@@PaulDavidsit also means alot for me that you put them on screen since i learn so much from those videos, amazing how you make it entertaining en educational
@@PaulDavids great content. Being a Brazilian, there are a lot involved to Bossa Nova, Samba is also there. Yamandu Costa can bring you to the path of Brazilian guitar...
@PaulDavids As someone who is compiling his own songbook with lyrics and chords and occasionally tabs, I know how much work this is! But it's also worth it! Thank you for all your effort and love you put into these videos! Please keep up the excellent work!
I absolutely second this, I've noticed it in the recent videos and it takes them to next level. Please keep that up Paul it adds so much value for people with limited practice time! All the best mate
You could say the same about his playing, and I think that's no coincidence. He *really* listens; and in my experience, focusing this intently on your partner(s) is the secret key to being good at just about anything. ;D
As a Brazilian, it is curious but at the same time fascinating to see the enchantment that Bossa Nova causes among foreigners. We were practically born learning this rhythm. If you increase this same beat to 160bpm, you will be entering SAMBA. Congratulations on the content Paul. I've learned a lot from you over the last few years!!
I love how Dominic, during any of the live-jam test runs scattered throughout, is watching Paul's face intently as he plays. He's immediately trying to connect with the emotion and presence of the other musician, even for a soft Bossa Nova jam sesh. Smiling when he sees how much fun the other person is having with it. Music is so valuable.
Dominic was the first non-Brazilian person I've seen to really get Brazilian music. Rhythm and touch is everything. You take a musician like Arthur Menezes playing amazing Rock/Blues and the Brazilian groove comes out even in a completely different genre. Dominic is spot on, including his comment about having to feel it.
Hats off to a "Bossanova haunted" Dominic Miller... the humility in sharing his passion is a breath of fresh air in these times of "in your face" attention seeking music. Thank you Paul for a wonderful presentation.
As a brazilian I must point: this groove is present not only in bossa nova, but in almost everything else in Brazil. It's the "relaxing" approach that gives the correct tone to it, like a warm sunset at the beach, and Dominic nailed the concept. This and the insane chord progressions, of course. 😅
As a Canadian, I can play Bossa Nova, and anything else because I'm not in a little box. It's not "your" music... it comes from European music tradition.
Very true. When Brazil still played Brazilian football (until about 2002), I used to watch their matches in World Cups with the sound of the TV coverage turned down and Bossa Nova music playing instead. It was a perfect match.
@@kwimms That's what happen when your most famous musicians are jacques villeneuve, Drake and Bieber... you must learn other countries' music. Bossa is classical music and African rhythm, but it was surely born in Brazil. Anyway, not only music but merely everything else in western society came from Europeans. Unnecessary and unfortunate comment at best
I found myself jamming with Paul & Dominic from 5:12 That was possible with tabs and short training to feel that rhythm. It's like having a private lesson with 2 masters at the same time. That format is something to keep, it's terrific. Thanks both of you.
My old friend Levi loved bossa nova. He played side flute and anytime I’d play some basic bossa nova chords he’d soar with that. RIP Levi. Bossa nova is timeless.
Great tip not being shy about playing single notes while the chords are held back. Makes life a lot easier. Otherwise one would ruin one's hands trying to do the impossible.
I love what he said about some melody on it's own, just at the right moment in a piece. Not everything has to be smothered in more and more complex harmonies.👍
I'm a nubie at 75; and wanted to know a little bit of jazz chords. This video is the perfect starting point, for my musical journey, via Bosa Nova. Thanks Paul, AND Dominic.
I never comment but had to because there’s a connection in this video. You each provided a new perspective to each other and it didn’t go unnoticed either direction. I need more of this format! Just talking and playing guitar
It's nice to watch two guitarists who know what key and chord they're playing. When I jam with my pals and someone asks what key or chord it is, we shrug "i dunno, whatever that is" nods at fingers.
Thank you, Paul and Dominic for capturing this moment and allowing us to sit in on this beautiful conversation between the two of you. My father was a well-trained guitarist and introduced me to the guitar at very young age. He no longer played professionally, but whenever he pulled out his acoustic he loved to play these same chords. He has since passed, but playing the guitar is one of the ways I still connect with him. This video did so even more. Much appreciated. 🙏
Amazing content. I’m Brazilian. And I remember learning guitar and wanting to play Tom Jobim and Toquinho, the complexity is crazy. But once you get it it’s no coming back. It’s a beautiful sound. The Brazilian guitarist always have that little pinch, that little flavor on their playing that resembles bossa nova a little, kiko Loureiro took a lot of his riffs base on his knowledge of Brazilian music. Great content Paul!
@@GuilhermeSilva-rp2itProvavelmente não. Baden é outro nível de dinâmica, ele não é flat como no geral Bossa nova é, Baden trabalha a dinâmica transformando o violão quase num instrumento de percussão, o que lembra o berimbau.
