Edited by Brendan Lake

Playing in the bossa nova style

This is just one version of a bossa nova texture that can (and should be) altered as you please.
On Amaj7

0 2 1

Bass: 1st scale degree On G7

0 2 1

0 2 1 0

0 2 1

0 2 1
0

0 2 1

0 2 1 0

0 2 1

1 0 0 3

5th scale degree (you can go up or down)

1 0 0

1 0 0

1 0 0

1 0 0

3 2 3

1 0 0

1 0 0 0

1 0 0

On Bm7b5 (also known as B half-diminished 7)

3 2 3 2

3 2 3

3 2 3

3 2 3

3 2 3

3 2 3 1

3 2 3

Basses for chords with a perfect fifth (including all major, minor, 7, maj7, and m7 chords): A = A, E Bb = Bb, F B = B, F# C = C, G C# = C#, G# D = D, A Eb = Eb, Bb E = E, B F = F, C F# = F#, C# G = G, D G# = G#, D#

For diminished chords/chords with a b5, lower the fifth a half-step. For augmented chords/chords with a #5, raise the fifth a half step

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