Blue bossa from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. You can also use the c minor pentatonic scale or the c minor blues scale here. A fake book is a collection of musical lead sheets intended to help a performer quickly learn new songs. For example, some will often play c7 in bar two of blue bossa, as it is the dominant of fmi7 the iv chord in bar 3. Introduction a chord is a set of tones producing a melody and is played on a guitar. Look to the sky is a great bossa nova my antonio carlos jobim, whos the undisputed master of the genre. Blue bossa is one of those tunes every jazz lover is going to play, so its good to have a few ideas and concepts under your belt to get through the tune convincingly. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. Each song in a fake book contains the melody line, basic chords, and lyrics the minimal information needed by a musician to make an impromptu arrangement of a song, or fake it. Page 450 waltz for debby bill evans jazz standard sheet music daha. Transpose, print or convert, download jazz pdf and learn to play beginner piano score in minutes. Blue bossa is a great way to start improvising following the harmony because its a well known tune that is not too difficult.
There is then a iivi in db and finally a iivi in c minor again. I think the blues scale sound over this chord is understood as our ears have been acclimatised to it for a long time, in my opinion its more about the way the blues scale is. Blue bossa r1 51 blue comedy r1 52 blue daniel nr1 26 blue gardenia srb 63 blue in green r1 53 blue monk r1 54 blue moon r2 31 blue moon nr3 47 blue room r1 55 blue room srb 65 blue seven r2 33 blue silver r2 35 blue spirits nr3 49. The real book you know and love has now been updated to include backing tracks for 240 songs available online for download or streaming. Many of your real book favorites can be found here ready to be transposed into any key that you need. The g7 is not a secondary dominant, it is the primary dominant of cmi. Download all jazz real book pdfs volume 1, 2, 3 of c, bb, eb and fclef of volume 5. Blue bossa with chords and scales sparks, tim mafiadoc.
But heres some basic things you should be exploring. This great jazz standard by kenny dorham is now available in a styli. Look to the sky from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to. Youll probably find it very helpful to check out the bossa rhythm lesson before you try this. Blue bossa sheet music from the new real book vol 1 bb. The real book volume i bass clef edition hal leonard. Real book best is yet to come page 1, the chord chart. Learn how to play one of the most popular bossa nova songs ever, blue bossa. Note the chords shown above are from my own composition green and yellow mix bossa which happens to have the same chord changes as blue bossa, but as they use the same harmonies its worth looking at here 5. Since the 1970s, musicians the world over have trusted these volumes to get them through the gig.
A secondary dominant would be a nondiatonic dominant chord of one of the other diatonic chords. Now this bit i cant help you with much because its better if you do it on your own. Try one of the apps below to open or edit this item. Kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music, piano notes, chords. In this lesson i am going to show you a one bar bossa nova pattern and some jazz chords so that. How to play blue bossa on guitar jamie holroyd guitar.
Assuming this is bar 6 in blue bossa you are talking about, in tenor sax pitch. Download or print kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music notes, chords in minutes. The chord is functioning as the dominant chord in a minor 251 ie basically it is ema7dm im with pete on this. Blue bossa uses a 16 bar chord progression of which 75% of the chords are in the key of c minor. The song was included on jobims third album, wave, which was released in 1967 and also featured the famous title track. In this lesson ill present a set of arpeggios, some exercises, target notes and strategies for making solos where you can hear the harmony in the improvisation. Blues bossa was written in 1963 by kenny dorham and first released by joe hendreson on his album page one. The playalong files are accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. Best is yet to come page 1, the chord chart free jazz real book over 1,300 chord charts of jazz standards available that can be transposed to any key. Bossa nova is, like rock and blues, a music that was invented on guitar. Bass keyboard drum loop microphones used rode nt1a, rode m3. Kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music pdf notes, chords. The craze for the real book started in the 70s when jazz players around berklee college of music created a fake book of common jazz tunes called the real book.
Jazz standard realbook chart blue bossa jazz standard, sheet. The main part of the tune moves through the basic chords in the key of c. I think it far better to think in terms of chords rather than fancy scales. Cv 7 8 7 9 7 t a b 10 8 7 7 5 5 5 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 5 f 7 9 8fr. Includes jazz bass line employs jazz, blues chords includes the descending c. It is one of the first tunes that many jazz musicians learn.
When youre ready to take this song to the next level, here are the chords to be played with the left hand. Blue bossa chords and melody free lead sheet and tab youtube. Solving the mystery of the correct chords for this tune. Jazz standard realbook chart blue bossa jazz standard. Transpose, print or convert pdf and learn to play piano solo score in minutes. Blue bossa is a popular standard by the great jazz trumpet player kenny dorham. Blue bossa is a 16bar tune and is in the key of c minor. Get kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music notes, chords. In measures 15 and 16, however, the chords are ebm7 and ab7, neither of which is one of the 7 chords we learned in the key of c. The official series is now expanded to 71 titles, including ebook editions for tablets, coordinating audio backing tracks, vocal editions with lyrics, other musical styles, and more. But we know 7th chords are v chords, so ab7 is the v chord in db major count backwards. Skip ahead 30 something years, and there are now legal versions based on the original real book.
Jazz standard realbook chart blue bossa jazz standard, sheet music. Here are the chords and the scales you can use to solo over the chord changes. Bossa nova guitar patterns 1 blue bossa jens larsen. Hey guys, this is a backing track for blue bossa, sorry its a bit fast. Composed by trumpeter kenny durham in 1961, blue bossa is what i call a jazz bossa, since it was composed specifically as a jazz vehicle. Because the comping is so sparse, its hard to hear exactly whats going on, but it may be right that at least the bass is playing some flavor of a there, instead of fm.
It is also one of the first latin tunes that many jazz musicians encounter. Learn the 5 essential left hand techniques with my free ebook. Blue bossa is an instrumental jazz composition by kenny dorham. Page waltz for debby bill evans jazz standard sheet music. Antoniocarlos jobim jazz play along the real jazz backing track bossa nova t 5 intro 4 bars 5 choruses this backing track is not midi tracks. Instead of playing single notes with the left hand as shown earlier, you can play full chords. Its one of the easier tunes in the real book and is a big jam session favorite. Download in pdf format from the real book volume 1 bass download in pdf format from the real book volume 1 bb download in pdf format from the real book volume 1 eb download in mp3 format select your version, copy the video url below. It was introduced on joe hendersons 1963 album page one. It has also become an essential part of jazz and pop repertoire in terms of must know grooves. Blue bossa by kenny dorham score and parts sheet music.
In this lesson, you will learn the melody, the chords and how to improvise. Blue bossa chords blue bossa melody blue bossa harmonic analysis found an issue. Remember to start real simple and learn the root notes and chord types and be real solid with them before getting into any substitutions. Levy 2 introduction to steps to the real book stuff to read and think about before you sit down and practice while it is helpful to first look through the entire book for an overview, much of. Blue bossa as recorded by emily remler transcribed by monte moore music by kenny dorham cm9 x x fm9 8 fr. The real books are the bestselling jazz books of all time. Work on this jazz standard and get the lead sheet on our website. Blue bossa from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the real book. To prepare you for the next time this jazz standard is called at a jam session, lets explore a singlenote solo and a comping etude. Chord fingering charts for 2 finger mandolin chords, includes major, minor and seventh chords for the seven major chords. On these parts, you use the aeolian aka natural minor scale.