5 Bossa Comping Patterns I Learned in Rio

If you’ve ever felt like your comping over those bossa standards doesn’t groove, or you are bored of always playing the same rhythmic pattern for the entire piece, this lesson is for you!

In this lesson I teach you 5 genuine bossa nova patterns I learned in Brazil. These classic patterns were introduced by 3 Brazilian musicians who are among the pioneers of bossa nova on guitar: Oscar Castro-Neves, Carlos Lyra and Joao Gilberto. This is the real thing…so check it out!

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The Bossa Comping Files can be downloaded for $7.50 (buy me a cup of coffee and a snack?) Your contribution is much appreciated, as it helps support the site and allows me to keep investing the long hours required to produce these lessons. The download includes: a PDF of the patterns with both regular notation and TAB, an MP3 of the patterns, a Band In A Box file, a MIDI file, and a 3 page article I wrote for Jazz Improv Magazine with additional transcriptions and information about bossa nova.