Chord & FretAeolian on cavaquinho (A)
Aeolian in A: A – B – C – D – E – F – G. On the cavaquinho, four steel strings pack the scale into a short, bright space — there is nowhere for a note to hide. The box shown runs from fret 1 to 4; the lowest tonic sits on the 3rd string, fret 2, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Its four steel strings give a bright, sharp attack that cuts through the mix and drives the beat.
Climb it slowly and name each degree out loud before speeding up.
In the diagram, each dot carries its scale degree — 1 is the tonic, highlighted.
A scale never lives in one box — Aeolian on cavaquinho has 4 more positions along the neck. In Chord & Fret, you press play and watch each note light up on the diagram the instant it sounds; walk the scale box by box along the whole neck; and run it up, down or in a full round trip. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. Open in Chord & Fret →