I agree with you; their music was complex. Did you know that half of these songs were created in a bar in Rio de Janeiro, where Tom Jobim e Toquinho e Vinicius de Morais, then we added Baden Powell, Sergio Mendes, Roberto Menescau, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Nana Caymen, Wednesday they used to go to this place near Leblon, were half of Tom's composition were discussed, arranged, organized in a bar's table, some of the songs were written in a piece of napkin. Here is what: these guys were super smart to be able to do the most beautiful things while drinking, talking, and eating at a bar. We can not forget the Old Caime and many other musicals were definitely the pillars of the Bossa Nova movement in the sixties. Bossa Nova was a movement that led to the creation of beautiful tunes and interpretations. Around this time, we were leaving a civil revolution movement in Brazil, but the artists of the time were highly creative. War and civil revolution bring creativity into the creation of beautiful harmonies. Roberto Menescau, before he became the Brazilian Sony Art/Music Director, used to make beautiful songs. Roberto Menescau created beautiful songs for Tom, Vinicius, Gal Gosta, and many other artists.
Hey Paul, let me tell some things based on the video. As a Brazilian born and raised during the 90's, I started my musical journey listening to Rock Bands such as Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns and Roses and The Jimi Hendrix Experience, but then one day I realised that if I wanna be a serious musician, I needed to know about Brazilian Music, and so I asked myself about how strange is to symple have almost no idea about the music from my homeland. I started my trip into Brazilian Music through a famous record called Clube Da Esquina (1972), that I really suggest you give a listen to, and then I started learning about Bossa Nova. Nowadays for me the Blues and Bossa Nova are the best "schools" for begginers on the guitar. You know, it's quite hard to start on guitar learning something like Yngwie Malsmteen songs, but there are things that are easier to play technically, but are very interesting too, so the Blues helped me to start a sense of improvisation, and Bossa Nova helped me to create a more intimate relationship with the guitar. With Bossa Nova I worked a lot with harmony, improvisation on an more advanced level (playing through changes, using lots of different scales), rhythm, and also the songs feels better to play even without a band, so this makes you get more confident about your playing. Imagine yourself trying to play For The Love of God on an acoustic guitar (without an amp, an distortion, you got it), while you're hangin' with your friends anywhere... this may not work well, so it's cool to have an alternative that may be usefull anytime. Don't forget, Bossa Nova is extremely romantic and this can be a great idea to play some Bossa to your loved one. I was an extremely angry guy and Bossa Nova helped me cool down, it's trully relaxing. I'll left here some suggestions for you guys to take a listen to these players: Toninho Horta (my all time favourite guitar player, completely blew my mind even more than Hendrix and anyone you can name), Dori Caimmy, Romero Lubambo, Juarez Moreira, Lula Galvão, Marcos Valle, João Bosco, just to name a few. Check out on my channel a video I recorded of Toninho Horta playing one of his wonderful songs, Waiting For Angela, in a Bossa style that I recorded years ago. After he turned my greatest hero, I had the luck of becoming a close friend of him. Life is great! I loved your video and also your channel. Cheers from Belo Horizonte!
That second song on that album sure had that trance like vibe to it. But after listening to the whole album it does have a relaxing effect on me. That fifth song where the guitar starts off solo had a weird out of tune vibe to it but again, due to the trance like nature to all these songs, it is still relaxing in the end.
We learn so much from videos like this. So much better than the usual web lessons that are sooo slooow and show you how to finger a standard c chord string by string and finger by finger. They’re made for beginners. It’s great that people want to learn but there’s too much confusion out there for beginners. Sometimes it can confuse me when I listen to the instructor explain all the string numbers and which finger on which fret. then I turn it off. This kind of lesson is great if you know how to play and want to learn new techniques. We need more of this kind of teaching.
Such a privilage, being able to sit in on this musical conversation. The respect and admiration Paul and Dominic have for each is readily apparent. What a joy, thank you both for sharing.
What a video. I saw Dominic play in Prague a few years ago (having shamefully never heard of him at the time) and was mesmerised. Chatted to him at the bar afterwards and he was so gracious and humble. Love his attitude to playing.
Man I bloody love playing guitar, there’s so much amazing stuff to learn. Just clicked on this by chance, by the end i’d picked up my instrument and repeated the video for my first foray into bossa nova. Thankyou.
His touch is so good his instruments must jump out of their cases when he walks in. I keep watching his little finger -right hand, so sensitive. Gooses bumps! And then he says "The real you as a musician is what you write otherwise you are a combination of your influences..." WOW!!
Getz/Gilberto - Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) is one of the songs I heard when learning that's encouraged me to play for 10000+ hours. 6th's and 7th's and the way they resolve is beautiful.
Jao Gilberto is my favourite.... there's wonderful footage on TH-cam of Tom Jobim on piano and Gilberto on guitar and singing Desafinado and Ipanema... and they're both really enjoying it.
