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June 13, 2025 by Jim Ellis Leave a Comment

♩ Wave📄 Scale ReferenceScales & Harmony

Chord scales for Wave (Antonio Carlos Jobim), showing the scale choices for each chord in this beautiful bossa nova standard.

Waves Chord Scales (pdf)

What You’ll Learn:
The chord scales for each change in Wave, how to navigate the bossa nova harmony, and scale positions for improvising over the tune.

Practice Tips:
Learn each chord scale in position, then practice connecting them through the form. Pay attention to the common tones between adjacent chords — these create smooth melodic connections for improvisation.

🔗 Related Materials

♩Wave EtudeEtude🎵Wave MelodyMelody🎶Wave CompingComping🎶Podcast – Wave Improvisation and CompingComping

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