Bossa beach
Bossa nova piano
Soft sways and sunny jazz chords. 4/4, about 116 beats a minute. Press play, change the hands while it plays, or press “Make a song” for a whole song in the style.
Bossa nova piano: left-hand patterns
The patterns its pianists stand on. Tap ▶ to hear one over its usual chords.
Bossa nova piano: right-hand patterns
More patterns in this style
Songs played as bossa nova piano
973 songs in the library; the best known first.
- HavanaCamila Cabello · vi–IV–III7–vi
- The Girl From Ipanema (Garota De Ipanema)Antonio Carlos Jobim · I–bIII7–II7–IV
- Forrest Gump - Main Title (Feather Theme)Alan Silvestri · I–IV–ii–V
- Santa Claus Is Comin' To TownJ. Fred Coots · I–IV–Vsus–I
- Here, There And EverywhereThe Beatles · I–ii–iii–IV
- Ain't No Mountain High EnoughMarvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell · bVI–iv–v–i
- Hold On I’m Comin’I–bIII–IV–I
- The Windmills Of Your MindDusty Springfield · VI7–ii–V7–I
- (They Long To Be) Close To YouCarpenters · IV–III7–iii–vi
- A Song For YouCarpenters · IV–I–IV–I
- AmericaNeil Diamond · I–vi–IV–ii
- What I Did For LoveMarvin Hamlisch · I–VI7–ii–iv
- CloserGregory Kurstin
- Mas Que NadaSergio Mendes · v–i–bVII7–v
- Someone Saved My Life TonightElton John · I–IV–I–IV
- Have I Told You LatelyVan Morrison · IV–I–iii–IV
- Total Eclipse Of The HeartBonnie Tyler · I–vi–IV–V7
- When I’m Sixty-FourThe Beatles · I–IV–V7–I
- The Winner Takes It AllAbba · I–III7–vi–VI7
- This Is The Day (A Wedding Song)Scott Wesley Brown · vi–iii–ii–V7
- Losing My ReligionR.E.M. · IV–ii–V–vi
- Easy StreetCharles Strouse · I–II7–V7–I
- Glory Of LovePeter Cetera · I–biio–ii–V7
- StardustHoagy Carmichael · ii–V7–I–IV7
- Let's Stay TogetherAl Green · ii–iii–ii–iii
- For The Good TimesKris Kristofferson · V7–I–I7–IV
- I’ll Never Fall In Love AgainBacharach & David · ii–V7–IV7–I
- Knockin’ On Heaven’s DoorBob Dylan · I–V–ii–I
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of YouWritten by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio · ii–V7–I–vi
- Don’t Blame MeAl Lerner · VI7–ii–V7–I
- Dream OnAerosmith · ii–III–ii–III
- Me And My ShadowAl Jolson · I–iv–ii–V7
- Scarlet RibbonsEvelyn Danzig · I–IV–V7–I
- Show Me The WayPeter Frampton · I–vi–bVI–bVII
- I Can See Clearly NowJimmy Cliff · IV–I–bVII–IV
- 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) (arr. Phillip Keveren)Matt Redman · IV–I–V–vi
- I’ve Got The World On A StringHarold Arlen · I–VI7–ii–I
- Agua De Beber (Water To Drink)Antonio Carlos Jobim · i–II7–V7–i
- You Are the Sunshine of My LifeStevie Wonder · I–V–iii–VI7
- Free BirdLynyrd Skynyrd · I–V–vi–bVII
- Here You Come AgainDolly Parton · I–IV–I–IV
- Homeward BoundSimon & Garfunkel · IV–I–ii–I
- Keep On Loving YouREO Speedwagon · IV–V–vi–V
- MargaritavilleWritten by Jimmy Buffett · I–IV–V–I
- Oh, Pretty WomanRoy Orbison · I–vi–iv–V
- AbcThe Jackson 5 · I–IV–I–IV
- Everlasting LoveThe Love Affair · I–V–IV–ii
- I’ll Stand By YouThe Pretenders · I–vi–v–IV
- Karma PoliceRadiohead · i–bIII–bVI–bIII
- River Deep, Mountain HighTina Turner · Isus–I–Isus–I
- Spanish HarlemBen E. King
- You And IEddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle · bVII–I–IV–V
- Girlfriend'N Sync · V5–VI5–IV5–I5
- HeartbreakerWritten by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb & others · V–iii–vi–iii
- SherryThe Four Seasons · I–vi–ii–V7
- Upside DownDiana Ross · i–IV–bVII–i
- Alexander’s Ragtime BandIrving Berlin · I–I7–IV–ii
- Both Sides NowJudy Collins · IV–I–IV–I
- GranadaAgustin Lara · iv–I–iv–I
- I'm A BelieverSmash Mouth · IV–I–IV–I
- Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?Rodgers & Hammerstein · vi–III–vi–II7
- With A Song In My HeartWritten by Richard Rodgers · V7–I–V7–I
- A Groovy Kind Of LoveWritten by Toni Wine & Carole Bayer Sager · V7–I–V7–I
- Son-Of-A-Preacher ManI–IV–I–V
- FeelingsMorris Albert · ii–V7–iii–VI7
- Forrest Gump SuiteAlan Silvestri
- Holy GroundWritten by Geron Davis · VI7–ii–V7–I
- Household Of FaithSteve Green · V–iii–VI7–ii
- Smooth OperatorSade · ii–vi–v–vi
- TenderlyOscar Peterson · III–I–III–IV7
- Two Out Of Three Ain’t BadMeat Loaf · I–IV–V–I
- SherryWritten by Bob Gaudio · I–vi–ii–V7
- When The Saints Go Marching InWritten by James M. Black · V7–I–IV–I
- Wish You Were HereWritten by Roger Waters & David Gilmour · I–vi–I–vi
- Because It’s ChristmasBarry Manilow · I–vi–ii–IV
- Born To Be WildSteppenwolf · I–bVII–I–bVII
- Born To LoseRay Charles · V7–I–biiio–V7
- Exactly Like YouWritten by Jimmy McHugh · III7–VI7–II7–V7
- Glory DaysBruce Springsteen · I–IV–I–IV
- Help Me Make It Through The NightKris Kristofferson · IV–I–IV–I
- Hernando's HideawayRichard Adler · III7–vi–III7–vi
- I Won’t Last A Day Without YouCarpenters · I–iii–I–IV
- I’ll Be GoneDwight Yoakam · I–IV–I–IV
- Mrs. RobinsonSimon & Garfunkel · I–vi–I–vi
- Return To SenderElvis Presley · IV–V7–IV–V7
- Same Old Saturday NightFrank Sinatra · I–VI7–ii–V
Its mood in the Playground is Dreamy: the vi–IV–I–V progression.
Questions about bossa nova piano
What does the left hand play in bossa nova piano?
Bossa seesaw, Bossa sway and Island pulse: Low-low, high-high in a laid-back Brazilian sway.
What tempo and meter is bossa nova piano?
4/4, around 116 beats a minute.
Which songs are played as bossa nova piano?
973 songs in the library, including I Will Always Love You, New York, New York, My Heart Will Go On, How Far I'll Go and Havana.