The way you guys connected to share this knowledge so intuitively was truly bewitching. With not too much explanation, just two musicians talking in their language. I absolutely loved this video
@@LucasOliveira-qw6ex thank you for the likes 👍. It's the month of November 🥰, my dear friend 🫶🏼! May this month be as incredible as you are, filled with things that bring you happiness, growth and fulfillment. I wish you to be surrounded by laughter, endless possibilities and love in all forms!🙌🫶🏼🥰
I've just come acrss this video on TH-cam after working a 12 hour nightshift last night and all I can say is its perfect for my mood on a Sunday afternoon....I'm going to learn this and incorporate it into my Telecaster playing....Cheers Guys its just the tonic I needed...Love it....😎😎🎸🎸 ❤❤❤
I learnt so much Bossa Nova Stan Getz, Jobim Giberto whilst studying Ba Hons in Jazz studies whilst playing on classicical guitar and playing Brower and Bach to build the guitar technique and skills on classical guitar. I loved the chord melody approach and songs like Desafinado Excuse the name spelling it's been 30 yrs plus
I'm so glad Dominic gets interviewed by big channels like you and Rick. I was trying to learn his songs some years ago and I had to watch him play them or some homemade video he made while on tour. Also, more people will know about him this way!
i've seen Sting live a few times, seeing him this June, I always get to the front and dominic always gives me a nod, what an amazingly kind gent and underappreciated guitarist. he is the secret suace that meet Sting's amazing song writing.
This is how I started in 69. Mom played it on her Yamaha acoustic but then Bobbie Gentry ‘Ode to Billie Jo’ was on the radio. Then I discovered dad’s Sergio Mendes albums. Even today it’s where I go to get centered and then everything else is within reach. I’m 65 I’m only getting started.
Dominic Miller was born in Argentina, like me (alas, I am a musician too but I don't have his talent). There was in the 70 and beginning of the 80s a colourful explosion of music from Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, England, USA on the radio and TV. With the begin of the Militar Dictatorship in 1976 and the posterior conflict with the UK for two islands that phenomenon was slowly decreasing but anyway some underground culture existed up to 1983 when the Democracy returned to the country. Thank you for your interview!
Man… playing bossa nova in a a steel string guitar feels so wrong 😂 anyway, as a Brazilian, all I can say is that Dominic was spot on this beautiful music feeling and rhythmic patterns.
I really like the acoustic guitar timbre in this session and thinking maybe if more acoustic guitar player would play bossa then it would be more famous.
This in incredible. The whole chord-melody thing suddenly makes sense without laboring through chord dictionaries and matching top notes with voicings.
The harmony of Bossa Nova is tremendous. So beautiful. I wish old Salsa Brava, Los Hermanos Lebron, Hector Lavoe, Joe Arroyo and Rueben Blades would get this guitar treatment, too.
Since watching this video I've been getting into bossa nova. It really is pretty cool. One thing I like about Paul is his down-to earth style e.g., "I've been playing my heart out but one thing he complements me on is my bread."
I am so jealous. Dominic Miller seems like such a cool guy, just a musician's musician who loves spending time playing music and figuring out how to make it more awesome. Good for you, Paul, if I ever found myself in a situation where Dominic Miller is looking over at me and expecting me to rip off an improv line over the chords he's comping, I would definitely fail in epic fashion. But you nailed it and the two of you together came up with something fun and interesting to listen to. Well done, and thanks to you both for letting someone like me just be the fly on the wall as this conversation takes place.
It’s amazing how the Bossa Nova still resonates around the world. It’s beautiful on it’s own foundation from other Brazilian music influences. But it’s so hard to play, very tricky and challenging. Thanks for the wonderful video.
Hey, another Brazilian here! Thanks for the content Paul, learned a lot with you for years now! Very cool to see different perspectives regarding music from ours. One thing that caught my attention was the steel strings you two used. When playing around with Bossa, try using nylon strings, I think It sounds even more chilled and authentic!
It's really cool to see a style of music that is no longer popular in Brazil today, still being valued abroad. I loved the class now I'm going to spend the rest of the year just playing Bossa Nova.
Thank you for this lesson. I've loved Bossa Nova ever since I heard the long version of the Getz/Gilberto "The Girl From Ipanema late one night on my transistor radio. Beautiful and so mellow.
dude, he knew all the stuff beforehand 😉 Still like the teaching video format, it's much better for us mortals to follow that than two pros talking at their actual level. And also more convenient than having an actual student - stuff would take too long for a video.
Music is the universal language of love, care, compassion, passion, and equilibrium, touching people's hearts. And my soul is lifted. I wish you blessings ✨🤲.
Hi Paul! As a Brazilian musician I need to tell you something. The first chord in Corcovado is Am6. Another thing is the bars, we write 2/4 in Bossa Nova, not 4/4, because the rhythm pulses different. A lot of pretty important details is not there. Thanks!
That’s how Dominic retold it to Rick Beato, but I think he actually said, “when he (the original guitar player) plays it live”, which is a bit better. He did however omit that Dom actually wrote the riff
Best view of Brazilian music I've ever seen from a foreigner, and more than that, a superb class for anyone interested in growing musically. Dominic should have a Brazilian passport already. Congrats!
I'm embarrassed to say I first discovered Dominic from Rick Beato's interview, but he's become one of my favourite people to listen to talk about music.
