Bossa beach
Bossa nova piano: soft sways and sunny jazz chords.
Chords: Am, F, C, G, Am, F, C, G
How to play it
Left hand: Bossa seesaw
Low-low, high-high in a laid-back Brazilian sway.
Right hand: Bossa chords
Long-short, long-short, leaning ahead: soft Brazilian chords.
Both hands
Play them together over the Dreamy chord loop, in 4/4 at about 116 beats a minute. Start at 60% speed.
Songs in this style
Questions
What does the left hand play in bossa nova piano?
Patterns like Bossa seesaw, Bossa sway and Island pulse. The first is the one you hear on this page.
What does the right hand play?
Patterns like Bossa chords, Swing push and Pop stabs, over the chords of the loop.
Which songs are played in this style?
Baby, Now That I've Found You by The Foundations, Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now by The Smiths and Wind Of Change by Scorpions use the Bossa beach style. The songs on this page all are played in this style, the most played first.