bend
bb or ''
Two half-step bend
bbb or '''
Three half-step bend
(###)
Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *
Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab
Take Five (Key of Eb) / Dave Brubeck Quartet (Paul Desmond)

Tabbed for C Chromatic (Key of Eb) so you can ...

Play Along With The Record!

* Tabs for the Key of C also included (See below)



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Take Five (Key of Eb)

To play along with Paul Desmond's sweet alto sax, you'll need to
play the song in Eb and here's how to do it with a C Chromatic


-3* -5* -6* 7* -7 -7* -7  7* -6*   -3* 4* -5*

-6* 6* -5* 5* -5*   -5* 5* -3* 3* -3*

-3* -5* -6* 7* -7 -7* -7  7* -6*   -3* 4* -5*

-5* 5* -3* 3* -3*   -6* 6* -5* 5* -5*


-5* -6* -5* -4   3* -3* -4 -4*   5* 6* 5* -3*  -2* 3* -3 -3*

-4 -5* -4 3*   2* -2* 3* -3   -3* -3 -3* -4 4*   5* 5 5* -5

-5* -6* -5* -4   3* -3* -4 -4*   5* 6* 5* -3*  -2* 3* -3 -3*

-4 -5* -4 3*   2* 3* 4* -4 -3*

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Key of C


 3  4 -5* -6 -6* 7 -6*  -6 -5*   3 -3* 4

-5* -5 4 -3* 4   4 -3* 3 -2 3

 3  4 -5* -6 -6* 7 -6*  -6 -5*   3 -3* 4

 4 -3* 3 -2 3   -5* -5 4 -3* 4


 4 -5* 4 3*   -2 3 3* -3   -3* -5 -3* 3  -1* -2 -2* 3

 3* 4 3* -2   -1 -1* -2 -2*   3 -2* 3 3* -3*   -3* -3 -3* -4

 4 -5* 4 3*   -2 3 3* -3   -3* -5 -3* 3  -1* -2 -2* 3

 3* 4 3* -2   -1 -2 -3* 3* 3


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