Paul's informative channel is well worth a listen even if you've never touched a guitar. And you wouldn't want to miss a chance to hear Dominic Miller talk about, well anything he wants to, really.
Beautiful . . . first record I remember as a kid, maybe 3 or 4 . . . Getz, Gilberto, Jobim - 'Ipanema' was everywhere, my parents had the album and I was mesmerised. Then 3 years later 'All My Loving' was on the radio - that's when I decided I wanted to be a Beatle. Bossa, though - Milton Nascimento, Flora & Airto, Toninho Horta, Bebel, Gilberto, Cibelle, Gismonti (!) , Paula Morelenbaum, Celso Foncesca . . . the list just goes on. Thank you for this lovely private lesson 🙏😄
That’s fantastic dear Paul, I’m so glad that you two finally met. I’ve enjoyed your videos for the very beginning I think, and I really appreciate your work, style and friendly way to teach, speak and find your work inspiring. Thank you very much
man just had a private guitar lesson with Dominic Miller, SO COOL!
And we were spectators so we can too.
And it was really accessible too. Not overly technical and very inspiring...
“What did you do today?”
“Not much - just played some guitar. Had Dominic Miller stop by to show me some bossa nova stuff. Made some bread”
@@BJackson129 He only wanted Dominic round because he kneads the dough...🤭
wow what a great meeting - the music and the exchange and the two guys all so relaxed - thank you!
The lesson here is that if you make a video about Dominic Miller’s playing, he may show up at your house and give you an amazing music lesson.
I laughed hard at your post ^ I saw the Rick Beato Dominic Interview and they had a good laugh about this situation and here we are...
Epsecially make sure that you say he doesnt play the hard chord when he performs it live lol
😂😂😂
only if there is good bread.
I love how you put the tabs on the screen
Thanks! Takes a long time to edit it all in, so means a lot :)
@@PaulDavidsit also means alot for me that you put them on screen since i learn so much from those videos, amazing how you make it entertaining en educational
@@PaulDavids great content. Being a Brazilian, there are a lot involved to Bossa Nova, Samba is also there.
Yamandu Costa can bring you to the path of Brazilian guitar...
@PaulDavids As someone who is compiling his own songbook with lyrics and chords and occasionally tabs, I know how much work this is! But it's also worth it! Thank you for all your effort and love you put into these videos! Please keep up the excellent work!
I absolutely second this, I've noticed it in the recent videos and it takes them to next level. Please keep that up Paul it adds so much value for people with limited practice time! All the best mate
Paul is such a good "interviewer" ... he knows when to guide vs when to sit back. He just blends right in with what's needed. This was a great hang.
You could say the same about his playing, and I think that's no coincidence.
He *really* listens; and in my experience, focusing this intently on your partner(s) is the secret key to being good at just about anything. ;D
As a Brazilian, it is curious but at the same time fascinating to see the enchantment that Bossa Nova causes among foreigners.
We were practically born learning this rhythm. If you increase this same beat to 160bpm, you will be entering SAMBA.
Congratulations on the content Paul. I've learned a lot from you over the last few years!!
To our ears it’s “exotic” (unfamiliar) rhythm and feel. It literally sounds like a calm breeze on a beautiful beach with a drink in hand.
@@humanbeing5300 and lovely lady with other hand
Well, Dominic born in Argentina
Too far @@elserpen
Bossa nova is beautiful. Brazil has invented many beautiful things. Jogo bonito!
I love how Dominic, during any of the live-jam test runs scattered throughout, is watching Paul's face intently as he plays. He's immediately trying to connect with the emotion and presence of the other musician, even for a soft Bossa Nova jam sesh. Smiling when he sees how much fun the other person is having with it. Music is so valuable.
Astute observation.
Bossa nova made jazz style chords and theory a lot more accessible for me. Definitely worth learning
What did you learn it with? TH-cam/class/book?
Yeah, you got it! This is one of the most important ideas behind learning and playing Bossa Nova. Cheers from Brazil!
In a nutshell, bossa is jazzified samba
👍👍@@ricsouza5011
But Jazz is nothing to learn.... Its less then 50 standards and few dis-harmonized Chords..... thats Jazz.
Dominic was the first non-Brazilian person I've seen to really get Brazilian music. Rhythm and touch is everything. You take a musician like Arthur Menezes playing amazing Rock/Blues and the Brazilian groove comes out even in a completely different genre. Dominic is spot on, including his comment about having to feel it.
Agreed, though Pat Metheny and Lee Ritnour também …oops, also!
@@odrabravo was also about to mention Metheny
Andy summer's
Charlie Byrd?
Paquito D'Rivera
Hats off to a "Bossanova haunted" Dominic Miller... the humility in sharing his passion is a breath of fresh air in these times of "in your face" attention seeking music. Thank you Paul for a wonderful presentation.
As a brazilian I must point: this groove is present not only in bossa nova, but in almost everything else in Brazil. It's the "relaxing" approach that gives the correct tone to it, like a warm sunset at the beach, and Dominic nailed the concept. This and the insane chord progressions, of course. 😅
it is relaxing I could listen for hours
As a Canadian, I can play Bossa Nova, and anything else because I'm not in a little box. It's not "your" music... it comes from European music tradition.
