The Bossa Nova rhythm sways left and right rather than swings forward and back, providing a super relaxed, laid-back feel…
Major 2-5-1 Chord Progression: Bossa Nova
Homework
Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure, “transpose” this rhythm and voicing pattern to all the keys you want to play in (Suggested keys: F, Bb, Eb)
Doing so will develop an enormous jazz vocabulary that you will know by ear, intellect, eye, and muscle… laying a rock solid foundation for fluent improvisation.
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