Introduction: Jazz
The origins of jazz music lie in swing - groovy, danceable music that was also influenced by the guitar. Learn more about it!
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Introduction: Latin
The term Latin music stands for all styles of music of Latin American or Afro-Cuban origin. This includes such different…
Bossa Nova Song: Besame Mucho
Besame Mucho is a popular song by Mexican composer Consuelo Velazquez. Learn simple bossa nova style guitar chords.
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Introduction: Bossa Nova
A brief introduction to the bossa nova style and recommendations for first exercises and songs on the guitar.
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Introduction: Bossa Nova Rhythm
Joao Gilberto is the father of bossa nova guitar and plays a basic backing pattern on many of his recordings. Learn the basic rhythm.
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Introduction: Bossa Nova Chords
The well-known chords for song accompaniment on the guitar form an excellent basis for learning the typical Bossa Nova chords.
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Easy Classical Guitar
The classical guitar repertoire is an excellent introduction to the world of solo guitar playing on the nylon string guitar.…
Bossa Nova Chords #3
In this series I will introduce various Bossa Nova chord progressions. Some are taken directly from famous recordings, others are…
The Pentatonic Scale
The pentatonic scale is one of the oldest scales in the world and exists in many cultures. At the same…
Só Danço Samba
Só Danço Samba is a Bossa Nova song by Tom Jobim . The simple chords make it an excellent song…
Bossa Nova Chords #2
In this series I will introduce various Bossa Nova chord progressions. Some are taken directly from famous recordings, others are…
Berimbau
Berimbau is a song by Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell . Its simple structure and basic seventh chords make it a…
Chord Progression #1
Various Bossa Nova chord progressions for all difficulty levels. Improve your guitar playing with these fun exercises!
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TOP10 Bossa Nova Pop Music
After the album “Jazz Samba” by Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd spent an incredible 70 weeks at number 1 on the…
Samba da Bênção
Vinicius de Moraes is known as the “Poet” of Bossa Nova but he has also composed the music to a…
Top10 Latin Jazz Standards
Bossa Nova founder Tom Jobim often used the chord progressions of American jazz standards in his compositions. After the wave…