@@kwimms what are you even talking about? I didn't say it's "my" music. Nor did I said you cannot play. Are you out of meds?
Very true. When Brazil still played Brazilian football (until about 2002), I used to watch their matches in World Cups with the sound of the TV coverage turned down and Bossa Nova music playing instead. It was a perfect match.
@@kwimms That's what happen when your most famous musicians are jacques villeneuve, Drake and Bieber... you must learn other countries' music. Bossa is classical music and African rhythm, but it was surely born in Brazil. Anyway, not only music but merely everything else in western society came from Europeans. Unnecessary and unfortunate comment at best
What a generous man Dominic Miller is to share his knowledge so easily and in such a humble way! Respect!
I found myself jamming with Paul & Dominic from 5:12
That was possible with tabs and short training to feel that rhythm.
It's like having a private lesson with 2 masters at the same time.
That format is something to keep, it's terrific. Thanks both of you.
My old friend Levi loved bossa nova. He played side flute and anytime I’d play some basic bossa nova chords he’d soar with that. RIP Levi. Bossa nova is timeless.
I know absolutely nothing about music. Honestly, I could listen to Dominic Miller interviews for hours. Brilliant episode Paul.
That jam switch at 6:10 and Dominic saying "That's great" has to feel like a dream haha, amazing video
His last note landed perfectly! Pure chef's kiss
Doninic is so cool man. Great feel he has.
Great tip not being shy about playing single notes while the chords are held back. Makes life a lot easier. Otherwise one would ruin one's hands trying to do the impossible.
I love what he said about some melody on it's own, just at the right moment in a piece. Not everything has to be smothered in more and more complex harmonies.👍
I'm a nubie at 75; and wanted to know a little bit of jazz chords. This video is the perfect starting point, for my musical journey, via Bosa Nova. Thanks Paul, AND Dominic.
Dominic nailed it. This is how Bossa Nova should be played. Less is More.
Some guy on the internet + Dominic Miller = magic. Wonderful collaboration. Big thumbs-up.
to be fair, Paul Davids is not just "some guy on the internet". Objectively.
edit: it seems I missed the reference here....
@@stulora3172 I think that was the term used by Dominic during the Rick Beato interview which started the ball rolling.
Dominic Miller? Is that the guy who plays it live?
Hey did'nt you know... that's Paul's AKA...🤣
I'm glad Dominic has displayed some humility, though... bygones n'all that... 😎
Really enjoyed watching two guitar players discuss and play. Paul is the perfect "student" and Dominic Miller is a charming and brilliant man.
Oh yes indeed. This was my thought also😊
I never comment but had to because there’s a connection in this video. You each provided a new perspective to each other and it didn’t go unnoticed either direction. I need more of this format! Just talking and playing guitar
Honestly it's so nice to watch Dominic play with Paul, there's real enjoyment there 😊
It's nice to watch two guitarists who know what key and chord they're playing. When I jam with my pals and someone asks what key or chord it is, we shrug "i dunno, whatever that is" nods at fingers.
Thank you, Paul and Dominic for capturing this moment and allowing us to sit in on this beautiful conversation between the two of you. My father was a well-trained guitarist and introduced me to the guitar at very young age. He no longer played professionally, but whenever he pulled out his acoustic he loved to play these same chords. He has since passed, but playing the guitar is one of the ways I still connect with him. This video did so even more. Much appreciated.
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Amazing content. I’m Brazilian. And I remember learning guitar and wanting to play Tom Jobim and Toquinho, the complexity is crazy. But once you get it it’s no coming back. It’s a beautiful sound. The Brazilian guitarist always have that little pinch, that little flavor on their playing that resembles bossa nova a little, kiko Loureiro took a lot of his riffs base on his knowledge of Brazilian music. Great content Paul!
Será que o Dominic bebeu na fonte do Baden? O cara matava a pau. E se ele ouvir o Helio Delmiro...
@@GuilhermeSilva-rp2itProvavelmente não. Baden é outro nível de dinâmica, ele não é flat como no geral Bossa nova é, Baden trabalha a dinâmica transformando o violão quase num instrumento de percussão, o que lembra o berimbau.
I agree with you; their music was complex. Did you know that half of these songs were created in a bar in Rio de Janeiro, where Tom Jobim e Toquinho e Vinicius de Morais, then we added Baden Powell, Sergio Mendes, Roberto Menescau, Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Nana Caymen, Wednesday they used to go to this place near Leblon, were half of Tom's composition were discussed, arranged, organized in a bar's table, some of the songs were written in a piece of napkin. Here is what: these guys were super smart to be able to do the most beautiful things while drinking, talking, and eating at a bar. We can not forget the Old Caime and many other musicals were definitely the pillars of the Bossa Nova movement in the sixties. Bossa Nova was a movement that led to the creation of beautiful tunes and interpretations. Around this time, we were leaving a civil revolution movement in Brazil, but the artists of the time were highly creative. War and civil revolution bring creativity into the creation of beautiful harmonies. Roberto Menescau, before he became the Brazilian Sony Art/Music Director, used to make beautiful songs. Roberto Menescau created beautiful songs for Tom, Vinicius, Gal Gosta, and many other artists.
