frankforte
Verified buyer
07/04/26
brazilian jazz guitarra
good explaination and video ,a little at a time . Good to go over a bit daily until the subject is learned . In general ,Brazil’s music is difficult , but worth learning .
Brazilian Jazz Guitarra
Brazilian Infused Fingerstyle Jazz Approaches & Techniques
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About this course
"Diego Figueiredo is one of the greatest guitarists I’ve seen in my whole life. The world needs to listen to his music."Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo is a rising star in the guitar world. He has performed in 60 countries, has 23 CDs and 3 DVDs to his credit, and has won several important competitions including the Montreux Jazz Competition and the VISA Prize Award. Diego’s virtuoso fusion of jazz, bossa nova, and classical music has excited the ears of world-class artists and audiences around the globe.
- George Benson
Diego is also a passionate educator, and we’re very excited to welcome him to the family with his first TrueFire course, Brazilian Jazz Guitarra!
”I love the ‘magica’ — the magic of bossa nova and the freedom of jazz. Combining these two influences produces a colorful, vibrant style that I call Brazilian Jazz Guitarra. In this course, I’ll share 12 key concepts and techniques that power this exciting style. We’ll apply all 12 of those approaches across seven performance studies in different feels and tempos.”
Diego organized the course in two sections. In the first section, Diego shares 12 key concepts and techniques that are signature to his style: Bossa Nova Swing & Variations, Traditional Brazilian Music Styles, Right Hand Fingers & Approach, Right Hand Patterns & Variations, Right Hand Arpeggio Exercises, Up & Down Thumb Technique, Chord Substitution Ideas, How to Play With a Singer, The Bossa Nova & Jazz Connection, Explore the Scales Inside Chords, Inside vs. Outside Melodies, and The Importance of Repertoire.
"I listened to your CD, Segundas Intenções, and it was a magical moment. When I go to Brazil I would like to play together with you."In the second section, Diego guides you through 8 Performance Studies, which utilize the key concepts and techniques from the previous section: Ipanema Etude, One Note Etude, Broken Bossa, Take Cinco, Todas Acalles Queses, Lelê, and El Colibri. Diego will perform the study and then break it down for you emphasizing the concepts and techniques in play.
- Pat Metheny
All of the performance studies come with standard notation, tablature, and a detailed breakdown. You can loop or slow down any of the videos down so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace.
Grab your guitar and "vamos là" with Diego Figueiredo!
What you'll learn
- Integrate bass lines with chord melody
- Use extended jazz chord voicings in context
- Execute basic Bossa Nova right-hand rhythm patterns
- Apply variations to Bossa Nova rhythms
- Understand how to reharmonize a jazz standard with sophisticated chord substitutions
- Learn specific altered and extended chord voicings used in jazz
- Recognize how to use major 7 chords with dominant intention
- Develop ability to substitute chords while maintaining harmonic function
Release date: 06/28/2018 • 1h 30m runtime
Sample lessons
Chord Substitution Ideas
Concept 7
The Bossa Nova & Jazz Connection
Concept 9
Inside vs. Outside Melodies
Concept 11
Take Cinco
Overview
What's included
37 lessons • 15 charts • 1 Jam Tracks
Brazilian Jazz Guitarra
Hello, I'm Diego Figueiredo, and welcome to Brazilian Jazz Guitarra. I love the magic of bossa nova and the freedom of jazz. Combining these two influences produces a colorful, vibrant style that I call Brazilian jazz guitarra.
In this course, I'll share 12 key concepts and techniques that power this exciting style. We'll apply all 12 of those approaches across seven performance studies in different feels and tempos. All of the key examples and performance studies are tabbed and notated. Plus, you can loop and slow down any of the videos so that you can work with them at your own pace.
Grab your guitar, and vamos la!
In this course, I'll share 12 key concepts and techniques that power this exciting style. We'll apply all 12 of those approaches across seven performance studies in different feels and tempos. All of the key examples and performance studies are tabbed and notated. Plus, you can loop and slow down any of the videos so that you can work with them at your own pace.
Grab your guitar, and vamos la!
SECTION 1: Essential Concepts
In this section, I'll show some techniques and approaches to play Brazilian jazz guitar. Let's get started.
Bossa Nova Swing & Variations
Let's talk about the bossa nova swing. I'm from Brazil, and I play several kinds of Brazilian rhythms, with the bossa nova being one of our most famous rhythms. We'll start with the basic version of it, and then talk about some variations and different ways to play a bossa nova.
Traditional Brazilian Music Styles
Another traditional Brazilian music style is the samba. The samba is our main music, taken from a mixture of European and African sounds, created in Brazil in the 1900's. Songs like "Aquarela do Brasil" are a great example, or "Tico-Tico no Fubá". Samba is different than bossa nova in that it's a little stronger sounding, with bossa nova being very soft and sophisticated. A variation coming from samba to be aware of is the choro, or chorinho.
Right Hand Fingers & Approach
When playing, I keep my right hand very compact and close together. This allows me to play very soft and fast, but still allowing me to play strongly when needed. We call this the "classical technique", and you can see my nails that I use to play in this style and get the sound I'm looking for. If you don't have long nails, you can use acrylic nails or try with just your fingers.
Right Hand Patterns & Variations
Here we'll look at some right hand rhythm patterns and variations on them. We'll look at bossa nova, bolero, a funky rhythm pattern, flamenco, jazz swing, waltz, and some different things you can do with them.
Right Hand Arpeggio Exercises
Here are some right hand arpeggio exercises to learn in order to improve your right hand picking technique.
+ 30 more lessons
Reviews
29 results
mcarlsen
Verified buyer
01/20/26
Good - if you’re an advanced player
Seems to be good - I have not finished the course yet.
Baccetti
Verified buyer
11/21/25
Highly recommended! The author covers several traditional styles very well. A very good instructor.
littlesister
Verified buyer
12/15/24
A Brazilian Edge
Will help with rhythm and with different chord progressions
viposti
Verified buyer
08/07/24
The section 2 lacks of the b part of the songs
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