Jazz Tricks: How to Play Blue Bossa

By Corey Christiansen
premierguitar.com

Ex. 1
C7
F7

b4
n b n j
b
& b b4 J
n n
n b
6

3
4

5
5

5
7

D7b5

b
&b b

G7

j n

b b

7
8

3
4

b
&b b

b b b

D7

8
6
6

5
8

5
7

3
6

b
b

J
b
&
D7b5

9 8

n
#
J
10

G7

8
8

b
J

n b b

A7

7
7

6
8

n n
J

C7

E7

9 8

11

11

b n n

C7

G7

7
8

10
8

10
10

6 5
8

Jazz Tricks: How to Play Blue Bossa

By Corey Christiansen
premierguitar.com

C7

b
&b b
J

b
J

F7

6
7
5

8
8

D7b5

b
&b b

G7

C7

7
6

b
&b b

J b

E7

n
J

n
n #
J

A7

7
6

7
9

10

11

D7

11

8
10

11

10

G7
C7
G7
C6

n
n b

b
J
j n J n nw
&b b
D7b5

4 3

3
5

3
4

6
5

3
4

4
6

5
6

3
5

2
6

Jazz Tricks: How to Play Blue Bossa

By Corey Christiansen
premierguitar.com

Ex. 2

C9

b4
& b b 4

3
3
1
3

3
3
1
3

D11(b5)

8
5
6
5

8
5
6
5

b
&b b

j
j

3
3
1
3

3
3
1
3

8
5
6
5

3
3
1
3

G7[]

b
n#

6
4
4
3

6
4
4
3

b
b

&b bb

A13

4
6
6
4

4
6
6
4

4
6
6
4

4
6
5
4

4
6
5
4

bb
b
&
6
5
6
5

6
5
6
5

G7(#5)

n#

3
3
1
3

3
3
1
3

E11

D7(b5)

4
4
3

4
4
3

8
8
6
8

8
8
6
8

J
J
8
8
6
8

G7[]

C11

4
4
4
3

3
4
3
3
3

3
4
3
3
3

F9

8
8
6
8

C%

D%

4
5
5
4

4
4
3
3

4
4
3
3

3
3
1
3

3
3
1
3

8
8
6
8

8
8
6
8

4
4
3
3

8
7
6
6

C9

8
8
6
8

8
7
7
6

A7(#5)

4
4
3
3

3
3
1
3

G7(#5)

n#

4
4
3
3

4
4
3
3

4
4
3

4
4
3

Jazz Tricks: How to Play Blue Bossa

By Corey Christiansen
premierguitar.com

b
&b b

C7

D7

4
3
3
3

6
5
5
5

8
9
10
11

bb b
b
& b

G7[]

b
n#

j
n

6
6
4
6

6
8
8
9

D7(#9)

6
5
6
5

6
5
6
5

#
n
J

G7[]

6
4
4
3

9
8
8
8

11
10
10
10

nw
w
w
w
10
12
12
13

A7(#11)

C9

13
11
12
10

10
8
8
8

C7

11
8
10
10

6
5
5
4

6
5
5
4

6
5
5
4

6
5
5
4

8
8
8

4
5
5

6
5
4

4
4
3

C11

6
5
5
4

C7 C7/B

w
w
w
w

13
12
12
11

6
8
8
9

6
5
5
4

G7

C(7)

D7(#11)

6
5
4
5

D7(b5)

F7

10
8
8
8

8
9
10
11

E9

F7(4)

8
7
7
6

b n
& b b

6
5
6
5

D9(b5)

b
& b b

E7(#11)

G7(#5)
j
#j

b n n

A13

C%

nw
w
w
w

4
3
2
1
3