O Barquinho perfect summer BOSSA NOVA song

[00:00:00]Today we're going to look at one of my favorite Brazilian tunes, perfect for a summer time now.

[00:00:08]But oddly enough, we're going to start with the end, and then I'm going to show you how in this tune sort of a sequence repeats all the time. So basically, if you understand that, you have 75% of the tune. So but let's start with the ending of the tune. I really always like [music] to think the chords and the melody as one thing.

[00:00:33]So I'm going to show you like a little [music] chord arrangement that you can play there.

[00:00:41]>> [music] >> And yes, the tune is in F major.

[00:00:49]So a turnaround would be like F major, D minor, G minor, >> [music] >> C7.

[00:00:58]Just in place of the F major, we're playing the A minor.

[00:01:04]>> [music] >> Right. And just in place of the D minor, we're playing a D7. That happens >> [music] >> very often in jazz turnarounds.

[00:01:17]We already know the ending of the tune.

[00:01:19]I very often like to start with the ending because it's important. So let's have a look at the harmonic thing that's happening throughout the tune.

[00:01:30]Basically, we're starting with an F major.

[00:01:34]That's our [music] tonic.

[00:01:36]And then we have B minor 7, E7.

[00:01:41]So if you start to practice those chords like this in a bossa maybe, >> [music] [music] [music] >> Then you can just shift them around.

[00:02:04]I'll show you how in a second. Record those chords on your loop and play F major scale >> [music] >> on the F major and play B Dorian on those two chords or AKA A major scale.

[00:02:21]A major scale.

[00:02:22]>> [laughter] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> And yeah, that's what I like to do when I try to connect chords. Try to find notes that work on both chords. So, for example, the E and the D work on the F major chord but also on the B minor 7 and the E7. So, I'm going to play that a little bit and then I'm going to play F, sorry, E and [music] D and A.

[00:03:24]And then the A is going to the G sharp.

[00:03:28]>> [music] >> So, basically, I'm having something that stays and I have a note that moves chromatically. Hear how Look how that sounds because it's really nice. So, >> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] >> So, we start with the F. B minor 7, E 7.

[00:04:08]>> [music] >> E flat.

[00:04:11]A minor 7.

[00:04:13]D flat major.

[00:04:16]>> [music] >> Turn around.

[00:04:21]>> [music] >> So, that's basically all that's happening. F major.

[00:04:29]>> [music] >> Tonic.

[00:04:33]>> [music] >> And then, we're going to the E flat major. And of course, you could also think the E 7 >> [music] >> is the tritone substitution of the B flat.

[00:04:45]The B flat is just a five going to E flat.

[00:04:49]Or let's put it another way. You could also think at the core of it, it would be F major.

[00:04:55]B flat going to E flat.

[00:04:57]A flat [music] going to D flat.

[00:04:59]Right? But instead of playing that's sort of a lame five chord, we're playing the tritone of it. Then it would be F going to E. E flat going to D.

[00:05:09]>> [music] >> Already sounds good. And then the five chord gets to have the two chord.

[00:05:18]>> [music] [music] >> Yeah. And so, what my advice is for you, practice it.

[00:05:29]>> [music] >> Just maybe the first two chords in one way. And find notes that can stay, but also find notes that move by a half step.

[00:05:40]And then just really learn to hear it here. And if you're a beginner, you You just like also move your scale patterns with your chord shapes because you know, I have the F major here but I also sort of visualize F major scale.

[00:05:56]>> [music] >> Here, right? I visualize that that that scale with that chord.

[00:06:03]And I visualize >> [music] >> this scale with the chord so chord and scale always go together and then when I shifted >> [music] >> right?

[00:06:16]I can also visualize it just in a on another fret.

[00:06:21]It's a good way to start because we can hear how stuff sounds and we can be sure to play the good stuff in the right place. Of course, the next step would be to keep continuing playing in one position no matter the chords, right?

[00:06:39]We're not shifting our scale patterns with the chords but we have to start somewhere and then of course we want to conquer the whole fretboard. So, I'm going to play it a little bit for you.

[00:06:53]>> [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [laughter] >> So.

[00:07:46]>> So, this is a small tune, but so much fun to play over it. Very good brain gymnastics in a C round. Don't forget to book my three webinars coming up. Herbie Hancock, you can go to tinajak.com.

[00:08:01]There's a waiting list, and then you can be informed can be sure that you get a place in my webinar. I'm really looking forward to having dive into Herbie Hancock's language, and I see you. Hope you're doing fine. Keep on practicing.