A little Bossa with a lot of diminished chord played three times using single line, octaves and chord melody. Suitable for beginners.

In this lesson we are going to take a look at some Bossa Nova rhythm patterns, from "basic" patterns to more syncopated ones.

I took one the themes from "Pachabel Canon", turned it to minor mode and made it a bossa, so here it is.

This Brazillian music is a fusion of cool jazz elements with various rhythms, particularly the samba. I'm using a lot of maj7 & 7 chords such as Gmaj7 Cmaj7 B7 D7, and also dim chords.

Bossa Nova tune in the style of Carlos Santana.

Patterns covering bossa-nova comping. Bass pattern root-fifth. All examples over typical harmony progression of the style.

Typical and short harmony progressions played with stylish patterns. Patterns usable for bossa and samba depending on the tempo you choose.

Brazilian kind of rhythm that is used in Bossa Nova and some styles from that country.

Let's look at the solo part of the bossa nova lesson. As you see, it's pretty slow, nevertheless it covers all parts of the harmony.