Hey guys, welcome back to another guitar lesson. Today I want to show you how to use the Bossa Nova rhythm over a simple chord progression.

For you who don’t know, the Bossa Nova is a music genre born in Brazil, and it is most commonly played on the classical guitar. Some of the most influential Bossa Nova players are Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and Luiz Bonfa. If you want to know how the real Bossa Nova sounds like, you should start with these guys!

Now, I am not a Latin music expert, and as much as I love the genre, I don’t see myself digging into incredible complex chord progressions that are so characteristic of the Bossa Nova style.

Instead, I am more intrigued by using one of the Bossa Nova rhythms over a simple chord progression to make things simple and more approachable.

As you will see, playing the Bossa Nova rhythm over NON-Bossa Nova chords doesn’t sound quite the same. But, hey, we have to start somewhere, right!

I suggest that you take things step-by-step and practice the rhythm over one chord before moving on to the next one.

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