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Does anyone here play Bossa Nova? I would be interested in learning how to play this style. If anyone has any links with maybe just general info about the style, characteristics of it and such, please post!

Also if anyone knows of any easier or intro pieces to get used to playing the style that would be pretty cool. Eventually I would love to be able to just sit down and improvise some bossa nova, but that will surely take time. I took 3 semesters of Brazilian Portuguese, maybe one day I can even sing along



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Try playing the chords to a bossa tune with the following two bar pattern (I don't know how to properly notate rhythm):
First Bar: Play on beats 1, 2, the and of 3, and the and of 4 (hold this note over to the next bar).
Second Bar: Play on beats 2, the and of three, and the and of 4.
Repeat.