Learning Bossa Nova Guitar

1. Is Bossa Nova guitar difficult?
2. What kind of guitar does Bossa Nova use?

Is Bossa Nova guitar difficult?

Bossa Nova is a gentle sparse. The guitar dances in off time while pressing the beat notes, the low notes, on time. You would play in a highly syncopated rhythm with “7th chords” and “9 chords” mostly. The complexity relies on understanding syncopation, in both theory and practice.

What kind of guitar does Bossa Nova use?

Bossa nova is most commonly performed on the nylon-string classical guitar, played with the fingers rather than with a pick.