Wow priceless! A virtuoso collaborating and sharing his gift with Paul who's one of the best on TH-cam, seeing this has made my day.
Hey Paul, let me tell some things based on the video.
As a Brazilian born and raised during the 90's, I started my musical journey listening to Rock Bands such as Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns and Roses and The Jimi Hendrix Experience, but then one day I realised that if I wanna be a serious musician, I needed to know about Brazilian Music, and so I asked myself about how strange is to symple have almost no idea about the music from my homeland. I started my trip into Brazilian Music through a famous record called Clube Da Esquina (1972), that I really suggest you give a listen to, and then I started learning about Bossa Nova. Nowadays for me the Blues and Bossa Nova are the best "schools" for begginers on the guitar. You know, it's quite hard to start on guitar learning something like Yngwie Malsmteen songs, but there are things that are easier to play technically, but are very interesting too, so the Blues helped me to start a sense of improvisation, and Bossa Nova helped me to create a more intimate relationship with the guitar. With Bossa Nova I worked a lot with harmony, improvisation on an more advanced level (playing through changes, using lots of different scales), rhythm, and also the songs feels better to play even without a band, so this makes you get more confident about your playing. Imagine yourself trying to play For The Love of God on an acoustic guitar (without an amp, an distortion, you got it), while you're hangin' with your friends anywhere... this may not work well, so it's cool to have an alternative that may be usefull anytime. Don't forget, Bossa Nova is extremely romantic and this can be a great idea to play some Bossa to your loved one. I was an extremely angry guy and Bossa Nova helped me cool down, it's trully relaxing.
I'll left here some suggestions for you guys to take a listen to these players: Toninho Horta (my all time favourite guitar player, completely blew my mind even more than Hendrix and anyone you can name), Dori Caimmy, Romero Lubambo, Juarez Moreira, Lula Galvão, Marcos Valle, João Bosco, just to name a few.
Check out on my channel a video I recorded of Toninho Horta playing one of his wonderful songs, Waiting For Angela, in a Bossa style that I recorded years ago. After he turned my greatest hero, I had the luck of becoming a close friend of him. Life is great! I loved your video and also your channel. Cheers from Belo Horizonte!
Mandô bem!
That second song on that album sure had that trance like vibe to it. But after listening to the whole album it does have a relaxing effect on me. That fifth song where the guitar starts off solo had a weird out of tune vibe to it but again, due to the trance like nature to all these songs, it is still relaxing in the end.
Great comment. Hello from a Scottish guitarist.🤠🤟🏴🎸
Representou, papai!
thats a nice comment ❤
Mighty Dominic , I've been listening and playing Bossa rhythms since I was 10 years old now I'm over 60 I can never get tired of it
the IMMENSE musicality of someone on the level of Dominic Miller is rare on socials and definitely explains his enormous career
2 Pros having fun, and talking shop. I love this. One of the best I've seen
We learn so much from videos like this. So much better than the usual web lessons that are sooo slooow and show you how to finger a standard c chord string by string and finger by finger. They’re made for beginners. It’s great that people want to learn but there’s too much confusion out there for beginners. Sometimes it can confuse me when I listen to the instructor explain all the string numbers and which finger on which fret. then I turn it off. This kind of lesson is great if you know how to play and want to learn new techniques. We need more of this kind of teaching.
Such a privilage, being able to sit in on this musical conversation. The respect and admiration Paul and Dominic have for each is readily apparent. What a joy, thank you both for sharing.
So lovely to hear two people who know their way around a guitar, just chatting about how to make a sound that touches the soul.
What a video. I saw Dominic play in Prague a few years ago (having shamefully never heard of him at the time) and was mesmerised. Chatted to him at the bar afterwards and he was so gracious and humble. Love his attitude to playing.
Man I bloody love playing guitar, there’s so much amazing stuff to learn. Just clicked on this by chance, by the end i’d picked up my instrument and repeated the video for my first foray into bossa nova. Thankyou.
Dominic Miller is so relaxed as he conveys the complicated stuff.
Transmits to the 'student' so well.
His touch is so good his instruments must jump out of their cases when he walks in. I keep watching his little finger -right hand, so sensitive. Gooses bumps! And then he says "The real you as a musician is what you write otherwise you are a combination of your influences..." WOW!!
Getz/Gilberto - Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) is one of the songs I heard when learning that's encouraged me to play for 10000+ hours. 6th's and 7th's and the way they resolve is beautiful.
Jao Gilberto is my favourite.... there's wonderful footage on TH-cam of Tom Jobim on piano and Gilberto on guitar and singing Desafinado and Ipanema... and they're both really enjoying it.
The way you guys connected to share this knowledge so intuitively was truly bewitching. With not too much explanation, just two musicians talking in their language. I absolutely loved this video
Oh yes , very lovely video. And i am so amazed to listen both of them😚
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Greetings from Brazil. Nice to see you playing Bossa Nova.
