Bossa Nova · F Major · 135 BPM
10-bar arrangement from the “Ipanema Style” demo, at 135 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for F major.
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This is the recording of the arrangement charted above, in F major at 135 BPM.
10-bar arrangement from the “Ipanema Style” demo. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.
Chart of the bundled demo arrangement. The demo's inspiration prompt is a style reference, not a transcription of a song.
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.
The bossa nova ii–V–I with extended chords. Aim for clean, even comping — no rushing.
Three scales that sit well over bossa nova in F major. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.
Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on F on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.
| String | fret 0 | fret 1 | fret 2 | fret 3 | fret 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | E | F | G | ||
| B | C | D | |||
| G | G | A | Bb | ||
| D | D | E | F | ||
| A | A | Bb | C | ||
| E | E | F | G |
| String | fret 0 | fret 1 | fret 2 | fret 3 | fret 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | E | F | G | ||
| B | B | C | D | ||
| G | G | A | B | ||
| D | D | E | F | ||
| A | A | B | C | ||
| E | E | F | G |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: F (bars 1–2, Fmaj7), G (bars 3–4, G7), G (bar 5, Gm7), C (bar 6, C7), F (bar 7, Fmaj7), Gb (bar 8, Gb7), F (bars 9–10, Fmaj7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to F.
When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: A over Fmaj7, B over G7, Bb over Gm7, E over C7, Bb over Gb7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play F Major Scale (F G A Bb C D E) up and down in open position (frets 0–4), one note per beat at 135 BPM. Start and finish on F: 6th string fret 1, or 5th string fret 8 for the next position up.
| Chord | Root | 3rd | 7th / 6th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | F | A | E (7) |
| G7 | G | B | F (b7) |
| Gm7 | G | Bb | F (b7) |
| C7 | C | E | Bb (b7) |
| Gb7 | Gb | Bb | Fb (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys bossa nova is most often played in.
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