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28.2Bossa is not simply “jazz chords with a Latin beat”
A convincing bossa texture depends on coordination between:
LH
bass pulse
RH
syncopated chord attacks
Melody
floating independently above them
The RH often avoids landing squarely on every beat.
That creates the characteristic relaxed forward motion.