BOSSA NOVA is beautiful! (and why every guitarist should know the basics) 

I love how you put the tabs on the screen

man just had a private guitar lesson with Dominic Miller, SO COOL!

As a Brazilian, it is curious but at the same time fascinating to see the enchantment that Bossa Nova causes among foreigners. We were practically born learning this rhythm. If you increase this same beat to 160bpm, you will be entering SAMBA. Congratulations on the content Paul. I've learned a lot from you over the last few years!!

Bossa nova made jazz style chords and theory a lot more accessible for me. Definitely worth learning

The lesson here is that if you make a video about Dominic Miller’s playing, he may show up at your house and give you an amazing music lesson.

Man… playing bossa nova in a a steel string guitar feels so wrong 😂 anyway, as a Brazilian, all I can say is that Dominic was spot on this beautiful music feeling and rhythmic patterns.

Paul is such a good "interviewer" ... he knows when to guide vs when to sit back. He just blends right in with what's needed. This was a great hang.

As a brazilian I must point: this groove is present not only in bossa nova, but in almost everything else in Brazil. It's the "relaxing" approach that gives the correct tone to it, like a warm sunset at the beach, and Dominic nailed the concept. This and the insane chord progressions, of course. 😅

I love how Dominic, during any of the live-jam test runs scattered throughout, is watching Paul's face intently as he plays. He's immediately trying to connect with the emotion and presence of the other musician, even for a soft Bossa Nova jam sesh. Smiling when he sees how much fun the other person is having with it. Music is so valuable.

Hey Paul, let me tell some things based on the video. As a Brazilian born and raised during the 90's, I started my musical journey listening to Rock Bands such as Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns and Roses and The Jimi Hendrix Experience, but then one day I realised that if I wanna be a serious musician, I needed to know about Brazilian Music, and so I asked myself about how strange is to symple have almost no idea about the music from my homeland. I started my trip into Brazilian Music through a famous record called Clube Da Esquina (1972), that I really suggest you give a listen to, and then I started learning about Bossa Nova. Nowadays for me the Blues and Bossa Nova are the best "schools" for begginers on the guitar. You know, it's quite hard to start on guitar learning something like Yngwie Malsmteen songs, but there are things that are easier to play technically, but are very interesting too, so the Blues helped me to start a sense of improvisation, and Bossa Nova helped me to create a more intimate relationship with the guitar. With Bossa Nova I worked a lot with harmony, improvisation on an more advanced level (playing through changes, using lots of different scales), rhythm, and also the songs feels better to play even without a band, so this makes you get more confident about your playing. Imagine yourself trying to play For The Love of God on an acoustic guitar (without an amp, an distortion, you got it), while you're hangin' with your friends anywhere... this may not work well, so it's cool to have an alternative that may be usefull anytime. Don't forget, Bossa Nova is extremely romantic and this can be a great idea to play some Bossa to your loved one. I was an extremely angry guy and Bossa Nova helped me cool down, it's trully relaxing. I'll left here some suggestions for you guys to take a listen to these players: Toninho Horta (my all time favourite guitar player, completely blew my mind even more than Hendrix and anyone you can name), Dori Caimmy, Romero Lubambo, Juarez Moreira, Lula Galvão, Marcos Valle, João Bosco, just to name a few. Check out on my channel a video I recorded of Toninho Horta playing one of his wonderful songs, Waiting For Angela, in a Bossa style that I recorded years ago. After he turned my greatest hero, I had the luck of becoming a close friend of him. Life is great! I loved your video and also your channel. Cheers from Belo Horizonte!

Hats off to a "Bossanova haunted" Dominic Miller... the humility in sharing his passion is a breath of fresh air in these times of "in your face" attention seeking music. Thank you Paul for a wonderful presentation.

That jam switch at 6:10 and Dominic saying "That's great" has to feel like a dream haha, amazing video

Dominic nailed it. This is how Bossa Nova should be played. Less is More.

Amazing content. I’m Brazilian. And I remember learning guitar and wanting to play Tom Jobim and Toquinho, the complexity is crazy. But once you get it it’s no coming back. It’s a beautiful sound. The Brazilian guitarist always have that little pinch, that little flavor on their playing that resembles bossa nova a little, kiko Loureiro took a lot of his riffs base on his knowledge of Brazilian music. Great content Paul!