As a Brazilian, born in Pennsylvania to white parents of European descent, I'm not Brazilian at all. But I love bossa nova.
I've just come acrss this video on TH-cam after working a 12 hour nightshift last night and all I can say is its perfect for my mood on a Sunday afternoon....I'm going to learn this and incorporate it into my Telecaster playing....Cheers Guys its just the tonic I needed...Love it....😎😎🎸🎸 ❤❤❤
6:43 Pauls face smiling all over ... getting praise by Sting's right hand :) fantastic
I learnt so much Bossa Nova Stan Getz, Jobim Giberto whilst studying Ba Hons in Jazz studies whilst playing on classicical guitar and playing Brower and Bach to build the guitar technique and skills on classical guitar. I loved the chord melody approach and songs like Desafinado
Excuse the name spelling it's been 30 yrs plus
I'm so glad Dominic gets interviewed by big channels like you and Rick. I was trying to learn his songs some years ago and I had to watch him play them or some homemade video he made while on tour. Also, more people will know about him this way!
Dominic, definitely one of the most sympathic persons on this planet. what a guitar lesson.
It's cool to see how when playing bossa nova people start to move lightly and smile. hugs from Brazil
That jam around the 6:00 minute mark was so beautiful and soothing. Like a walk at the beach or something. Great video. Thanks to both of you.
i've seen Sting live a few times, seeing him this June, I always get to the front and dominic always gives me a nod, what an amazingly kind gent and underappreciated guitarist. he is the secret suace that meet Sting's amazing song writing.
This is how I started in 69. Mom played it on her Yamaha acoustic but then Bobbie Gentry ‘Ode to Billie Jo’ was on the radio. Then I discovered dad’s Sergio Mendes albums. Even today it’s where I go to get centered and then everything else is within reach. I’m 65 I’m only getting started.
Dominic Miller was born in Argentina, like me (alas, I am a musician too but I don't have his talent). There was in the 70 and beginning of the 80s a colourful explosion of music from Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, England, USA on the radio and TV. With the begin of the Militar Dictatorship in 1976 and the posterior conflict with the UK for two islands that phenomenon was slowly decreasing but anyway some underground culture existed up to 1983 when the Democracy returned to the country. Thank you for your interview!
Man… playing bossa nova in a a steel string guitar feels so wrong 😂 anyway, as a Brazilian, all I can say is that Dominic was spot on this beautiful music feeling and rhythmic patterns.
It’s sounds nice.
They nailed it anyway. Bossa Nova just feels good.
I really like the acoustic guitar timbre in this session and thinking maybe if more acoustic guitar player would play bossa then it would be more famous.
I'd prefer nylon, and just a guess but bet Dom would too. Maybe one wasn't available at that moment.
Que bom que você disse.
This in incredible. The whole chord-melody thing suddenly makes sense without laboring through chord dictionaries and matching top notes with voicings.
The harmony of Bossa Nova is tremendous. So beautiful. I wish old Salsa Brava, Los Hermanos Lebron, Hector Lavoe, Joe Arroyo and Rueben Blades would get this guitar treatment, too.
Since watching this video I've been getting into bossa nova. It really is pretty cool. One thing I like about Paul is his down-to earth style e.g., "I've been playing my heart out but one thing he complements me on is my bread."
This video deserve a Grammy.
Great video by two masters! Cheers form Brazil, the land of Bossa Nova 🇧🇷🇧🇷
I am so jealous. Dominic Miller seems like such a cool guy, just a musician's musician who loves spending time playing music and figuring out how to make it more awesome.
Good for you, Paul, if I ever found myself in a situation where Dominic Miller is looking over at me and expecting me to rip off an improv line over the chords he's comping, I would definitely fail in epic fashion. But you nailed it and the two of you together came up with something fun and interesting to listen to. Well done, and thanks to you both for letting someone like me just be the fly on the wall as this conversation takes place.
It’s amazing how the Bossa Nova still resonates around the world. It’s beautiful on it’s own foundation from other Brazilian music influences. But it’s so hard to play, very tricky and challenging. Thanks for the wonderful video.
Hey, another Brazilian here! Thanks for the content Paul, learned a lot with you for years now! Very cool to see different perspectives regarding music from ours. One thing that caught my attention was the steel strings you two used. When playing around with Bossa, try using nylon strings, I think It sounds even more chilled and authentic!
I don’t even play a guitar but this is just love to my ears and soul. Wow. Thank you.
Dominic is one cool dude! Gracious and humble man... Awesome now I am going to learn Bosa Nova guitar! Sweet
It's really cool to see a style of music that is no longer popular in Brazil today, still being valued abroad. I loved the class now I'm going to spend the rest of the year just playing Bossa Nova.
Thank you Paul for this amazing video❤
Much love !
My favorite bossa nova song is 'Aquarelo Do Brazil'. Joao Gilberto's version is complete magic. 💖
This is the same as me
Really appreciate all the effort gone in to include the tabs, makes us learning and playing along happy
Seduction is the word. As a kid when all my contemporaries were playing rock, I was playing The Girl From Ipanema. I could listen to Dom play all day.
