How to Play Bossa Nova Guitar - Jobim Style

In this episode I will show any level guitarist how to play traditional Bossa Nova Guitar Style with the exact chords from The Girl From Ipanema. I will also demonstrate and teach the correct way to play the right hand accompaniment pattern and its variations. This video can be used by beginners and professionals.

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[marciocoelho]

I'm a 51 yo Brazilian and grew up with hard rock, metal and punk. It wasn't until I moved abroad that I started appreciating the genius of bossa nova music, and could correct a mistake in my musical education. Funny how sometimes you have to look at something from the outside to really understand it.

[keithwilkinson]

A friend asked me to teach her son bossa nova guitar and this came up in my search. That was about 7 years ago .I think I subscribed around the half million mark and since then have watched so many interesting videos from you Rick. Thank you from a 73 year old living in New Zealand.

[oldgreentop]

Spectacular editing. Time well spent. No empty chitchat. Thank you Rick.

[umcafelaemcasa]

Just adding some info, people that I have received at "Um café lá em casa" are, among others, Romero Lubambo, joão Bosco, Marcos Valle, Lula Galvao, Leila Pinheiro, Ivan Lins, João Donato, Roberto Menescal, Carlos Lyra, etc... I hope you can consider my invitation.

[rods]

I am a Brazilian learning to play Bossa with Rick Beato!!!!

[luckerowl]

I'm a beginner guitarist and never has this instrument felt more fun and engaging to learn than with this chord progression and pattern. Thank you for reigniting the passion that made me start learning

[vecernicek]

For everybody interested in Brazilian guitar, Nelson Faria's book (Brazilian guitar book) is a must study. There's no better material.

[maurawl]

Jobim, João Gilberto, Astrud, Vinícius: gênios.
E fiquei muito feliz de ver o incrível Nelson Faria aqui nos comentários. Espero que eles tenham trocado uma ideia.

[zachary]

“All you need is 7 chords”
Me, playing New Wave and Post-Punk: wait... more than 4????

[hootinouts]

Nice job Rick. You are so well rounded as a guitarist. Back in the late 1970's a coworker who was a guitarist born in Columbia convinced me to learn to play classical style with my fingers. Growing up in the 60's I was exposed to Bossa Nova music so I soon was finger picking what I heard on the radio. I never grow tired of this awesome genre of music.

[timothyong]

Timestamps

A section
First chord shape Ab6/9 0:44
Second chord shape Bbm6 1:14
Third chord shape Ebm9/Bb 1:40

B section
Fourth chord shape A6 2:02
Fifth chord shape G7 2:26
Sixth chord shape Dm7 2:48
Seventh chord shape Bb7(b5) 3:04

Bossa nova strumming pattern 3:54

[BrunoPereira-cbgg]

Hi Rick!!! I'm a bassplayer from Rio de Janeiro and I loved your vídeo! The hardest part of playing Bossa Nova is the right hand patterns. Here in Brazil we play these patterns as a "Slow Samba".

[Taos]

These are beautiful chords and I appreciate the Bossa Nova right hand pattern. I thought this lesson consisted of 7 chords only to see there were actually 13 different chords, so that was a disappointment. I did see that you clarified that at the end that there were 7 "chord patterns". Over all well done. Thank you.

[davidpicard]

I was learning this music by ear in my early teens stopping and starting my father's Lp Quiet nights and Brazilian Guitars ...guitars unlimited with greats like Laurindo Almeida, Tommy Tedesco, Jack Marshall and so on. Painfully rinse and repeat way to learn but now those songs are etched in my mind to eternity. Wish I had a tutorial like you in this platform back in the seventies!!

[gedofgont]

(According to subtitles) - "Hi everyone, I'm Rigby Otto".🤣🤣
Love your content Rick. I swear you're getting better and better as a teacher and you're a fine musician to boot.
Much love and respect from here in the UK. ♥️🙏♥️

[davidg]

Stan Getz was the man! I used to walk home from school at lunch to listen to this record on our console stereo. 'Cat's Eye' (for FM) the whole bit. My mother took me down to the Golden Bear in our 56 Crown Vic to see Stan, Gary Burton, etc...driving down Coast Hwy past the giant grasshoppers pumping oil, and playing the AM radio....60s forever!

[TagusMan]

Hats off for pronouncing João Gilberto Jobim correctly! Super rare for an American on YouTube. Muito bom.

[tom]

Thank you Rick. 50 years of attempting to play and you make it much easier for me.

[canalmusicaefutebol]

One day, at dawn, afterwards a productive musician night (drinking and playing) Tom Jobim and his partner Vinicius de Moraes were seeing, by the windown, people working out on the beach, one look each other and promised they will never do that ahahah. Many say this is a true story. I am from Brazil and always watch your videos Rick thanks for them, also, for this teaching.

[Faygo]

Bossa Nova has always been such a calming style of music