What a generous man Dominic Miller is to share his knowledge so easily and in such a humble way! Respect!

Dominic was the first non-Brazilian person I've seen to really get Brazilian music. Rhythm and touch is everything. You take a musician like Arthur Menezes playing amazing Rock/Blues and the Brazilian groove comes out even in a completely different genre. Dominic is spot on, including his comment about having to feel it.

I'm a nubie at 75; and wanted to know a little bit of jazz chords. This video is the perfect starting point, for my musical journey, via Bosa Nova. Thanks Paul, AND Dominic.

My old friend Levi loved bossa nova. He played side flute and anytime I’d play some basic bossa nova chords he’d soar with that. RIP Levi. Bossa nova is timeless.

Some guy on the internet + Dominic Miller = magic. Wonderful collaboration. Big thumbs-up.

Great tip not being shy about playing single notes while the chords are held back. Makes life a lot easier. Otherwise one would ruin one's hands trying to do the impossible.

I never comment but had to because there’s a connection in this video. You each provided a new perspective to each other and it didn’t go unnoticed either direction. I need more of this format! Just talking and playing guitar

Getz/Gilberto - Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) is one of the songs I heard when learning that's encouraged me to play for 10000+ hours. 6th's and 7th's and the way they resolve is beautiful.

Wow priceless! A virtuoso collaborating and sharing his gift with Paul who's one of the best on RU-vid, seeing this has made my day.

Thank you, Paul and Dominic for capturing this moment and allowing us to sit in on this beautiful conversation between the two of you. My father was a well-trained guitarist and introduced me to the guitar at very young age. He no longer played professionally, but whenever he pulled out his acoustic he loved to play these same chords. He has since passed, but playing the guitar is one of the ways I still connect with him. This video did so even more. Much appreciated. 🙏

the IMMENSE musicality of someone on the level of Dominic Miller is rare on socials and definitely explains his enormous career

6:43 Pauls face smiling all over ... getting praise by Sting's right hand :) fantastic

As a brazilian musician, there is a ton of things that can be said about bossa nova. First of all, bossa nova is all about rhythm. The bass notes mimic a percussion instrument called surdo. The other notes simulare another percussion instrumento called tamborim, both used in samba, genre that is the major root for bossa nova. If you want to go deeper in harmony, one song that can be dissected is "Samba de uma nota só" (One note samba).

This in incredible. The whole chord-melody thing suddenly makes sense without laboring through chord discionaries and matching top notes with voicings.

That jam around the 6:00 minute mark was so beautiful and soothing. Like a walk at the beach or something. Great video. Thanks to both of you.

The harmony of Bossa Nova is tremendous. So beautiful. I wish old Salsa Brava, Los Hermanos Lebron, Hector Lavoe, Joe Arroyo and Rueben Blades would get this guitar treatment, too.

Mighty Dominic , I've been listening and playing Bossa rhythms since I was 10 years old now I'm over 60 I can never get tired of it

Seduction is the word. As a kid when all my contemporaries were playing rock, I was playing The Girl From Ipanema. I could listen to Dom play all day.

Such a privilage, being able to sit in on this musical conversation. The respect and admiration Paul and Dominic have for each is readily apparent. What a joy, thank you both for sharing.

I'm so glad Dominic gets interviewed by big channels like you and Rick. I was trying to learn his songs some years ago and I had to watch him play them or some homemade video he made while on tour. Also, more people will know about him this way!

This is how I started in 69. Mom played it on her Yamaha acoustic but then Bobbie Gentry ‘Ode to Billie Jo’ was on the radio. Then I discovered dad’s Sergio Mendes albums. Even today it’s where I go to get centered and then everything else is within reach. I’m 65 I’m only getting started.

2 Pros having fun, and talking shop. I love this. One of the best I've seen

What a video. I saw Dominic play in Prague a few years ago (having shamefully never heard of him at the time) and was mesmerised. Chatted to him at the bar afterwards and he was so gracious and humble. Love his attitude to playing.

Thank you Paul for this amazing video❤ Much love !

