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Bossa Nova Playing

Instructor: Nick Granville
Style: Latin
Level: Beginner
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  • Instructor: Nick Granville Level: Beginner Topic: Recording Style: Latin

    Excerpt: In this video, I demonstrate how to play the jazz standard Blue Bossa. The lead sheet for this tune is readily available on the internet, and the voicings I am using are standard. If anyone is stuck on the voicings, maybe these voicings could be a topic for a future lesson? Let me know!

    Media Length: 1:03

  • Instructor: Nick Granville Level: Beginner Topic: Chords Style: Latin

    Excerpt: In this lesson, I teach you how to play a bossa nova comping style that was taught to me by a Brazilian musician named Weber Lopez. This style seems simple but it is much harder than it appears. Practice slowly.

    Media Length: 2:36