How to Play Bossa Nova Piano for Beginners (EASY!)

0:00 Introduction
0:35 Demonstration
0:56 Outline of Lesson
1:29 The Chords
4:35 The Rhythm
13:10 Variation 1
14:10 Variation 2

Here is a simple and easy lesson teaching how to play Bossa Nova on piano. This video is great for beginners and does not require any note reading or theory, and only very little technique. I will walk you through the chords, and, more importantly, the special Bossa Nova rhythm. The rhythmic pattern is quite tricky but I have a few tricks to show you to tackle it, by breaking it down to sub-patterns. Enjoy!