Bossa Nova · Bb Minor · 135 BPM
4-bar Imaj7–ii7–V7–Imaj7 form, at 135 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Bb minor (also written A# Minor).
Open in the app · Bb · 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 Bb 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 Bb minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on Bb on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | Bb | C | Db | ||
| B | F | G | Ab | ||
| G | C | Db | Eb | ||
| D | G | Ab | Bb | ||
| A | Eb | F | |||
| E | Bb | C | Db |
| String | fret 5 | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | Bb | C | Db | ||
| B | F | Gb | Ab | ||
| G | C | Db | Eb | ||
| D | Ab | Bb | |||
| A | Eb | F | Gb | ||
| E | Bb | C | Db |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Bb (bar 1, Bbm7), C (bar 2, Cm7b5), F (bar 3, F7), Bb (bar 4, Bbm7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Bb.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Db over Bbm7, Eb over Cm7b5, A over F7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play Bb Dorian (Bb C Db Eb F G Ab) up and down in frets 5–9, one note per beat at 135 BPM. Start and finish on Bb: 6th string fret 6, or 5th string fret 1 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | Bb | Db | Ab (b7) |
| Cm7b5 | C | Eb | Bb (b7) |
| F7 | F | A | Eb (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys bossa nova is most often played in.
Open the app with Bossa Nova, Bb, 135 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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