Bossa Nova · Eb Minor · 135 BPM
4-bar Imaj7–ii7–V7–Imaj7 form, at 135 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Eb minor (also written D# Minor).
Open in the app · Eb · 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 Eb 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 Eb minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on Eb on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 10 | fret 11 | fret 12 | fret 13 | fret 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | Eb | F | Gb | ||
| B | Bb | C | Db | ||
| G | F | Gb | Ab | ||
| D | C | Db | Eb | ||
| A | Ab | Bb | |||
| E | Eb | F | Gb |
| String | fret 10 | fret 11 | fret 12 | fret 13 | fret 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | Eb | F | Gb | ||
| B | Bb | Cb | Db | ||
| G | F | Gb | Ab | ||
| D | Db | Eb | |||
| A | Ab | Bb | Cb | ||
| E | Eb | F | Gb |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Eb (bar 1, Ebm7), F (bar 2, Fm7b5), Bb (bar 3, Bb7), Eb (bar 4, Ebm7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Eb.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Gb over Ebm7, Ab over Fm7b5, D over Bb7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play Eb Dorian (Eb F Gb Ab Bb C Db) up and down in frets 10–14, one note per beat at 135 BPM. Start and finish on Eb: 6th string fret 11, or 5th string fret 6 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebm7 | Eb | Gb | Db (b7) |
| Fm7b5 | F | Ab | Eb (b7) |
| Bb7 | Bb | D | Ab (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys bossa nova is most often played in.
Open the app with Bossa Nova, Eb, 135 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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