How do you work on rhythms and patterns like these, and do you have a favorite? If you want to explore more ways to play grooves in Jazz: th-cam.com/video/ZEPT8HgMTbE/w-d-xo.html
I create patterns and rhytms with the feel or sensation of the chord sound, but i want to learn more about "genre" standars, thanks for share your videos, are amazing
For anyone watching this video: If you want to learn this style, make sure to listen to as much Joao Gilberto as you can, even though he was not really a jazz musician. In fact, you should do it even if you don't want to learn this style, because Joao played (and sang!) so beautifully. Have a listen to his eponymous solo album from 1973, which is mostly just vocals, guitar and light percussion. His version of "Aguas de Marco" is magical, mesmerizing and mindblowing. In a jazz context, his album with Stan Getz is of course required listening.
Jens, your generosity in freely providing video lessons that are so carefully produced is SO appreciated! You are a TH-cam hero!! And, Brazilian music is a gift to the world!
Interesting to find your comment because watching this great video i began wondering about the culture of which it emerged from. What i wonder would inspire rythmns like this?
@@BECOMEASALITTLECHILD th-cam.com/video/TXjvwQDfnTI/w-d-xo.html this video gives a good insight of the cultural scenario Brazil was going through during the time Bossa Nova was invented
@@BECOMEASALITTLECHILD late here, but Sure samba, But would recommend jammin 3against4 polyrhythm. Not just as a pattern but as a flow/feel so that you also vibe the 16ths notes in a bar with 3note groupings. Kinda diluting the bar notion and bringing it back again but multiheaded
Jens’ advice is amazing! If you’re a classical guitarist, these patterns are EASY!!! LOVE that you showed Nelson!!! He is a GOD! Got his book autographed by a good friend who knows him!!!
Excellent explanation! I tell you that as a Brazilian who listen to bossa nova since I was a little child in the 70’s. And, just to let you know, Joäo Bosco, the bearded guitar players is my neighbor, and Nelson Faria a very famous Brazilian guitar player and teacher and also leaves close to me! Happy to see both on your channel. Congrats and thank you very much!
After playin guitar for a few years now ive finally takin an interest in learnin scales and chord progessions instead of just tryin to learn songs i like and your videos have been really helpful
Great! Go for it 😁 If you want to dig deeper into this then maybe this playlist:th-cam.com/video/zH4uQYgDotM/w-d-xo.html or the (free) study guide on my website are useful.
Thanks, Jens. I LOVE latin rhythms on a classical. This was an awesome lesson that I think many folks will grasp and use even if they have not played this style before.
Thank you for this! These chords have such a unique flavor i don’t encounter in the music i usually play, so it’s very nice to see them spelled out so I can add them to my vocabulary.
Thank you so much, Jens. This tutorial is amazing! I'm not a guitarist. I am a composer where the only instrument that I have mastered, is my voice. Now I am using my DAW to arrange chords and compose melody via the midi piano roll. I'm trying to develop a small library of Bossa Nova rhythm guitar comping patterns, so that i can drop chords into the piano roll and edit them using a simple pattern. My goal is to produce a simple demo that I can use to score the leadsheet and give both the leadsheet and demo mp3 to the instrumental musicians so they can use it to rehearse before we record them in our studio. The 2 simplest patterns that you show in this video are an excellent start for the simple template that I want to build. As you can imagine, my previous demos sounded very very simple, with only a strum-strum-strum feel. By using your patterns, these demos will sound quite a bit more realistic. I feel much better about handing demos like this to our musicians to rehearse with. Thank you SO MUCH for your amazing videos :)
I'm not much of a jazz player.I've struggled with the bossa Nova syncopations ever since I picked up the guitar and I just realized I can finally do them.I hope it will help me elsewhere as well. So thank you very much for this
A very well structured lesson and lots of clear info to practice on the classical guitar. The demonstrations are presented in a way that is instantly understandable and I can see where Jens's fingers are put on the fretboard. Thank you !!
Hi Jens, awesome video! I just want to mention that in that video of Nelson Faria and Joao Bosco they are playing a rhythm called "Partido Alto", which is a type of Samba. It's a quite different approach to Brazilian Music. This type of rhythm comes usually from a percussive instrument (we try to emulate the rhythm in the acoustic guitar playing), this one in specific comes from a brazilian instrument called "Pandeiro", or tambourine in english! Keep up with the great video and lessons! Cheers from Brazil.
