Summary: Get tips on playing bossa nova music on guitar: learn how to play the 5th and 6th measures of a bossa nova guitar song in B major in this free jazz music video lesson.
Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all 12 keys. When applying his 12-key technique to understanding the logic behind...read more
"RYAN LARSON: So now, we're going to start moving a little quicker. We have our last two chords in the A section, and there should be a repeat sign here, so we play this section twice. And we have our 2, which is a minor chord, to our flat two, which is a seventh chord, which is the same here except instead of going 3 to flat 3, we're going 2 to flat 2. So we have 3, flat 3, 2, flat 2. So we're going to look at the fret board, so if we have 1, 2, 3, we've got 3 to flat 3, 2 to flat 2. So a nice chromatic line, it's called chromatic when you go down a half step every time. So we got minor 7th, minor 7th. So we can apply those chords, minor 7th, minor 7th. So those are our first four measures and we repeat it. So we have our first four measures down and we have the system pretty much under our fingers, and so we're ready to jump ahead and start taking on the rest of our tune in B major."
eHow Article: Measures 5 & 6 of a Bossa Nova Guitar Song in B Major