Hi,
I really like this song as to me the harmonic changes are mind blowing. Still, I do not get good ideas how to make this song as interesting as it deserves it, so it would be nice if there would be a tutorial on how to play this song to get some inspiration.
Thanks for this request - I have added the tune to our upcoming lesson schedule.
Do you want to play this song solo piano? Or with a backing track?
Bossa, Samba, and other Brazilian styles can be quite challenging for solo piano performance as we are required to play the bass line, the syncopated comping, and the melody.
When using a backing track or playing with a bass player, we don’t play the bass line which makes this style much easier to perform from the pianist’s standpoint. In this setting we would comp in our left hand and play the melody/improvisation in our right hand.
You might like to check out the 3 tutorials that I made on Blue Bossa in the following course:
We explore some simple bass line techniques, syncopated right hand elements, and melodic considerations.
Many of the concepts that I teach on Blue Bossa can also be applied to Song For My Father.
