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BOSSA NOVA LAP STEEL - 10 Arrangements in Four Tunings (PDF Digital Download)
BOSSA NOVA LAP STEEL - 10 Arrangements in Four Tunings (PDF Digital Download)
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Bossa nova music was developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bossa simplified the rhythms found in traditional Brazilian samba and Choro music and combined them with harmonies found in cool jazz and classical music. Composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and singer/guitarist João Gilberto are the key founders of this style. The lush harmonies, beguiling rhythms and beautiful melodies of bossa nova work wonderfully with the voice-like tone and sustain of lap steel guitar. I’ve had a lot of fun arranging these tunes for lap guitar and I hope you enjoy playing these beautiful, timeless songs.
SONGS & TUNINGS
C6th TUNING (low to high) C E G A C E
The Girl From Ipanema
Blue Bossa
How Insensitive
Summer Samba
Wave
Mediation
Dmaj7 TUNING (low to high) D A D F# A C#
Dindi
Little Boat (O Barquinho)
E13th TUNING (low to high) D E F# G# C# E
E Luxo So
G/Em TUNING (low to high) E B D G B D E
One Note Samba
Note: the audio examples are computer-generated MIDI versions of examples and songs. MIDI reflects a pale approximation of all the subtle nuances of expression that the steel guitar offers. It will, however, give you a feeling for the the melody, rhythms and expression intended.