Berimbau
Berimbau is a song by Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell . Its simple structure and basic seventh chords make it a good entry point into the world of Brazilian guitar music and bossa nova. The berimbau is a traditional Brazilian musical…
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Chord Progression #1
Various Bossa Nova chord progressions for all difficulty levels. Improve your guitar playing with these fun exercises!
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Samba da Bênção
Vinicius de Moraes is known as the “Poet” of Bossa Nova but he has also composed the music to a few pieces, mostly in collaboration with Tom Jobim or Baden Powell. Samba da Bênção has an ostinato melody that can…
Bossa Nova Chords | Level II
After the basic chord forms in the first position were covered in the introduction to the bossa nova chords, the following lesson is about learning the basic four-note chords across the entire fretboard. In addition to internalizing these chord forms,…
A Felicidade
Antonio Carlos Jobim is a legend of Latin American music and the author of numerous world-famous pieces: Desafinado, Corcovado and The Girl from Ipanema combine Brazilian samba rhythms with jazz harmonies and represent the new mix of these genres: Bossa…