"All music has a sort of trance" completely agree. When the song finishes and I feel like I snapped back into reality that's a piece of music

Dominic Miller was born in Argentina, like me (alas, I am a musician too but I don't have his talent). There was in the 70 and beginning of the 80s a colourful explosion of music from Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, England, USA on the radio and TV. With the begin of the Militar Dictatorship in 1976 and the posterior conflict with the UK for two islands that phenomenon was slowly decreasing but anyway some underground culture existed up to 1983 when the Democracy returned to the country. Thank you for your interview!

Hey, another Brazilian here! Thanks for the content Paul, learned a lot with you for years now! Very cool to see different perspectives regarding music from ours. One thing that caught my attention was the steel strings you two used. When playing around with Bossa, try using nylon strings, I think It sounds even more chilled and authentic!

Dominic is one cool dude! Gracious and humble man... Awesome now I am going to learn Bosa Nova guitar! Sweet

i've seen Sting live a few times, seeing him this June, I always get to the front and dominic always gives me a nod, what an amazingly kind gent and underappreciated guitarist. he is the secret suace that meet Sting's amazing song writing.

This made me a proud Brazilian. Thank you Paul

Really appreciate all the effort gone in to include the tabs, makes us learning and playing along happy

Dominic, definitely one of the most sympathic persons on this planet. what a guitar lesson.

With my great respect to Mister Miller who is a great guitarist, In Bossa Nova it is a mistake to count to 4... We should count 1, 2, 1, 2... And we should start on 2... 2 is always the strong beat ! This makes the brazilian groove... ;-)

I feel Jobim was the most prolific composer. Absolute genius!!

that's a gorgeous bit of improve you did there.

So much wisdom in this simple lesson. And boy does Dominics guitar resonate. Wow!

A true teacher of anything is always a diligent student.

Best video I've seen on this channel so far. Music explained and brought to life. Keep it up!

Paul’s beard is the 8th wonder of the world.

What a legend

Brazilians & the world have to thanks Antonio Carlos Jobim (also known as Tom Jobim) & Joao Gilberto for the creation/invention of Bossa Nova music. When I was at university in the early 1960’s my friends & I listened to Bossa Nova music. It’s very relaxing music. At that time songs like Girl from Ipanema, Desafinado, Corcovado, Manha de Carnaval etc were very popular. Thank you Brazil for Bossa Nova music. God bless Brazil & the Brazilians Best wishes from Australia

I am so jealous. Dominic Miller seems like such a cool guy, just a musician's musician who loves spending time playing music and figuring out how to make it more awesome. Good for you, Paul, if I ever found myself in a situation where Dominic Miller is looking over at me and expecting me to rip off an improv line over the chords he's comping, I would definitely fail in epic fashion. But you nailed it and the two of you together came up with something fun and interesting to listen to. Well done, and thanks to you both for letting someone like me just be the fly on the wall as this conversation takes place.

Some months after he refered to Paul as "Some guy on the internet" 🤭

Brasil mentioned

I love when you do this kind of session, with other performing artists. It's so relaxing and full of beautiful improvisations. Two guitars is all it takes. Great video. Relaxing too !

In addition to their superb guitar skills, both these guys are follicly blessed.

Dominic Miller is so relaxed as he conveys the complicated stuff. Transmits to the 'student' so well.

So damn lucky to have Dominic Miller teaching some guitar tips ! Thank you for the good tabs Paul !

More! Loved it. Thanks to you both.

Outstanding masterclass. Thanks, Dominic and Paul.

Paul, you have one of the best channels on RU-vid period. This was awesome. Thank you gentleman!

I learnt so much Bossa Nova Stan Getz, Jobim Giberto whilst studying Ba Hons in Jazz studies whilst playing on classicical guitar and playing Brower and Bach to build the guitar technique and skills on classical guitar. I loved the chord melody approach and songs like Desafinado Excuse the name spelling it's been 30 yrs plus

Thanks for that video Paul. I loved that very natural and cozy exchange, you can tell Dominic is such a supportive and humble guy, despite his great career.There's a great deal to learn here, not just about music, but also about how rewarding being a good person can be in life

Wow... just a fantastic interchange and such a generous offering! Thank you both!

