by Richie Zellon | Bossa Nova, Chord Melody
One Note Samba If you’re a fan of bossa nova, Antonio Carlos Jobim needs no introduction. Almost every one of his compositions is pure jazz harmony! And in this video I am happy to share with you my solo guitar arrangement of one his most beloved pieces: “One...
by Richie Zellon | Bossa Nova, Chord Melody
Desafinado If you like bossa nova, here’s my chord melody arrangement of the AC. Jobim classic… “Desafinado”. This one is full of gorgeous harmony and several interesting key modulations here! It is also said that he was partly inspired by the 2 initial...
by Richie Zellon | Bossa Nova, Comping
Joao Gilberto’s Comping on “Girl from Ipanema” If you want to learn a style of music that you are not that familiar with, your best bet is to go to the source! And when it comes to learning bossa nova, countless great musicians believe...
by Richie Zellon | Bossa Nova, Chord Melody
Corcovado It’s bossa nova time again, and I’m back with a fingerstyle chord melody arrangement of the Antonio Carlos Jobim classic… “Corcovado” (a.k.a “Quiet Stars of Quiet Nights”). Throughout this arrangement I’ve tried to combine that cool bossa groove, with a...
by Richie Zellon | Bossa Nova, Chord Melody
Meditation In this video I share with you my solo guitar arrangement of one of my favorite bossa nova’s by one of my all time favorite composers! I’m referring to “Meditation” by Tom Jobim. PDF & AUDIO DOWNLOAD: The Meditation Files can be downloaded...
by Richie Zellon | Bossa Nova, Chord Melody
Triste In this lesson I teach you a fingerstyle chord melody arrangement of “Triste” by one of bossa nova’s most prolific composers…Tom Jobim! PDF & AUDIO DOWNLOAD: The Triste Files can be downloaded for $7.50 (buy me a...