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Bossa nova on electric guitar

Bossa nova on electric guitar: the progressions ii-V-I and I-ii-V, each with audio on its own page. The electric guitar is not the traditional voice of samba or choro, but it fits MPB and modern arrangements well, adding smooth chords and quiet fills beside the core rhythm instruments.

Soft and sophisticated, bossa nova sounds like a conversation in a low voice: rich harmony, a discreet sway, and a very Brazilian elegance. Here you'll explore the ii-V-I — which can be understood as the sequence that builds and releases tension between chords — and the I-ii-V, which leaves the home chord and passes through the second degree on its way to the dominant.

Progressions

ii-V-I I-ii-V

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