Bossa Nova Jazz Samba Groove - Advanced Piano Lesson

[Pritt0604]

Thank's you made a really good tutorial! I highly appreciate it. The difficult part at 3:36 could have been a bit longer to hear oneself into the rythm in order to copy it. But I succeeded anyhow. So thanks again.

[benjamingcrockett]

this is exactly the kind of tutorial I was looking for. simple, straight forward. You leave place for the user to use his own creativity, thanks!

[skyeonz]

piano too soft...

[thessulac]

great tutorial, thanks for sharing (y)

[Jojo007407]

Great video. I have a question. Are you supposed to remove the left hand simple bass line C G when there is a bass player? When you are playing with them, do you think it gets in the way and when it does, how do you still make use of your LH ? Sorry if this is confusing or out of context for this video. Thanks!

[arvafiju]

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[sdafsar]

ITS MAC FROM ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA!

[brickerville]

THanks man, this is a nice thing you've done.

[zedvf]

u are very handsome ;)

[TheBrandonaguilar]

I learned well

tha's good....¡¿

jeje

see you..¡¡¡

[Rauh033]

hey man thanks thats pretty good, ive always had an idea of bossa nova but never really got it on keys, i changed it up alot though with more chords n it works really good....great tutorial though thanks man

[PetrusKallang]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Really simplifying and breaking it down to the basic or core of the parts for playing this genre. This is good for someone like me who learned playing piano by ear. Keep it up and looking forward to more of your work. :D

[88Wildone]

Great tutorial, I am certainly gonna try it, though I am not much into brazilian music. Anyway, if you make some other tutorials, I would like to see them :-)

[RolmersonFilho]

Hello, i'm a brazilian pianist and i'm very happy to see my culture being studied, The lesson is aewsome you are very good teacher and pianist. Thanks for sharing with us our passion: música(music), Brazil is with arms open to all of you.

Até mais.

[Jeffcheam]

Thanks a lot, it was a awesome tutorial

[MrAtlantajazz]

Love your mellow sound. All on the same page musically. Love it when it all comes together like this.

[NessDark]

Thank you a LOT. You made it so easy i was able to master it before the vid was over.

[cristhianangelposso1]

Nice man ty, now I learn how play bossa nova

[Gaiuslotus9]

Thank you "chrismarx85". A very directly forwarded and simple approach. Really, very good work!

[Vynyy1]

Brazil *-*

[Vynyy1]

Brazil *-*

[thewafflemusic]

hey man... im learning Piano... im 21... And thats...the most easier Tuto I ever seen before. Thanks... If You dont mind... Im going to take this, to put in a Hip Hop Track... It will sound great!!!!!.... Could I?

[chrismarx85]

@thewafflemusic - yeah go for it! just send me a copy!!!

[benjamingcrockett]

@thewafflemusic You did a great job of it mate, congrats

[clasesdejazz]

Good thank you...

[Clearie552]

do you have any comments about how the harmonic progression of bossa nova songs go? I always get confused, it seems like they change key alot. and from songs like little boat and girl from ipamena.. the only pattern i can figure out is that the bass moves around in tritones until it gets back to tonic... somehow (???)

[chrismarx85]

@Clearie552 jobim was a really advanced harmonic composer! thats one of the things that makes his music really interesting to listen to! Wave for example has some great harmonic progressions. Don't try to "break the code" for bossa nova chords... because their isn't really one. Just learn chord progressions and put them in your memory. 2-5-1 is a really common jazz progression that is used A LOT in jazz and bossa nova... its really interesting when you break out of that standard pattern.

[Clearie552]

@chrismarx85 oh wow, you replied fast! well it is a saturday.

[Clearie552]

I learned how to do this by copying the accompaniment style on my clavinova.

[go2spartak1]

Thanx for the explanation, it helped me a lot... :-)

[Codinhuu]

A lot of pratice??

you realy have to be american to not play it right

:P

[offthewallschool]

@Codinhuu - if you're from brazil its probably pretty easy for you since you would hear it all the time. maybe you should try learning something from another country?

[GENERALWARMACHINE]

do you have the sheet music for this?

[good09ash]

tu video casi no tiene volumen en el piano

[massarde9591]

i am try, but is quite difficult for me. i dont know why. i play guitar, snpanish guitar, gaita, sax....but the piano...dear lord..

tks alot man. was really great.. more more more...lol

[jonguitarist]

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooo!!

[SoContagious07]

i have been searching for these chords forever!! ahhh thank you so much! :]]

[PrinZe444]

Lol, i already knew this! And i do also play it much more advanced than YOU!

HAH! :D

[chrismarx85]

@PrinZe444 - thats cool. good for you! :)

[tinnimac]

very practical and helpful...appreciate it very much.

