Mas que nada Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the song of Bossa Nova Mas que nada chords de Jorge Ben on guitar.

Mas que nada with chords

The introduction and the ending are played in the same way.

The two verses are played differently.

We will look at introduction (and ending), verse 1 and verse 2.

Introduction (and ending) of this Bossa Nova

Here are the chords you will be using in introduction and ending :

mas que nada chords

When you master those chords, you can follow the next tab to play introduction (and ending) :

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

lyrics mas que nada
Tab text
Bm7 G7 F#7 Bm7
Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oh, ariá-raió
F#m7
Obá, Obá, Obá

Verse 1 of the song

For the verse 1, you don’t need to know any new chords. You just have to follow this framework :

guitar chords
Tab text
Bm7
Mas que nada
F#m Bm7
Sai da minha frente que eu quero passar
F#m Bm7
Pois o samba está animado
F#7 Bm7
O que eu quero é sambar

Verse 2

To play the verse 2, you need to know two new positions :

tab

When you master those news (and the first chords), you can follow the next tab to play verse 2 :

bossa nova chords
Tab text
Em7
Este samba
A7 Bm7
Que é misto de maracatu
Em7
É samba de preto velho
A7 Bm7
Samba de preto tu

Mas que nada video with tab

If you want to play another Bossa Nova song, you can try the famous The Girl from Ipanema.

Mas que nada lyrics

The lyrics of the song Mas que nada are composed of an introduction, two verses and an ending.

The structure of the lyrics is simple:

Introduction – Verse 1 – Verse 2 – Ending

Introduction

Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oh, ariá-raió Obá, Obá, Obá

Verse 1

Mas que nada
Sai da minha frente que eu quero passar
Pois o samba está animado
O que eu quero é sambar

Verse 2

Este samba
Que é misto de maracatu
É samba de preto velho
Samba de preto tu

Ending

Ooh, ooh ooh ooh oh, ariá-raió Obá, Obá, Obá

Find all our chords and guitar tabs on Decibel Score.

Easy Bosa Nova score for beginners

The following score is a “home-made” easy score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.

This summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the song of Bossa Nova Mas que nada de Jorge Ben on guitar.