Blue Bossa (Kenny Dorham)
Blue Bossa
Blue Bossa is a great introduction to the bossa nova style. Blue Bossa has a shorter form (16 measures) and relatively few chords. The tune has been transposed to E minor for convenience.
Objectives
- Learn to play the chords as "block chords"
- Learn to play the chords using the bossa nova accompaniment pattern
- Learn to play the melody
- Play the chords along with the backing track, in time
- Play the melody along with the backing track, in time
- Learn several "licks", small melodies used in crafting an improvised guitar solo. Apply these to the backing track as well. String several together and form your own solo.
Chords Diagrams
The chords used for creating an accompaniment for the music.
E-7
A-7
F#-7b5
B7
G-7
C9
Fmaj7
Chord Chart
| E-7 | % | A-7 | % |
| F#-7b5 | B7 | E-7 | % |
| G-7 | C9 | Fmaj7 | % |
| F#-7b5 | B7 | E-7 | (F#-7b5 | B7) |
Melody/Lead Sheet
Backing Track
Listen:
Blue Bossa Backing Track