Intervals. With standard tunning Fret 3 String 5 is a C. From this, Major scale: 3-5 ( Tonic, First interval), 5-5 ( Second interval, D-not used yet). Next string: Fret2, String4: E (third interval), and because of this is a Major chord... go on: fret2 string 3: A-> there we have the 6. In the same string fret 5 we have the C again, the octave of the tonic , not played, and the last, string 2, fret 3, D, would be the second, but after the octave is counted like the nineth . Seems complicated but after you draw it and you play it is easier. I'm just a fan, hope to help and you to enjoy
Excellent lesson. Thank you. I’ve been playing the basic while trying to wrap my brain and fingers around the more complex ones. Seeing your fingers helps a lot.
Jens,.... i have a fancy for tasty jazz/country/funk spices to bolster my love of Heavy Metal guitar. This is the 4th time one of your videos has leapt into my feed and i LOVE it. I wanted to say thanks for the specific examples you've chosen,... all of them so far have delighted me in that they're EXACTLY what i want to know. thanks SO much!
Night and day! That's just what I've been thinking of, nice connection. Thanks for the video as it's nice to feel the Brazilian flavour. Just what's needed deese days!
Excellent information. I'm not a guitarist but this really helped me to start thinking about how to compose this kind of music. Really thank you very much
Very nice ! I am mainly a blues & rock player, but love all styles of playing, I can't wait to play around with this teaching,,, I love it ! Very romantic and laid back ! TY so much ! Just awesome ! 😁👍💕💕💕
I also see you're doing stuff with Open Studio, which is a great learning experience & I've been a member for years. Great people to be associated with! Congratulations! Thanx for your posts.
Just a great lesson Jens. I love the intermediate level you teach at, six months ago I was struggling to follow it but now it's all starting to make sense. Muchos gracias amigo !
It’s a subtle thing, but as watching this my brain heard D# and also Eb simultaneously instead of just one and also another. Means a lot more than I can put into words, but mostly I mean daily to say thank you for these videos through practicing and commenting :)
First video from this channel I am watching and I love it! You've very good at explaining, and the quality of the video + your musicianship earned yourself a new sub :)
Hi Jen, When you speak you speak lot of wisdom, if some one is paying close attention to render down your video to application in for everyday guitarist it will take few weeks with good practice. But no complaints keep it up. Every word you speak is for guitarist from a guitarist who has been there.❤
Good video Lars, I had been stuck on the guitar for years and now I've been watching your videos for a week and practicing I've made progress like never before. I still have a long way to go and it motivates me that people like you upload these free videos for the love of art and Jazz.
Sweet. Bossa nova is way more colourfull when playing with the voicing and bass line, you did a great job in explaining how to think of this by applying different rythmic patterns.
Thank you for this lesson Jens! I found myself improvising chord progressions after listening to the first three quarters. Had to pick the guitar up and play! Going back to listen to the final part to work on learning the 3 layer idea. Ty again!
Hi Jens, although I am a pianist and music composer I really enjoyed and learnt quite a lot from watching this video. Thank you for doing this. If you and/or anybody else could recommend a similar channel or teacher (online/offline) for piano with this high level of understanding and professionalism please let me know.
Looking at the percussion instrument used in bossa nova & samba orchestras can give a better understanding of the various layers of rhythm. The "Surdo" (bass drum) is an integral part of these rhythms & feel of the style.
I'm just writing out to thank you so much! After ten years getting by using only open chords and such I've decided to use this quarantine to try to really learn guitar & music theory through jazz and your channel has been the single best resource that I've found. I never thought for one second I'd be able to learn and evolve so much so quickly, and it is in no small part because of you. And right when I decided to dip my toes into bossa nova (as a brazilian guitar player I'm contractually obliged to) you upload this video. Amazing.
I remember viewing this on my old account but a nice reminder is always welcome as I am still pretty unfamiliar with chords in general but I'm a huge fan of songs like blue bossa. Especially played by either Pat or Emily. I remember finding a CD of Stan getz with some pretty grieving bossa beats but this is a great way to try to incorporate it into my own playing. Thanks again.
Hi Jens, thanks alot for your videos, always so clear and inspired. Especially this one with smart explanations on how to groove, may be the hardest thing when paying music... I am restarting music after a 40 years break ;) thanks for you help ! Vincent.
Jens, felt I should share this, noticed the guitars behind you, w straps attached. Beware the dye from the leather will bleed into the guitars finish over time. Difficult to remove!
