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Theme From Black Orpheus (Manha de Carnaval)

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Intro - 8 bars - Am with moving 5th (Am, Amb6)


Piano could be accoustic or rhodes
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Main theme - Bass plays melodically

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Chords and fragments of chords played in a regular rhythmic pattern (and-a-1 and -a-2 and -a-3 etc)

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