Bossa Nova · B Minor · 135 BPM
4-bar Imaj7–ii7–V7–Imaj7 form, at 135 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for B minor.
Open in the app · B · 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 B 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 B minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on B on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 | fret 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | B | C# | D | ||
| B | F# | G# | A | ||
| G | C# | D | E | ||
| D | G# | A | B | ||
| A | E | F# | |||
| E | B | C# | D |
| String | fret 6 | fret 7 | fret 8 | fret 9 | fret 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | B | C# | D | ||
| B | F# | G | A | ||
| G | C# | D | E | ||
| D | A | B | |||
| A | E | F# | G | ||
| E | B | C# | D |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: B (bar 1, Bm7), C# (bar 2, C#m7b5), F# (bar 3, F#7), B (bar 4, Bm7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to B.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: D over Bm7, E over C#m7b5, A# over F#7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play B Dorian (B C# D E F# G# A) up and down in frets 6–10, one note per beat at 135 BPM. Start and finish on B: 6th string fret 7, or 5th string fret 2 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bm7 | B | D | A (b7) |
| C#m7b5 | C# | E | B (b7) |
| F#7 | F# | A# | E (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys bossa nova is most often played in.
Open the app with Bossa Nova, B, 135 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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