Polca — Cavaquinho

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. European by birth and danceable at heart, the polka is light and bouncy, with a two-beat pulse that seems to skip with joy. The hub brings you the polka's strumming patterns, in practice the accompaniment figures that mark its lively back-and-forth.

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Updated July 9, 2026