Bossa Nova Piano Lesson For Beginners

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In this lesson we create a simple Bossa Nova or Samba groove over the major 251 and 2516 progressions in the key of G.

Start With Simple Voicings
We start with a simple vamp using 3-note voicings for the major 251 progressions. We experiment with chord inversions and play the voicings in the different registers of the piano.

Altering the V7 Chord
We can add alterations to the V7 chord to achieve different chord colors and textures. Check out the course on Altered Harmony and USTs for more information on the tensions we can play over dominant chords.

Adding the VI7 Chord
We can extend the progression to include the VI7 chord of the key. In the key of G Major, we can add an E7 chord which creates a circular progression back to the ii-7 chord. We now have the progression A-7, D7b9, G7, E7alt.

The VI7 chord in a 2516 progression is often played as an altered dominant chord. Jovino demonstrates the different chord colors and tensions that can be played over the E7 in a 2516 in G Major.

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[michaellazarus]

Jovinho! Man... I'm a beginner and wanted to add a bossa groove to the tunes I'm learning and went to YouTube and was delightfully surprised to hear your voice. I'm a big fan and have seen you a half dozen times here in Seattle. Little did I know I could follow your YouTube channel and learn from the great. Just made my day.

[PJ-nhdc]

Just discovered this style of music and it really got my brain turning. Can’t wait til I get it down :)

[mrzen-qw]

Hello sir. I bow to you and take off my hat. Thank you. I have been playing piano, since I was 8 years old. I already knew many scales, especially the classical ones. You, dear Sir, have learned so much from this video that I haven't learned in 2 years (or only subconsciously). Suddenly a lot of things seem logical to me now. Within 24 hours I could play your song, tomorrow I'll learn all the chords, when my new piano (fullweight) arrives :) I'm looking forward, and i will enjoy it, to have more "aha effects" from your videos. 2 years ago I already saw your video and thought "Oh no, I can never do that", but yes, what can I say, it works very well. Even my old songs sounds much better now, beceause of your technique. Thanks master 🍀

[George-jomi]

Wish I had seen this channel and your contributions earlier. Love your method. Viva Brasil!!!!

[joeysung]

This is amazing! I've just recently become comfortable with basic 251 voicings, and all I had to do was put a bossa nova groove on it for it to become music that fills me with joy. I'm going to be spending a lot of time playing with this!

[oliviaedralin]

Oh my gosh. I learned high speed in less than 15 min. !!! You compacted all this in 1 lesson. Now I’m inspired to tackle these regular chords and make a Bossa nova sound from it!!!! Thank you so much!!!

[eraserhead]

HOW ARE YOU SO TALENTED 😭 THIS SOUNDS INCREDIBLE

[Subparanon]

My intuition is never to have 2 notes in a chord a semi tone apart, when you played that F# next to the G that's something I would instinctively avoid, and yet when you put that G an octave lower than the F# it sound great.

[ryanmonroe]

Bossa might be the best style of jazz.

[Aphrodite]

Beautiful! Thank you for this enchanting little intro into Bossa.

[jakeberg]

Love this style, thank you so much for the insightful video!!! I rarely comment, but I felt like I( should because you made Bossa Nova easy to understand while simultaneously giving us a TON of depth into different variations and inversions that we can toss into the improv to mix it up :) you're the best

[AnotherAnonymousMan]

5:20 sounded SO good! I'm only a year into my plying to this is way above my comprehension but it's still really inspiring to watch! Thanks for the great video!

[yancikwei]

I'm very like your teach. Thank you so much from china~!

[dimroskilde]

Thank U. A really nice and comforting tutorial for a nice and comforting piano style. Thank U so much!

[superluigio]

I just finished notating this entire video. These techniques are spot on.

[mlggodzilla]

Just what i needed, i love bossa nova groove even though it's really hard to play it, i guess that my technique it's not that good but I'll continue practicing

[alaincohen]

Thanks a lot, i feel like a great pianist. Even if it's a

[carlotapuig]

Wow, easy to play and a lot of fun! Thank you very much for this tutorial.

[saymyname]

I think of the right hand recreating the rhythm of the _clave_ . (3 then 2) or sometimes like a _caixa_ (snare drum)
The left hand recreating a bass drum rhythm (like a heart beating) or _surdo_ . I listened to explanations on drumming and try to feel that bossa nova groove on piano.

[lunarwisdom]

Thank you! This is exactly the groove and melody I was looking for!