Great stuff Jens I love Jazz since I was young and when I met Bossa I knew that I had to delve deep into it an that expanded my guitar vucabolary immensely,also it has its own Universal vibe iin it,soothes the soul! Whenever I take my guitar/s I always start messin' with Bossa stuff.😉
Be careful w your assumptions or your bass player will change the root notes and reharmonize things brutally while comping behind the endless noodling. Or the ghost of Jaco Pastorious could come haunt your studio. Guess you were right about bassists and their humor Another great lesson! Thx!
This is probably the 5th time I have watched this video and I seem to learn something new each time. One question for you Jens is what type of nylon string guitar are you playing in this video? Blessings
Same dude. Grew up playing rock and metal drums. Just recently picked up guitar. It's so very different. The theory and study of music is so fun though
to be honest i was already applying your lessons in order to play bossa nova, because i much preferred that style over jazz. and you said to learn jazz to play music, so i just did that i guess
Is this an Adam Neely reference? xD Also, I'm glad to see you enjoy Nelson Faria's channel. His interview with João Bosco might be one of the best alongside Guinga's. On a sidenote: You're one of the few foreign musicians who really understand the underlying rhythm. Many end up with a biased "feel" coming from jazz. Having grown up with this it's instinctive(as opposed to jazz), but people approaching bossa nova from a jazz background often find the opposite true. Precious lesson and much appreciated exposure on some of the best my culture has to offer
Not really, it was actually recorded in the beginning of July before Adam made his video on "The Bitch in F(or Db)" But I really did like his video though :)
Hello Jens, many thanks for this video. I am a classically trained guitarist (intermediate level) and I would like to learn the guitar accompaniment on the famous Getz/Gilberto album. The fact that you wrote the comping patterns and chords in standard notation is enormously helpful to me because this is the way I have been trained to play music. I note that the patterns on the album are different than those in your video (at least some). Do you know where I could get my hands on the notation of the album tracks/patterns that are similar to yours? If you have them for purchase (I can specify the songs I am most interested in), I would be happy to buy them. Many thanks, David
nice hints Jens. I love it when you show Brazilian musics in your examples. Also very happy to see Joao Bosco in your videos. The man with a Samba Schools's hand. By the way, what is the music of the sequence chords in 8:11? Sounds beautiful to me, but cant figure out what music is Thanks
Hey so I've been playing for 3 years but I never had a teacher so I don't really understand some things. Why did you switch to the acoustic? And did you add reverb? It sounds amazing. What are you using to get that sound? And last thing if I want to play jazz do I just play on clean or do I add effects?
I switched to a nylon string guitar because that is what is used traditionally for that style. The guitar is recorded directly through my Fractal Audio AX8. In the beginning I would indeed just play with a clean sound. Does that help?
@@JensLarsen yes! Thank you so much. Now I'm interested on getting a Hollow body. To play jazz I would just play on clean? No added chorus or anything?
Have you ever thought of making an online jazz guitar course? Your videos are great but there's so many of them it can be difficult to know where to start. I would totally sign up for a course if you made one!
Great video, and timely for me, one of my musical partners wants to work up a version of Waters of March. I have an anecdote about the 2/4 vs. 4/4 thing, this trombone player I used to play in a rehearsal band with brought in this horn arrangement he'd put together for Superstition by Stevie Wonder. He'd somehow decided it was in 2/4, in my book, that song is about as 4/4 as they come. Every time we'd have a discussion about the structure of the tune I'd say something like "so the intro is 4 bars right?" and he'd reply "no, it's 8 bars", we'd go back and forth a little and then I'd remember that he was sticking to it being in 2/4.
How do you work on rhythms and patterns like these, and do you have a favorite?
If you want to explore more ways to play grooves in Jazz: th-cam.com/video/ZEPT8HgMTbE/w-d-xo.html
I create patterns and rhytms with the feel or sensation of the chord sound, but i want to learn more about "genre" standars, thanks for share your videos, are amazing
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Jens! Thank you for this lesson! I'm really getting alot out of this one. Love this Bossa material
Jens what kind of Nylon String Guitar is that? I like the tone and Cutaway.
You forgot about one of the most important thing in brazilian bossa nova, the duble bass!!!
For anyone watching this video: If you want to learn this style, make sure to listen to as much Joao Gilberto as you can, even though he was not really a jazz musician. In fact, you should do it even if you don't want to learn this style, because Joao played (and sang!) so beautifully. Have a listen to his eponymous solo album from 1973, which is mostly just vocals, guitar and light percussion. His version of "Aguas de Marco" is magical, mesmerizing and mindblowing. In a jazz context, his album with Stan Getz is of course required listening.
