Insensatez

Tom Jobim & Vinícius de Moraes

Bossa NovaB-2/4

25

chords

16

different scales

8

tonal centres

First bars

Bm9Bm9Bbdim7Bbdim7

Twenty-five chords and sixteen different scales. That's one of the highest scale-per-chord ratios in the library — almost every chord change asks for a fresh decision.

It's short, it has a single section, and so a lot of players treat it as an easy study piece. It passes through eight tonal centres in twenty-five chords. The diminished chord in the third bar already changes everything.

The full analysis of this song

  • The scale for every chord
  • The triads
  • The arpeggio
  • The reason behind the choice
  • The player in all 12 keys
  • Thiago's commentary
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