[fdkslkdj]

dude, ur amazing

[iamchristine319]

This is great! It helps me a lot!! You r a goooood teacher! Thx!!!! :D

[walterquea1]

ENRIQUE IGLESIAS???

[Robzsz]

very nice tutorial. i learnt basic bosa nova in under an hour =D

[ldrumma2002]

thats was awesome brotha..

[wingmanman]

wow i got to try it out..

I always think that i dont have the "DNA for bossa nova" and now seems i could have a glimpse of it~

thank you very much!

[wingmanman]

thanks for your prompt reply!!

"quick little background melodies" means around the chord notes, right?

[chrismarx85]

it really doesn't matter... it sounds the best if they are centered around the chord tones though... (the notes in the chords). For example: in the right hand play an octave that is on the root of the chord... then see how it sounds if your octave is the 5th of the chord.

Hope that made sense!

[wingmanman]

may i ask what could my left hand do when playing with other ppl, eg guitar bass or double bass?

[chrismarx85]

GREEEAT Question :) Wingmanman!

Your left hand would jump up and do what your right hand is doing. Your right hand could then play some octaves... quick little background melodies while its comping.

[wingmanman]

cool u r  awesome and thats easy to learn, thanks

[checkabreak]

cool stuff dude

[kanjiQ]

there are a lot more inversions for these chords that you can use to add variation and avoid repetition

[ting1337]

This is an awesome tutorial!!

[wagerfilmART]

Some viewers might know more than you think, so it would help to know the function of these chords (in what key is this?). The way you broke it up (between hands) made good sense.

[babydrums777]

very go¡¡¡¡ +100

[simonohm2]

Brasil não é só futebol!!!!!!!!!

[sweetcheeks4242]

i think teaching it is harder than playing it, I got it right away and I don't play piano (just muck around on it), so you're good at teaching, well done! Got any more little grooves up your sleeve?

[dunathain]

nice jam, man!

it really helped me a lot when it comes to independization and I don't know how to. thanks

[THELIRIKALTANK]

thank you this reminds me of some latin jazz

[chrismarx85]

thats awesome!

yeah post it as a response to this video, i'd love to see it!

[nelsonjavierperez]

ive seen this rhythm else where and it is explained very clearly in your video as opposed to the other one,excellent lesson thank you

[severelyaddictedgal]

I've been trying to learn Girl From Ipanema on the piano. Your teaching is VERY effective (on me at least). Would you mind making a tutorial on Girl From Ipanema? please!

[gedallan]

u teaching free?

[AshwinManOfSteel]

Thankyou

[GEMBEL87]

thx a lot :)

[themike78videos]

heyy what piano are you using??

sounds good the pianoo

[IgrejaOrgiasemUtah]

i am from Brasil and i play piano and samba , .......great job.......youtube eder carinhoso pianista .......... youtube orgias em utah...orkut elder carinhoso

[mauricioneira]

I appreciate so much this lesson, thanks!

[ung2002]

Thanks so much...I can find the way how to play my Bossa Nova songs.

[Listentoelias]

Your good teaching :) Thanks!

[RODRASK8]

youre great!!!

[toquartto]

he is only teaching, it's so basic it, but if somebody wants to listen a wonderful song, listen any of TOM JOBIM.

congratulations, a good teacher.

[chrismarx85]

Listen to anyone with the last name Gilberto :)

And all of antonio carlos jobim's songs are great as well.

Waters of march is my favorite

[Xw0LveS89]

hihi~ im beginner can u show mi more of these basics trainngin..

[toquartto]

Bossa nova is what this video is showing, it has roots in samba like the rock has roots in blues, Bossa is a style of music more refined than the samba, i love both.

if you want to listen a good samba , listen "Alcione - Gostoso Veneno"

or samba-rock it's wonderful "Seu Jorge-Burguesinha".

[Xw0LveS89]

wow... u seems to know alot.. :) is this recommended for beginners ? i'm beginner.. and i love bossa nova...

[MrMusicSweden]

Great! Very educational

[samaria105]

Hi! Thank you for that lesson. I love bossa nova and now I'm able to play it :)

[GrupoPoderLatino]

it was a useful video.....i don´t play bossa nova with my band.....but i like it......actually i like all kinds of Latin Music......

[Kristoff1702]

that is so cool i learned the basics of brazilian bossa nova, just after the first time i watched this! now i could do many improvisations!

[genmaicha3]

Havent heard or played bossanova since jr high school. Really like it. Good lesson. I might try this on my midi

[etryshdge]

buena se agradece

[chaoabordo]

nice vid, thanks :)

[rowingchloe]

you'r awesome man !

i played the classical music like 10 yrs , n abt to change to another style.

u'r tutorial is easy to understand n also , u dun talk bull shxt :)

u deserve 5 stars =]

[chrismarx85]

thanks, there is some notation and explanation for this on the blog :)

just search for bossa on the fastpianolessons blog!

:)

Keep practicing!

