Bossa Nova · D Minor · 135 BPM
4-bar Imaj7–ii7–V7–Imaj7 form, at 135 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for D minor.
Open in the app · D · 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 D 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 D minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on D on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 9 | fret 10 | fret 11 | fret 12 | fret 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | D | E | F | ||
| B | A | B | C | ||
| G | E | F | G | ||
| D | B | C | D | ||
| A | G | A | |||
| E | D | E | F |
| String | fret 9 | fret 10 | fret 11 | fret 12 | fret 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | D | E | F | ||
| B | A | Bb | C | ||
| G | E | F | G | ||
| D | C | D | |||
| A | G | A | Bb | ||
| E | D | E | F |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: D (bar 1, Dm7), E (bar 2, Em7b5), A (bar 3, A7), D (bar 4, Dm7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to D.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: F over Dm7, G over Em7b5, C# over A7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play D Dorian (D E F G A B C) up and down in frets 9–13, one note per beat at 135 BPM. Start and finish on D: 6th string fret 10, or 5th string fret 5 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | D | F | C (b7) |
| Em7b5 | E | G | D (b7) |
| A7 | A | C# | G (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys bossa nova is most often played in.
Open the app with Bossa Nova, D, 135 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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