I TOTALLY AGREE!!
Yes! The AUTHENTIC Brazilian rhythmic Bossa Nova feel & touch! 💚💙💜
Yeah, you don't have Bossa Novas without Joao Gilbert, he's a must listen for guitarists. A god amongst men in a musical context.
... also, if you listen to his singing phrasing you can notice how unpredictable & tender he does it. 💜💙
@@ximalpopoca735 The way Joao was able to push and pull the rhythm with his voice against his guitar comping leads me to believe he had two brains!
Jens, your generosity in freely providing video lessons that are so carefully produced is SO appreciated! You are a TH-cam hero!! And, Brazilian music is a gift to the world!
You are so welcome!
As a bassist, I'm going to play all this on my bass. And I'm going to butcher it. So here, take that!
That's the spirit!
🤣
😂I like the self confidence
The 7th chord voicings will make you rip a tendon
how'd it go?
As a Brazilian I feel honoured to have you make a video about Bossa Nova, largely forgotten in Brazil nowadays, unfortunately!
Thanks, mate!
Interesting to find your comment because watching this great video i began wondering about the culture of which it emerged from. What i wonder would inspire rythmns like this?
@@BECOMEASALITTLECHILD Samba drums. Watch this th-cam.com/video/n4-Xp5A92Cg/w-d-xo.html
@@BECOMEASALITTLECHILD th-cam.com/video/TXjvwQDfnTI/w-d-xo.html this video gives a good insight of the cultural scenario Brazil was going through during the time Bossa Nova was invented
@@BECOMEASALITTLECHILD pain
@@BECOMEASALITTLECHILD late here, but
Sure samba,
But would recommend jammin 3against4 polyrhythm. Not just as a pattern but as a flow/feel so that you also vibe the 16ths notes in a bar with 3note groupings. Kinda diluting the bar notion and bringing it back again but multiheaded
Jens’ advice is amazing! If you’re a classical guitarist, these patterns are EASY!!! LOVE that you showed Nelson!!! He is a GOD! Got his book autographed by a good friend who knows him!!!
Thank you 🙂
Excellent explanation! I tell you that as a Brazilian who listen to bossa nova since I was a little child in the 70’s. And, just to let you know, Joäo Bosco, the bearded guitar players is my neighbor, and Nelson Faria a very famous Brazilian guitar player and teacher and also leaves close to me! Happy to see both on your channel. Congrats and thank you very much!
You're a good drill instructor your the guitar teacher that I never had .... the youth is lucky to have you I hope they appreciate how lucky they are
Thank you!
I’ve been a pop, rock and blues player forever and I’ve felt like jazz was indecipherable until now. Thank you!
After playin guitar for a few years now ive finally takin an interest in learnin scales and chord progessions instead of just tryin to learn songs i like and your videos have been really helpful
Bossa Nova is slowly becomin my favorite style
Great! Go for it 😁
If you want to dig deeper into this then maybe this playlist:th-cam.com/video/zH4uQYgDotM/w-d-xo.html or the (free) study guide on my website are useful.
Amazing! Congrats! I'm a Brazilian and this piece is quite near the way we play and think about harmony. God bless you, Sir.
Wonderful!
Thanks, Jens. I LOVE latin rhythms on a classical. This was an awesome lesson that I think many folks will grasp and use even if they have not played this style before.
Glad you like it 🙂
Thank you for this! These chords have such a unique flavor i don’t encounter in the music i usually play, so it’s very nice to see them spelled out so I can add them to my vocabulary.
Just started getting into playing Brazilian guitar grooves and Jens goes and drops this in my subscription box
Glad it was at the right time :)
Excuse me, WHERE can i buy any beginner jazz guitar??
@@iitsantoine Thomann?
check out Guinga and Jean Charnaux , also, Tardelli of course
excellent explanation I'm Brazilian plays Bossa Nova and your material is very good congratulations on the channel and thanks for the Jazz lessons
Thanks and welcome! :)
Thank you so much, Jens. This tutorial is amazing!
I'm not a guitarist. I am a composer where the only instrument that I have mastered, is my voice. Now I am using my DAW to arrange chords and compose melody via the midi piano roll. I'm trying to develop a small library of Bossa Nova rhythm guitar comping patterns, so that i can drop chords into the piano roll and edit them using a simple pattern.
