Bossa in A minor

Note after Note · Level 4 (Intermediate) · study · Guitar, sheet music and tablature

Brazilian-style bossa nova comping: the thumb plays root and fifth while the fingers pluck syncopated chords over a ii-V-I progression.

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How to practise it

• Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
• Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
• Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
• The thumb stays perfectly steady like a metronome; the chords fall between the beats. Play softly, without a pick.

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