Paul, that was the best video yet. I was smiling the entire way through.
Thank you for this lesson. I've loved Bossa Nova ever since I heard the long version of the Getz/Gilberto "The Girl From Ipanema late one night on my transistor radio. Beautiful and so mellow.
that's a gorgeous bit of improve you did there.
dude, he knew all the stuff beforehand 😉
Still like the teaching video format, it's much better for us mortals to follow that than two pros talking at their actual level.
And also more convenient than having an actual student - stuff would take too long for a video.
Lifting the lid on the artistry of bossanova guitar has never been so lyrical and beautiful. Wow.
Someone stop all the "As a Brazilian" comments 😂😂
As a brazilian, I totally agree
As a Brazilian...
As a Brazilian I know how to shave wrinkles. Ok?
As a Brazilian 7-1
Nah!
Jobim is an extraordinary composer and am fortunate to have been able to explore his catalog.
What a legend
Great to see you together ,both great guitar fans and masters! Mr Miller I'm your fan, your music is generous and melodic
Music is the universal language of love, care, compassion, passion, and equilibrium, touching people's hearts. And my soul is lifted. I wish you blessings ✨🤲.
Hi Paul! As a Brazilian musician I need to tell you something. The first chord in Corcovado is Am6. Another thing is the bars, we write 2/4 in Bossa Nova, not 4/4, because the rhythm pulses different. A lot of pretty important details is not there. Thanks!
Yea they definitely aren’t playing the right groove. They’re accenting the first beat and not the second, making the rhythm feel wrong.
wonderful lesson, I find bossa nova very enchanting and strange to play, is like a trip to someplace far and quiet, thanks for the video!
Some months after he refered to Paul as "Some guy on the internet" 🤭
Paul referred to him first as “the guy who plays it live” when talking about Shape of my Heart
That’s how Dominic retold it to Rick Beato, but I think he actually said, “when he (the original guitar player) plays it live”, which is a bit better. He did however omit that Dom actually wrote the riff
😂 it's all friendly tho
I like that Dom. ..."what you write defines you as a musician". 🌹❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Brasil mentioned
Best view of Brazilian music I've ever seen from a foreigner, and more than that, a superb class for anyone interested in growing musically.
Dominic should have a Brazilian passport already.
Congrats!
Dominic was born in Argentina and lived there until he was about 10 👍
At the second Mr MILLER touches the guitar, there is so much love coming out , so much thrill !!! This gives me gusebumps straight away...
In addition to their superb guitar skills, both these guys are follicly blessed.
Dominic Miller is a musical genius... and a gentleman !! I love this video...!
I'm embarrassed to say I first discovered Dominic from Rick Beato's interview, but he's become one of my favourite people to listen to talk about music.
"All music has a sort of trance" completely agree. When the song finishes and I feel like I snapped back into reality that's a piece of music
If you're not a Brit you might refer to it as a groove lmao
Those tabs on the screen, showing the actual chords, so helpful! Thanks!
Paul's informative channel is well worth a listen even if you've never touched a guitar. And you wouldn't want to miss a chance to hear Dominic Miller talk about, well anything he wants to, really.
Beautiful . . . first record I remember as a kid, maybe 3 or 4 . . . Getz, Gilberto, Jobim - 'Ipanema' was everywhere, my parents had the album and I was mesmerised. Then 3 years later 'All My Loving' was on the radio - that's when I decided I wanted to be a Beatle. Bossa, though - Milton Nascimento, Flora & Airto, Toninho Horta, Bebel, Gilberto, Cibelle, Gismonti (!) , Paula Morelenbaum, Celso Foncesca . . . the list just goes on. Thank you for this lovely private lesson 🙏😄
I always enjoy listening to Mr. Miller about guitar.
Indeed me too, I have always loved him, he is so chill😊
Absolutely delightful! What a laid-back, cool dude Dominic Miller is! (…as indeed are you Paul!)😊😊🎸🎸🍷🍷🥰🥰
That’s fantastic dear Paul, I’m so glad that you two finally met. I’ve enjoyed your videos for the very beginning I think, and I really appreciate your work, style and friendly way to teach, speak and find your work inspiring. Thank you very much
Oh yes , And i am so amazed to listen both of them😚
Dominic Miller seems like such a pleasant guy. Great episode that gets me excited to take the guitar and try to figure this out !
Such humility from @DominicMillerofficial , never trying to impress anyone, making things looks SO simple. Amazing guitar player and great interview
Thanks for a beautiful Bossa Nova jazz rhythm rendition that is relax and laid back touch feeling solo guitar lessons.
THIS. I teach both computer programming and music theory. And this is probably one of the most essential music lessons EVER. Perfect!
Dominic Miller is such a gentleman ! And Paul is a natural born teacher ! Bravo to you guys, please make some more !!!!
Never knew I liked bossanova 🤔
this is very nice and something I've been looking for. Thanks Paul Davids. Your Gypsy Jazz video was awesome as well