Play Take Five Today | Step by Step Jazz Piano Tutorial for Beginners

🎹 Want to make jazz chords second nature? Grab my free course here: 👉 https://jazzlaunchpad.com/chords?utm_... Paul Desmond's Take Five should not have been a hit. It’s an instrumental tune in 5/4 time, with no lyrics—and almost half the track is a drum solo. And yet, it became the first jazz single to sell over a million copies, and one of the most recognizable songs in jazz history. In this lesson, I’ll show you why Take Five just works, and how to play it step-by-step at the piano. 🚀 Ready to go deeper? Check out my full step-by-step course for learning jazz piano, The Jazz Piano Launchpad 👉 https://jazzlaunchpad.com 0:00 - Why Take 5 Should Not Have Been a Hit 1:00 - How to Make 5/4 Feel Good 5:38 - Why Take 5 Was Successful 8:48 - The Bridge of Take 5 11:25 - How to Play Take 5 Solo or in a Jazz Trio 15:31 - Take Your Comping to the Next Level