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Blame It On The Bossa Nova
by Kerry Galloway (909)
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Suggested Tempo: 120
Bossa Nova is actually not the name of a particular style. It's a
generic term used to refer to the "new beat" style that came to
North America from Brazil in the late 50's. The "classic" bossa
nova beat is actually a slow samba. The samba beat is
characterised by a drum called the SURDO.
The surdo beat is very simple: in 4/4, a high-pitched, short beat
is played on "1" and a big booming beat is played on "3".
Actually, in the 2/2 time that bossa is felt in, it's on what is
then called "2", but most North American charts (for example, the
"Real Book") notate it as 4/4.
To simulate this on bass, we play the root as a short note on
"1", and play the 5th with an accent on "3". It's preferable to
drop DOWN to the 5th when practical