Bossa Nova Jump-Start

Brazilian jazz guitar master Romero Lubambo shows you how to create beautiful Bossa Nova rhythms and chords in this easy and entertaining step-by-step course.

Start today, play Bossa Nova tonight

You don’t have to know every bit of music theory or hipster-boutique-sharp-14 scale to play the Bossa Nova. You just want to play this beautiful, breezy style of guitar. ??

Brazilian jazz guitar master Romero Lubambo shows you how to create beautiful Bossa Nova rhythms and chords in this easy and entertaining step-by-step course. 

Don’t get hung up on the theory, get Bossa Nova Jump-Start.

  • Level 1
  • 7 videos
  • 1 hour
  • LIVING NOTATION
  • CUSTOM PRACTICE routines
  • pdfs
  • Subtitles: English

Meet Your Instructor

Romero Lubambo‘s guitar playing unites the styles and rhythms of his native Brazilian musical heritage with his fluency in the American jazz tradition to form a distinctive new sound.

Lubambo has performed and recorded with many outstanding artists, including Dianne ReevesYo-Yo MaDiana KrallHerbie MannWynton MarsalisKenny Barron among many others.

In 2021, Romero was featured in Billie Eilish’s film “Happier than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles”.

Course Contents

Course content

  • Introduction: A Brief History of the Bossa Nova
  • Workbook
  • Basic Rhythm
  • Practice Routine: Basic Rhythm
  • Basic Chords
  • Practice Routine: Basic Chords
  • Inversions
  • Practice Routine: Inversions
  • Bass Variations
  • Practice Routine: Bass Variations
  • Adding Other Chords
  • Practice Routine: Adding Other Chords
  • Putting It All Together: "Wave:
  • Practice Routine: Putting It All Together: "Wave"