What a joy to watch these two fine gentlemen walk you through how to pick up on a new style and learn a new song. Just pure joy to hear them play music together! I’ll pick up my guitar and work the cords and try to play along.

Paul, that was the best video yet. I was smiling the entire way through.

Totally inspiring! And of course wonderful to see you two together!

it's fascinating to listen to two such talented guitarists

His touch is so good his instruments must jump out of their cases when he walks in. I keep watching his little finger -right hand, so sensitive. Gooses bumps! And then he says "The real you as a musician is what you write otherwise you are a combination of your influences..." WOW!!

I agree with Dominic! If I were to (over) simplify my musical self-education, it would be entitled All I Really Needed To Know I Learned In Bossa Nova! After teaching myself to play dozens of bossa nova songs on the guitar, I eventually understood a musical concept I had only previously read about-voice leading! A seemingly complex progression such as A13-A7b13-Am7-Am7b5 is esssentially just the top note descending chromatically, supported by the same three notes underneath! Bossa nova is also where I first understood the function (not its only use) of diminished chords, often as passing chords to smoothen the movement from one chord to another. Bossa nova was the OG of *smooth* jazz-before that became a genre/label avoided/derided by jazz snobs. I'm not Brazilian (committing a handful of Portuguese tunes to memory doesn't count), but I can still hear bossa nova's harmonic influence in so much MPB (Brazilian pop music)-which is probably why MPB sounds more sophisticated than many other countries' pop music. The forebears of post-bossa MPB (Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Djavan, et al) rarely sounded diatonic, rich but so subtly and delectably nuanced! Kudos to Dominic for promoting the unexpected, learning from the classics. Kudos to Paul for being as laid back as the groove, not going pedantic, even if he presumably knows the theoretical underpinnings of bossa nova.

Such a wonderful video, thanks so much guys!!

I love this new format! You are an excellent interviewer, Paul!

Paul... Thank you so much for having Dominic in studio for this Bossa Nova master class crash course, really FANTASTIC!!!

So awesome that you put the tabs and music and make this truly not just an experience to listen to but also an experience to learn!

Never saw a non Brazilian play bossa nova so on point, wow!

What a great session- thanks!

Ohh. I love that you ended up interviewing him. I saw that interview with Rick Beato where he was joking how you critiqued that "the guy who plays it in concert" wasn't playing it right. He admitted that that was the case. It's so fun to see a follow up where you are interviewing him now!

Beautiful and so inspiring.Thanks.

Wonderful video - thanks for sharing!

so gratefull that dominic shared this with you and us that is helpfull. Thanks a lot

Genial, Thank you for this video with Dominic Miller

Thank you Paul and Dominic ! Wow -just beautiful

Absolutely amazing. Years ago I watched one of your videos about inversions that turned out to expand my musical horizons tremendously, and I've got similar feeling from this one. Thanks a lot!

Watching the guitar teacher take a lesson is pretty awesome

Born in Bahia, Brasil this genre is part of me and in the music I make here in The Cosmic Neighborhood! Thank you for sharing this beautiful music from Brasil!!

When samba meets jazz. So proud and lucky to have been born surrounded by this type of music

Magnífico ver como nossa Bossa Nova é bem vista fora do Brasil, ótimo vídeo Paul!

This was great! Thank you very much!

what a grand lesson, thanks for sharing.

Fantastic! Thank you.

It's so cool to see people getting to know those brazilian flavours. I'm from brazil, and at my house things like bossa nova, MPB and samba where always playing here and there, so it's kinda intuitive following those rhytms and chord shapes when i'm playing something. Was so surprising to se Paul struggling (just a bit) to get the ideia of it and going at it. This made me realize that that's how learning music is... it's a feeling that you get by your references, and it's probably what happens with the musicians in all cultures around the globe. Great content as always, much lov.

Loved this and appreciate the "chill" that Dominic puts into his groove. Thank you!

Thanks for this! Really useful!

Fantastic and so magic✨ Thank you ✨

one of my favorite videos of recent. thanks!

First time I heard Bossa nova, it was magical and inspired me to learn more on the guitar. So happy that this video poped up on my feed. Great work bringing this song to the masses. Worth learning and diggin into more.