My goal is to produce a simple demo that I can use to score the leadsheet and give both the leadsheet and demo mp3 to the instrumental musicians so they can use it to rehearse before we record them in our studio.
The 2 simplest patterns that you show in this video are an excellent start for the simple template that I want to build. As you can imagine, my previous demos sounded very very simple, with only a strum-strum-strum feel. By using your patterns, these demos will sound quite a bit more realistic. I feel much better about handing demos like this to our musicians to rehearse with.
Thank you SO MUCH for your amazing videos :)
Glad it was useful! :)
I'm not much of a jazz player.I've struggled with the bossa Nova syncopations ever since I picked up the guitar and I just realized I can finally do them.I hope it will help me elsewhere as well.
So thank you very much for this
That's really great! Go for it! 🙂
I have big fingers, a steel string, and started playing two days ago. Bossa Nova is my favorite thing to listen to on a guitar so I'm starting here ☺️
Go for it 🙂
@@JensLarsenisn’t this a bit hard for a complete beginner? 😅
A very well structured lesson and lots of clear info to practice on the classical guitar. The demonstrations are presented in a way that is instantly understandable and I can see where Jens's fingers are put on the fretboard. Thank you !!
Glad that it is useful 🙂
Damn shots fired at pianists and bassists
We need more drama with Jazz on the internet :)
@@JensLarsen im a bassist and i dont know how to feel about this
@@moustaphabalde7581 Maybe ask your sense of humour?
Dave 504 : Unbelievable
@@igoigo8656 At least he has a sense of humor :D
Man, May the heavens bless this dude, I just Got into Jazz class In my school and this will probably give me a heads up or A helpful starter.
That's great go for it :)
Thanks!
Thank you for the support! 🙂
Hi Jens, awesome video! I just want to mention that in that video of Nelson Faria and Joao Bosco they are playing a rhythm called "Partido Alto", which is a type of Samba. It's a quite different approach to Brazilian Music. This type of rhythm comes usually from a percussive instrument (we try to emulate the rhythm in the acoustic guitar playing), this one in specific comes from a brazilian instrument called "Pandeiro", or tambourine in english!
Keep up with the great video and lessons!
Cheers from Brazil.
Thanks! Yes I know, I think I mention it in the video too, or at least in the article on my site.
“The first one is... C6/9”
Me: Nice.
I love how he liked this comment
Ni/ce
Intervals. With standard tunning Fret 3 String 5 is a C. From this, Major scale: 3-5 ( Tonic, First interval), 5-5 ( Second interval, D-not used yet). Next string: Fret2, String4: E (third interval), and because of this is a Major chord... go on: fret2 string 3: A-> there we have the 6. In the same string fret 5 we have the C again, the octave of the tonic , not played, and the last, string 2, fret 3, D, would be the second, but after the octave is counted like the nineth . Seems complicated but after you draw it and you play it is easier. I'm just a fan, hope to help and you to enjoy
@@fersk3157 thanks for the helpful info 👍 sadly i must put into light that the comment was intended to be a dirty joke in the first place.
I play some riffs every morning before heading into the *Messy Times* studio! Thanks, Jens!
Glad you like it 🙂
genius how you construct the ideas is a master piece , to me its beyond music , thank you
Thank you! :)
I was literally just thinking that I needed to find a lesson to learn bossa nova patterns. This is awesome!
Excellent lesson. Thank you. I’ve been playing the basic while trying to wrap my brain and fingers around the more complex ones. Seeing your fingers helps a lot.
That sounds like a good approach 👍
You are a very excellent and generous player and teacher. Thank you.
Thank you very much!
ボサノバの基本をとても分かりやすく紹介してくれているビデオと思い登録済みです。何年も前に購入したボサノバの教本にはタブ譜はなく、コードの多さに前に進めないでいました。他の幾つかの分かりやすいボサノバ講座と共に観ています。まだギターで一緒に実践していないのでどこまで付いていけるのか不明ですが。ジャズは深く広い未知の世界、ボサノバならポップスやフォークよりリラックスして音楽を楽しめるかなという思いです。
Not only helpful and clear, the visuals are top notch! Love the quality and content sir. Keep on going!
Thank you! I will do my best :)
Jens,.... i have a fancy for tasty jazz/country/funk spices to bolster my love of Heavy Metal guitar.
This is the 4th time one of your videos has leapt into my feed and i LOVE it.
