Baião on cavaquinho
Baião on cavaquinho: the strumming pattern “zabumba figure”, in 2/4, with audio on its own page. On the cavaquinho a chord progression comes out bright and rhythmic; the four high strings pack the notes close together, so each shape sounds compact and lively.
A steady pulse from Brazil's Northeast, baião has a syncopated swing — that is, with accents landing off the strong beat — that gets any gathering dancing. On this page you'll find the genre's typical strumming patterns, the rhythmic shapes that give the music its unmistakable groove.
Grooves
Baião (cavaquinho pick pattern)My Chords & Scales: Build the genre's repertoire: saving chords and scales to the Notebook is part of Pro · try it in Chord and Fret