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Bossa Nova Pattern

Bossa nova texture can be altered as you please. For diminished chords / chords with a b5, lower the fifth a half step.

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Bossa Nova Pattern

Bossa nova texture can be altered as you please. For diminished chords / chords with a b5, lower the fifth a half step.

Uploaded by

bslake
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© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
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Edited by Brendan Lake

Playing in the bossa nova style


This is just one version of a bossa nova texture that can (and should be) altered as you please.
On Amaj7


0 2 1

Bass: 1st scale degree On G7


0 2 1

0 2 1 0


0 2 1

0 2 1
0


0 2 1


0 2 1 0


0 2 1


1 0 0 3

5th scale degree (you can go up or down)


1 0 0


1 0 0


1 0 0


1 0 0


3 2 3


1 0 0


1 0 0 0


1 0 0

On Bm7b5 (also known as B half-diminished 7)


3 2 3 2


3 2 3


3 2 3


3 2 3


3 2 3


3 2 3 1


3 2 3

Basses for chords with a perfect fifth (including all major, minor, 7, maj7, and m7 chords): A = A, E Bb = Bb, F B = B, F# C = C, G C# = C#, G# D = D, A Eb = Eb, Bb E = E, B F = F, C F# = F#, C# G = G, D G# = G#, D#

For diminished chords/chords with a b5, lower the fifth a half-step. For augmented chords/chords with a #5, raise the fifth a half step

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