I wanted to say thanks for the specific examples you've chosen,... all of them so far have delighted me in that they're EXACTLY what i want to know.
thanks SO much!
genial, llevo días seguidos observando el video y cada día aprendo algo nuevo, excelente maestro!!! gracias. saludos desde Argentina
Ive always wanted to play like this. Think its time i put the effort in, I'll be coming back to this video
Absolutely amazing video, as always!! Thanks Jens for your great work and all that you share!
Thank you very much Pedro! Really great to hear from a colleague! :)
Night and day!
That's just what I've been thinking of, nice connection.
Thanks for the video as it's nice to feel the Brazilian flavour.
Just what's needed deese days!
Glad to hear that Glenn 🙂
Oh boy, possibly my favorite style : ) I'll have to have a "rational gaze" at this video.
Thanks again.
Go for it!
I just discovered your channel. I love your lessons and your Dutch accent, the coolest accent out there.
This is perfect! I'm gonna use this with my students at my new teaching job.
Great! Congrats on the new job!!! :)
@@JensLarsen thanks! I was just looking for some good bossa patterns for my students.
I've been learning from you a lot to play the guitar, to play good music properly !
I like more and more each day and really have fun !! Thank you
Happy to hear that! Go for it :)
@@JensLarsen I promise I will ;)
Thanks for making such an inspirational video. My Brazilian wife actually recognized the groove I'm working on 🎶😂
thanks a lot !! such a great video
Glad you liked it!
Excellent information. I'm not a guitarist but this really helped me to start thinking about how to compose this kind of music. Really thank you very much
Glad it was helpful!
Very nice ! I am mainly a blues & rock player, but love all styles of playing, I can't wait to play around with this teaching,,, I love it ! Very romantic and laid back ! TY so much ! Just awesome ! 😁👍💕💕💕
Go for it!
Wow, production quality on your vids has seriously improved Jens, great lesson, some really useful stuff here. Thanks a mil. :)
Thank you 🙂
I also see you're doing stuff with Open Studio, which is a great learning experience & I've been a member for years. Great people to be associated with! Congratulations! Thanx for your posts.
Thank you Jay, yes the guys at open studio are really great. I love working with them 🙂
Just a great lesson Jens. I love the intermediate level you teach at, six months ago I was struggling to follow it but now it's all starting to make sense. Muchos gracias amigo !
It’s a subtle thing, but as watching this my brain heard D# and also Eb simultaneously instead of just one and also another. Means a lot more than I can put into words, but mostly I mean daily to say thank you for these videos through practicing and commenting :)
First video from this channel I am watching and I love it! You've very good at explaining, and the quality of the video + your musicianship earned yourself a new sub :)
Awesome, thank you!
Perfect timing! I began working on bossa rhythms recently. Thank You Jens!
You're very welcome! Go for it :)
The high accents in the last groove seems to evoke the sound of a high-pitched percussion instrument like agogo bells.
Yes, it's certainly coming out of percussion instruments
Hi Jen,
When you speak you speak lot of wisdom, if some one is paying close attention to render down your video to application in for everyday guitarist it will take few weeks with good practice.
But no complaints keep it up. Every word you speak is for guitarist from a guitarist who has been there.❤
Good video Lars, I had been stuck on the guitar for years and now I've been watching your videos for a week and practicing I've made progress like never before. I still have a long way to go and it motivates me that people like you upload these free videos for the love of art and Jazz.
Sweet. Bossa nova is way more colourfull when playing with the voicing and bass line, you did a great job in explaining how to think of this by applying different rythmic patterns.
Thank you for this lesson Jens! I found myself improvising chord progressions after listening to the first three quarters. Had to pick the guitar up and play! Going back to listen to the final part to work on learning the 3 layer idea. Ty again!
Thank you Jens! Great video, now I finally understand what I'm attempting to play 😄
Very good lesson! "ótima aula!"
Thank you 🙂
Hi Jens, although I am a pianist and music composer I really enjoyed and learnt quite a lot from watching this video. Thank you for doing this. If you and/or anybody else could recommend a similar channel or teacher (online/offline) for piano with this high level of understanding and professionalism please let me know.
You're very welcome! Maybe look up Noah Kellmann or Aimee Nolte?
@@JensLarsen Thank you!
Loved the lesson! Please post more bossa nova lessons!
