Bossa Nova

The Bossa Nova pattern is almost the same as the samba pattern played in a slow tempo.

First variation

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The most important element in brazilian music is the syncope. The syncopation is what makes the accompaniment sounds with swing.

Second variation

Syncopation

Normally in Brazilian Music we have the musical ideas divided in 2 bars. Now lets try to play the syncopation between the first and the second bar.

Third variation

Syncopation in 2 bars

We can also apply the Samba Bass in the Bossa Nova accompaniment. Lets check how it sounds:

Fourth variation

Samba Bass

In this last variation we will use all elements we learned (syncopations, syncopation between bars anf samba bass) with a new element: arpeggio.

Fifth variation

Arpeggio