BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
3338 / 18210 · Workshop 14 — “The Girl from Ipanema”: Major-Key Bossa, Chromatic Dominants, ♯11 Color, and Making a Simple Groove Sound Sophisticated← prev⊞ allnext →

14.83Arrangement challenge

Create three versions:

Version A

very simple bossa.

Version B

richer voicings, same groove.

Version C

one ♯11 dominant, one tritone substitution, one inner line.

Then compare.

Do not assume C is automatically better.