Blue Bossa Chords Lesson

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

if you don't already know 'Blue Bossa' then it's certainly one you want to learn. If you have any questions or comments then leave them below. In the next video I walkthrough how to solo over the chord changes.You can download the chart over at my website :www.jazzguitarwithandy.com/standards

[@chipispowdercoatingcharles8444]

This guy is the best online teacher hands down. He will be a success. Keep these easy tunes and also have intermediate advanced level. Keep them separate and you'll be huge

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Wow, thanks for the kind words! I certainly hope you are right :) Do you know what that's a great point, I have mainly been focusing on accessible/ easier tunes so far. I might just make some separate standards playlist by level. Excellent suggestion.

[@chipispowdercoatingcharles8444]

Perfect lesson. No telling where to put your fingers to make a chord. If you dont know where to put your fingers to make basic chords your not ready for jazz standards

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Thanks for watching. Never thought of it like that!

[@BillWardWesternLights]

Great lesson Andy! The chords and flow/harmony of the song are the first essential parts of learning a song!

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Definitely! When I was new to jazz/gypsy jazz I used to play tons of songs without a clue as to what was going on! I think that was a hangover from rock guitar learning where understanding what your playing isn't always a priority (even though it should be)

[@zusammen-musik-und-film]

really enjoyed! THANX.

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AshcraftFraming]

Just subscribed and looking forward to my first video lesson next week!

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Looking forward to it :)

[@PaulDeighton]

Love the channel and thanks for the great lessons. I’ve included a link to this video in the launch of the Guitarly app. on Android. Guitarly is a free, jamming app which gives a backing track and shows the chord, chord tones and scale notes as they change over an interactive fretboard. The track can be paused/skipped and the tempo, drum pattern and instruments can be changed to inspire your soloing. We would love to feature your work but if you want this link removed (or would like to include links to other lessons) please let me know. All the best and thanks for the great lessons. Paul

[@TheDeedeeFiles]

Awesome guitar lesson

[@xxdr34m5xx_4]

That's it! Now I'll start my Jazz journey 😂 can't play only rock and metal for the rest of my days😂

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

A good song to make a start with! 😎

[@orlandoguitarist]

Thank you for all these fantastic lessons, Andy! I would like to offer a few friendly suggestions for the voicing of three chords: the three m7 chords sound even better with an added 9 (i.e. - C / Eb / Bb / D instead of Cm7). Instead of a plain Ab7, one could easily add the 13 (F - 6th fret on the second string) with the fourth finger. One of my favorite chords to capture the bossa nova flavor is to play a Db69 instead of a Dbmaj7 (4 - 3 - 3 - 4 frets from fifth string to second string). Thank you again for all you do!

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Great suggestions! I like playing the Cm as Cm9 and yes, the Db sounds more authentic as a 6/9 chord. Thanks for the comment! Andy

[@jeffb587]

These are great suggestions! I especially like the 13 on the Ab7. As soon as I played it, my ear said "thats the sound!". Of course there are a lot of ways to do this, but to my ear I prefer the two Cm chord voicings as Andy teaches them here. But the other minor chords (Fm and Ebm) definitely sound sweet as m9 chords, as you suggest. Actually, I experimented with a spicy Cm6 in bar 7, sounds very cool, but I dont really know if thats appropriate for bossa. I also like the Db as a maj9 chord (no 6). My ear likes the maj7 dissonance in there. But I am not super familiar with bossa flavor, so I take you and Andy at your word re: authenticity. Andy you are awesome! I sub'd and turned on notifications yesterday :)

[@andrewm3934]

Thanks just subscribed 👍

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Thanks Andrew.

[@MaritimeEthnographer]

The diagram for Fmin7 at 0:45 is wrong. The 3rd string is shown fretted at 8th and also not played. Should the X be over the 4th string?

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

That's right - the muted string should be the D string. I've since made an updated version of this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYSwhqJsqdKJqJosi=FhXUoMNW22O2x-qx

[@williamhatchett]

Superb lesson. Thanks

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Glad you liked it!

[@johnbeaty9597]

Hi Andy, I have subscribed to you channel. I am getting into Bossa and Latin rhythms and I really like your teaching method. We are starting to set up a small dance band, with sax, trumpet, bass and drums. I have played guitar for a long time, (50's and 60's pop etc.) and I am now moving quickly towards jazz guitar. A whole new technique. Is it possible to down load .pdf files for your chord charts? Will the finger style of playing be full enough with sax, trumpet, bass and drums. Thank you again John B.

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Hi John, thanks for the comment. Yes, comping like that would be fine to begin with. You could then move onto more syncopation and mixing it up a bit. The chart can be downloaded here: static1.squarespace.com/static/5eb24e3f6e7a4a043b632ccc/t/5eb441acd426070f798b186c/1588871602044/BLUE+BOSSA+CHART.pdf

[@jaycobzmuzzikh.m6798]

Can you do more bossa nova lessons Ps i just subscribe

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Yeah sure I do have one for Black Orpheus. Any suggestions on standards?

[@Fireneedsair]

@@jazzguitarwithandy gentle rain and tristeza are two excellent bossas

[@qmj9720]

Hi Andy. So, why does the key change to DbM7 work? Can you talk it through, please?

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Good question. I think it works for the following reasons: 1) The melody note is the same as the previous measure - we have Eb the b3 of Cm then becoming the root of Ebm7. A strong note in both chords gives us a seamless change 2) The chords move up a minor 3rd - this is quite a common move and has a strong sound to it. 3) The shift to Dbmajor is a shift to the tritone of the V chord in Cm (G7) - Yes the Db is voiced as a major chord rather than a dominant, but it still has that tritone effect when we go back to Cm. For me the coolest thing is the change from Dbmaj7 to Dm7b5 Dbmaj7 = Db F Ab C Dm7b5= D F Ab C Now that's a neat move!

[@annettesomers7463]

Great lesson 😊

[@jazzguitarwithandy]

Thanks Annette :)