[slapmyfunkybass]

its a good lesson and teaches the style well.... really, the samba is only a bossa in double time, if you half timed this chord progression is would give you a bossa feel... like the idea of the 7th moving to the 6th

[vntlnd]

heyy... thx u!! 4 the lesson

[Firrodrigolosofia]

That's strange, I'm learning bossa nova with an stranger, I'm Brazilian! lol!

I know how to play blues and classical musica, I've studied for 5 yeas and now I play by my own... Learning bossa nova with stranges! That's funny!

[CoNxiTaH]

Well, in other way, you should call it "BASIC PIANO LESSON", don´t you?

[CoNxiTaH]

Im not sure this is an ADVANCED piano lesson...  ¬¬

[chrismarx85]

You're right, Advanced isn't a good description, but it is advanced for most youtube piano players.

A better way to think about the skill level here:

you should try this after you've been playing for 1-4 years.

[Katinka8181]

Man what a poor waste of time. you don´t groove for 2 cents...

[meirritating]

woooow! can't believe i tried this on my piano in the middle of the night after watching this! HAHA! thanks pal!

[t4vlog]

This is a great lesson! I feel like I understand Bossa Nova. I got a question. I think it's possible to convert almost ANY song into Bossa Nova if it's done right. In this case, would you substitute CM9 & Dm9 for C & D? Just checking.

Well, when I tried your pattern on the Key of G, it didn't sound right. Let's say the chord progression in the original song is G, Bm7, Em, C & D7. How would you do this?

Thank you in advance!

[chrismarx85]

check out my blog!

i just posted some extra materials on this lesson there :)

I would agree it's possible to convert almost ANY song into Bossa Nova if it's done right... or any song to any style for that matter.

the rhythms are the most important... as well as the root 5th bass. keep those key elements in there and you have a very bossa sounding arrangements.

The bossa rhythms should work find over any chord progression. I just used a simple one for an example.

Does that help?

[Doumbeck]

YOU ARE A GOOD TEACHER... thats a special gift..

[MagnetoXevo]

Hey! Great! I really learned it!

[Jeifonte]

Fantastic!

I am a brazilian pianist

You explain and it was very easy to understand.. THANKS.. please make mooore videos! Kisses my dear.

[senorita67]

tHIS IS THE PERFECT lesson I have been looking for, thanks!

[chrismarx85]

No problem!

How long have you played piano for?

Do you read notes?

[slapmyfunkybass]

yea, its very helpful, try the same pattern over Cmaj9, Bb13sus, Ebmaj9, dmin7 db7

[BlankenStatement]

i listen to this alot because its very very smooth you should make it a song chris its very very good, dont forget to add your little solo at the end that's my favorite paart. . .please bring us more peace and love thnx

[threepointfourteen]

Really great, thanks for posting!

[mansamo]

thanx dude it would need lots of practice..

[marcelodomar]

thanks for the lesson! i'm brazilian and i think it's too difficult to put the right hand with the left one, in sambas.

[paccpac]

great lesson.

It became study very much.

thank you!!

[singmajic]

WOW That was great!... I was just about to get a tutour.. but since i've already been playing for some time.. this was SO easy to understand.. u really did a great job.. THANKS.. please make mooore videos!

[sssophi]

That was great! i love the way you teach! its simple and clear. please give more lessons.

Sophie

[thommitulpe]

cool, i like it a lot!!

[jimsterdrum]

Hey this sounds really well:)

Do you know if the song you are playing is available somewhere (full)? I love the groove and I want to play along with this on drums: ) Thanks!

[chrismarx85]

I just made up the chord progression.

I think you should look for bossa nova play along discs from drum books for a similar groove?

[zatstan]

At the end of decmenber I will be getting a panio saved your site When I get my panio I will sign up for lessons So far aafter wathcing other sites yours is the best, clear and very easy to follow

Thanks

Stna Zir

[chrismarx85]

If you like this video, please give it a good rating!

[ensamblegala]

clearer than water, u saved my day, thank u so very much.

let's play!!!!

[fernandoruelas]

SWEET! [:

[chrismarx85]

Thanks for signing up for the blog lessons fernando :)

[insomnis87]

wow, great !

thx

[atombomb31458]

excellent....u r a good teacher

[Kappa1000]

Fantastic piano lesson! :D Thank you soooo much Chris! Keep up with your excellent work! Thank you!

[chrismarx85]

Thank you!

[musicali78]

Very helpful thanks!!!!!!!!

[DimasRyan]

tqqqq.. so much this very usefull for me ..

[neothomist1275]

Don't worry guys, I'll handle the bass part on my Juzek upright; just concentrate on voicing those chords ;P

[reszisamandari]

Well done!

Isolating and slowing down one hand until you can combine the left and right is very helpful.

Thank you.

[MaDRisK]

Prety cool thx for the tip :)