Thank you! I will keep that in mind. Glad you liked it 🙂
I learn everytime I watch you lessons, thx Jens
Glad to hear that 🙂
Music from Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
thanks for sharing this. im a novice on guitar. i like this kind of music to play with
Go for it 🙂
Looking at the percussion instrument used in bossa nova & samba orchestras can give a better understanding of the various layers of rhythm. The "Surdo" (bass drum) is an integral part of these rhythms & feel of the style.
That is very true. I also find that I learned the most from listening to the style :)
I'm just writing out to thank you so much! After ten years getting by using only open chords and such I've decided to use this quarantine to try to really learn guitar & music theory through jazz and your channel has been the single best resource that I've found. I never thought for one second I'd be able to learn and evolve so much so quickly, and it is in no small part because of you. And right when I decided to dip my toes into bossa nova (as a brazilian guitar player I'm contractually obliged to) you upload this video. Amazing.
So cool to see this make a scene here! Really interesting style definitely!
Glad you like it, RC!
Great knowledge about jazz and bossa nova from native land
Thank you! :)
Was looking out for something like this - diving deeper into Bossa arrangements is my next project. Perfect timing Jens!
Thank you, Ben! Glad it worked out 🙂
Excellent lesson Jens and great chord work. Bossa Nova is so mesmerizing. My favorite song to play is Corcovado.
Muuuito obrigada for this!!! Cheers from Brasil! ♥️
Glad you like it 🙂
I remember viewing this on my old account but a nice reminder is always welcome as I am still pretty unfamiliar with chords in general but I'm a huge fan of songs like blue bossa. Especially played by either Pat or Emily. I remember finding a CD of Stan getz with some pretty grieving bossa beats but this is a great way to try to incorporate it into my own playing. Thanks again.
Fico feliz pela música brasileira ser tão querida entre os gringos😀
Hi Jens, thanks alot for your videos, always so clear and inspired. Especially this one with smart explanations on how to groove, may be the hardest thing when paying music... I am restarting music after a 40 years break ;) thanks for you help ! Vincent.
thank's a lot for this one Jens. I'm trying to make sense of the various bossa / samba rythms, and yeah, I am struggling... This helps a lot👌🏻.
Great! Go for it!
This video was awesome in so many ways, i feel your inspiration while i watch this video
Jens, felt I should share this, noticed the guitars behind you, w straps attached. Beware the dye from the leather will bleed into the guitars finish over time. Difficult to remove!
Wanna get more into jazz and your videos are really helpful, thank you!
Great stuff Jens I love Jazz since I was young and when I met Bossa I knew that I had to delve deep into it an that expanded my guitar vucabolary immensely,also it has its own Universal vibe iin it,soothes the soul! Whenever I take my guitar/s I always start messin' with Bossa stuff.😉
Great! Glad you like it 🙂
@@JensLarsen Thank you for all your work here!
With the savage commentary on bassists - this video is awesome, thanks for the breakdown of bossa nova patterns and chords
Thanks! I suspect that bass players develops a very solid sense of humor given all the solos they have to comp :)
Be careful w your assumptions or your bass player will change the root notes and reharmonize things brutally while comping behind the endless noodling. Or the ghost of Jaco Pastorious could come haunt your studio.
Guess you were right about bassists and their humor
Another great lesson!
Thx!
Nice grooves 👏🎵🎶🎸
Thanks ✌️
this vidoe's so great... i learned so much in abt 30 mins
You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂
CHORDS
0:45 C 6/9
0 3 2 2 3 0
0:48 Dm 7 (9)
0 5 3 5 5 0
0:51 G 7 (13)
3 0 3 4 5 0
0:56 C maj 7
8th fret
8 0 9 9 8 0
0:59 Dm 7
10th fret
10 0 10 10 10 0
1:01 G 7 (9)
9th fret
0 10 9 10 10 0
You can download a PDF through the link in the description :)
@@JensLarsen thank you very much for both the beautiful video and the lesson material, it's just I usually get messy downloading stuff
This is probably the 5th time I have watched this video and I seem to learn something new each time. One question for you Jens is what type of nylon string guitar are you playing in this video? Blessings
incredibly useful thank you. these chords and patterns seemed so foreign to me coming from a rock/metal background
Same dude. Grew up playing rock and metal drums. Just recently picked up guitar. It's so very different. The theory and study of music is so fun though
Brilliant as usual thanks Jens
Glad you enjoyed it
to be honest i was already applying your lessons in order to play bossa nova, because i much preferred that style over jazz. and you said to learn jazz to play music, so i just did that i guess
Nothing wrong with playing what you like 🙂
Jens, beautifully played and explained. Thanks so much for posting this.
