Bossa Nova · A Minor · 135 BPM
4-bar Imaj7–ii7–V7–Imaj7 form, at 135 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for A minor.
Open in the app · A · 135 BPMHear the bossa nova feel: “Ipanema Style” · F major · 135 BPM
This recording is the original “Ipanema Style” demo in F major at 135 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the bossa nova feel. The app generates your track in A minor.
4-bar Imaj7–ii7–V7–Imaj7 form. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.
The app opens with the style, key, tempo and this chart filled in; press Generate to create your track (it counts toward your daily generations). The original demo opens the recorded arrangement without a generation.
Minor bossa with the half-diminished ii. Beautiful for ballads.
Three scales that sit well over bossa nova in A minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on A on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 4 | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | A | B | C | ||
| B | E | F# | G | ||
| G | B | C | D | ||
| D | F# | G | A | ||
| A | D | E | |||
| E | A | B | C |
| String | fret 4 | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | A | B | C | ||
| B | E | F | G | ||
| G | B | C | D | ||
| D | G | A | |||
| A | D | E | F | ||
| E | A | B | C |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: A (bar 1, Am7), B (bar 2, Bm7b5), E (bar 3, E7), A (bar 4, Am7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to A.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: C over Am7, D over Bm7b5, G# over E7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play A Dorian (A B C D E F# G) up and down in frets 4–8, one note per beat at 135 BPM. Start and finish on A: 6th string fret 5, or 5th string fret 0 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Am7 | A | C | G (b7) |
| Bm7b5 | B | D | A (b7) |
| E7 | E | G# | D (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys bossa nova is most often played in.
Open the app with Bossa Nova, A, 135 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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