Blue Bossa - Soloing with Arpeggios

Jens Larsen
http://www.jenslarsen.nl
Standard tuning

= 120
Example 1 - Blue Bossa chord progression
Cm7 Fm7
1
E-Gt

8 8 8 8
8 8 8 8
8 8 6 6
8 8
8 8

Dm7( 5) G7( 13) Cm7

5

6 4 8 8
5 4 8 8
6 3 8 8
5
3 8 8

E m7 A 7(13) D maj7
9

6 6 6 6
6 5 5 5
4 4 6 6
6 4 4
4

Dm7( 5) G7( 13) Cm7 G7( 13)

13

6 4 8 4
5 4 8 4
6 3 8 3
5
3 8 3

17

1/5
 Example 2 - Arpeggios
Cm7 Fm7
19

8 11
8 11 9
8 8 10
8 10 10
10 8 11
8 11

Dm7( 5) G7
23

8 7 10
9 8
7 10 7 10
6 10 9
8 10
10

E m7 A 7
27

9 8 11
11 9
8 11 8 11
8 11 10
9 11
11

D Maj7
31

8
9
10
10 11
8 11
9

35

37

2/5
 Example 3 - Arpeggios on the song
Cm7 Fm7
39

8 8 8 8
8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10
10 10 10 10 8 11 8 11 8 11 8 11
8 11 8 11 8 11 8 11

Dm7( 5) G7( 13) Cm7

43

7 10 7 10
6 10 6 10 9 9 8 8 8 8
8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10
10 10 8 11 8 11 8 11 8 11

E m7 A 7(13) D maj7
47

8 11 8 11
8 11 8 11 10 10 10 10 10 10
9 9 11 11 8 11 8 11 8 11 8 11
11 11 9 9 9 9

Dm7( 5) G7( 13) Cm7 G7( 13)

51

7 10 7 10 7 10 7 10
6 10 6 10 9 9 8 8 9 9
8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10
10 10 8 11 8 11

55

57

3/5
 Example 4 - Connecting arpeggios on the song
Cm7 Fm7
59

8 11 8 8 11 8
8 11 11 8 9 9
8 8 8 10 10
8 10 10 8 10
10 11 8 8 11
8 11 11 8 11

Dm7( 5) G7( 13) Cm7

63

7 10 7 8
8 11 8 8 11
7 7 10 8 8
10 6 9 10 8 8 10
8 8 10 10 10
10 8 10 11 8 11

E m7 A 7(13) D maj7
67

9 11 9 8 9 8
11 9 9
11 8 10 10
11 8 10 11 11 10
11 9 9 11 11 8 8
11 8 11 9 8 9

Dm7( 5) G7( 13) Cm7 G7( 13)

71

8 10 8 7 7 10 7
9 8 8 11 8
7 10 10 7 8 10 7
6 10 9 8 10 9
10 8 10 10
10 8 11

75

4/5
 Example 5 - Target Notes
Cm7 Fm7
77

9 9
8 8

Dm7( 5) G7( 13) Cm7

81

10 8 8
9

E m7 A 7(13) D maj7
85

11 10 10
10

Dm7( 5) G7( 13) Cm7 G7( 13)

89

10 8
9 9

5/5