Bossa Nova on the BASS : please avoid this common mistake
Channel: Guitar Improvisation
Date: 2022-06-27

The tips I give in this video are based on my transcriptions of numerous Albums of Tom Jobim, João Gilberto and many others. Here are tips and links you may find useful :

👉 In the first recordings of Bossa Nova, the bass is very often played by an upright bass
👉 At the bass you have a strong rhythmical role : work on your rhythmic placement accuracy
👉 Bass lines in samba are a subtle art, in between the role of the surdo and the "baixarias", melodic lines played by the guitar in samba and choro (some baixarias here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KiFZA88D_Q )
👉 If you play these Bossa patterns in a samba band that will work. And if there's already someone playing baixarias (like a guitar player) that's what will work the best.
👉 chronologically speaking : Choro → Samba → Bossa Nova

Samba de roda with the surdo : https://youtu.be/mASa7eiatY0?t=1242
Samba  backing tracks : https://www.youtube.com/c/GuitareImprovisationCom/search?query=samba%20playback

Samba de Roda (instruments, breaks and tips) https://www.soundslice.com/slices/cMbcc/
THE samba rhythm : https://www.soundslice.com/slices/JLJcc/

Girl From Ipanema without the bass : https://youtu.be/xLAtBCwcRKY
Bossa Nova drums backing track (from 90 bpm to 140 bpm) https://www.youtube.com/c/GuitareImprovisationCom/search?query=bossa-nova%20drums

Albums to listen to
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Muicha & Jobim → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxnGYx7SlzU&list=PLrt7VbxNS8rdehOeYkxMSzYaLUIibaanX
Elis & Tom → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnB1G63XvCQ&list=PLrt7VbxNS8rcaHppOqrezMOWHwSmvti7t&index=1
A C J the composer of Desafinado, plays → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDw_QeGk33A&list=PLVacJnEm87ru1EmnQyME6mdC-9qmdMToN
The Astrud Gilbeto album → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeYsi9NDM9Y&list=PLL-NbN8uTOij0NZyQc95z8Uj9dKg3IH8Y
Getz/Gilberto → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJJKDzqVpvE&list=PL7gp579CMkT8Bx7wrlczLUZ-AZApsyFUk
João Gilberto - Chega de saudade → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiRGgy-z6I0&list=PLL-NbN8uTOigVTXMWaL6eiPseVvft_E6l&index=1
A.C. Jobim, Live in Montréal → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uadORQdlb9k

The 2 albums I found with the "not so typical" bassline :
Stone Flower → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaRTCObEO-8&list=PL4NXUZspQ7ByjdEqzl8NoABs_qCEtNz_1
Jobim & Mendes → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mo7jEWrMms&list=OLAK5uy_mu_CvGLt3KpMwo5QHhvhf0NBYPPcJIcRw

Free Cavaquinho lesson (in French) → https://youtu.be/Z_1qv024QfU

00:00 Intro
00:40 - Playing on the beat
02:24 - Main pattern
04:56 - Simple exercise
06:24 - More groove!
08:42 - Things to avoid
11:31 - The pick!
12:24 - Neck section
13:14 - Girl from Ipanema
14:21 - To go further
16:44 - Thank you Patreons!


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