Bossa Nova · F Minor · 135 BPM
4-bar Imaj7–ii7–V7–Imaj7 form, at 135 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for F minor.
Open in the app · F · 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 F 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 F minor. 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 | F | G | Ab | ||
| B | C | D | Eb | ||
| G | G | Ab | Bb | ||
| D | D | Eb | F | ||
| A | Bb | C | |||
| E | F | G | Ab |
| String | fret 0 | fret 1 | fret 2 | fret 3 | fret 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e | F | G | Ab | ||
| B | C | Db | Eb | ||
| G | G | Ab | Bb | ||
| D | Eb | F | |||
| A | Bb | C | Db | ||
| E | F | G | Ab |
Play only the root on the first beat of each change: F (bar 1, Fm7), G (bar 2, Gm7b5), C (bar 3, C7), F (bar 4, Fm7). 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: Ab over Fm7, Bb over Gm7b5, E over C7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.
Play F Dorian (F G Ab Bb C D Eb) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | F | Ab | Eb (b7) |
| Gm7b5 | G | Bb | F (b7) |
| C7 | C | E | Bb (b7) |
Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys bossa nova is most often played in.
Open the app with Bossa Nova, F, 135 BPM and this chart pre-filled. Press Generate when you are ready.
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