O Nelsão aparecendo nos vídeo dos gringo. Brabo, brabo
"piano and bass are just cheap imitations" ha ha, love it! Great tutorial.
Haha! Thank you Sunna! :D Hope to see you in 2022 at Bremen or in The Netherlands
Is this an Adam Neely reference? xD
Also, I'm glad to see you enjoy Nelson Faria's channel. His interview with João Bosco might be one of the best alongside Guinga's. On a sidenote: You're one of the few foreign musicians who really understand the underlying rhythm. Many end up with a biased "feel" coming from jazz. Having grown up with this it's instinctive(as opposed to jazz), but people approaching bossa nova from a jazz background often find the opposite true. Precious lesson and much appreciated exposure on some of the best my culture has to offer
Not really, it was actually recorded in the beginning of July before Adam made his video on "The Bitch in F(or Db)" But I really did like his video though :)
@@JensLarsen Just goes to show: Great minds think alike! Can't really thank both of you enough for this and what it represents for us brazucas :D
Wow, thanks for this! I've been waiting for you to do bossa nova rhythms...thanks!
Glad you like it Blaine!
1:49 "they kinda play the same thing your thumb is doing here"
nice
I try :)
❤ Jen, Thank You. I like to Bass da Groove however wow I have my 1/4 size Guitar out giving this a go. It is a good vibe. 💫
Go for it!
Hello Jens, many thanks for this video. I am a classically trained guitarist (intermediate level) and I would like to learn the guitar accompaniment on the famous Getz/Gilberto album. The fact that you wrote the comping patterns and chords in standard notation is enormously helpful to me because this is the way I have been trained to play music. I note that the patterns on the album are different than those in your video (at least some). Do you know where I could get my hands on the notation of the album tracks/patterns that are similar to yours? If you have them for purchase (I can specify the songs I am most interested in), I would be happy to buy them. Many thanks, David
Hi David, Glad you like the video! there is a link in the video description to a (free) pdf download
Super little tutorial, just the right amount of info 😷😍😎
Glad you like it 🙂
nice hints Jens.
I love it when you show Brazilian musics in your examples.
Also very happy to see Joao Bosco in your videos. The man with a Samba Schools's hand.
By the way, what is the music of the sequence chords in 8:11?
Sounds beautiful to me, but cant figure out what music is
Thanks
Thank you! That is Night And Day, a Jazz Standard :)
just discovered your channel - amazing! quality content, funny, and TABS!
Glad you like them!
Hey so I've been playing for 3 years but I never had a teacher so I don't really understand some things. Why did you switch to the acoustic? And did you add reverb? It sounds amazing. What are you using to get that sound? And last thing if I want to play jazz do I just play on clean or do I add effects?
I switched to a nylon string guitar because that is what is used traditionally for that style.
The guitar is recorded directly through my Fractal Audio AX8.
In the beginning I would indeed just play with a clean sound.
Does that help?
@@JensLarsen yes! Thank you so much. Now I'm interested on getting a Hollow body. To play jazz I would just play on clean? No added chorus or anything?
@@ArrozCLeche That is a matter of taste, there are no rules
@@JensLarsen I understand. Thank you Jens Larsen.
Have you ever thought of making an online jazz guitar course? Your videos are great but there's so many of them it can be difficult to know where to start. I would totally sign up for a course if you made one!
Well, sign up for my mailing list and give me a few weeks 🙂
Same here, so much solid info but tough to know where to start and then where to go in a manner that builds up skills.
@@sgazzz I have an online course with 10 chapters building up gradually coming. Join the mailing list and give me a few weeks :)
Where did you find the video of Joao Bosco and Nelson Faria? I would love to see (and listen) to the whole thing.
Never mind. I found it. :-)
Great video, and timely for me, one of my musical partners wants to work up a version of Waters of March. I have an anecdote about the 2/4 vs. 4/4 thing, this trombone player I used to play in a rehearsal band with brought in this horn arrangement he'd put together for Superstition by Stevie Wonder. He'd somehow decided it was in 2/4, in my book, that song is about as 4/4 as they come. Every time we'd have a discussion about the structure of the tune I'd say something like "so the intro is 4 bars right?" and he'd reply "no, it's 8 bars", we'd go back and forth a little and then I'd remember that he was sticking to it being in 2/4.