How to Play Bossa Nova Piano for Beginners (EASY!)

0:00 Introduction
0:35 Demonstration
0:56 Outline of Lesson
1:29 The Chords
4:35 The Rhythm
13:10 Variation 1
14:10 Variation 2

Here is a simple and easy lesson teaching how to play Bossa Nova on piano. This video is great for beginners and does not require any note reading or theory, and only very little technique. I will walk you through the chords, and, more importantly, the special Bossa Nova rhythm. The rhythmic pattern is quite tricky but I have a few tricks to show you to tackle it, by breaking it down to sub-patterns. Enjoy!

[lukasjuhrich]

Hey man, I would really have loved tutorials like this back when I was a kid and had proper classical piano lessons… I've never really learned how to improvise with chords that are a little more involved than triads or something with a seven thrown in, and I've always been jealous of people who did. I'm in my twenties now and want to get back into playing piano, and your channel really is a goldmine in that regard. Thank you so much!

[christellesaboukoulou-kifo]

Very useful tutorial! Thank you very much! The patterns schemes are verh clearing and helpful.

[bottlezone]

It’s been hard to find a good bossa nova tutorial on YouTube so I’m so glad you made one! If you do make another bossa nova video, could you please consider discussing how to integrate a melody with the rhythm and chords? Either way, great video as usual!

[lauraly]

THANK YOU! Among the many Bosa Nova tutorials out there, yours is " the best" in my view because you 1)actually incorporate the rhythm COUNTING 2) included visualization chart for the visual learner. That's what make your video stand out from the rest. I THANK YOU !!!!

[ArgoBeats]

Amazing explanation for the rhythm, truly effective, thank you!

[cesarleonardo]

Estimado profesor hace apenas unos meses que lo sigo y he aprendido más que en toda mi vida. Explicas de una manera clara y accesible. He visto que comenzaste a publicar videos hace más de 14 años !!! Tu filantropía musical es inmensa !! Gracias desde Uruguay. !!!

[paulinaantinir]

Debo admitir, de todos los tutoriales de música que he visto en YouTube, los suyos son los que más me han ayudado. Muchas gracias ☺️

[luanVCZ]

Amazing tutorial. I'll study it more deep. As a brazilian, I love this style!

[afihaileywibowo]

I'm planning to play Girl from Ipanema with this pattern! Thank you❤️🙏

[franclark]

Brilliant tutorial Please make some more like this for beginners to accompany themselves in a song!!

[Explore_with.Prem.]

Loved it sir the style now seems even more interesting

[JustAddAsh]

This is awesome. I love your videos, they've served me so well over the years!

[rojal]

I always love the way you use the chord voicings... ❤️❤️

[CJMONTEIRO]

Thank you so much!!
Your tutorials are easy and simple to understand
Im a beginner :)
Hopefully i can play well with your tutorials

[coloaten]

Your videos are always fantastic and this one is no exception. Thanks so much. Hope you and the cats are well :)

[musicalintentions]

I love the way you presented this - practical & fun!

[jesusherrera]

Mucho más simple que el montuno y tumbao. Much simpler than the montuno & tumbao you’ve already have shown us.

[henrycardia]

Need to know and explain how to form these chords

[andrewstrasser]

i really want to learn how the bossa nova vocal melodies are developed, or the types of scales and modes that form the logic of bossa nova melodies

[palominopalomino-kt]

CAN YOU upload a pdf score that would make it very easy to practice without having to rewind the video::