Pop on cavaquinho

Pop on cavaquinho: the strumming pattern “down-up eighths”, in 4/4 and the progressions pop axis (I–V–vi–IV) and axis rotation (vi–IV–I–V), each with audio on its own page. In pop, rock or blues the cavaquinho is an unusual guest; it adds a bright, chopping rhythm layer, but it can't cover the low end a band expects.

Catchy melodies, direct choruses, and polished production: pop is built to stick in your head from the very first listen. Here you'll meet the pop axis — which is simply the four-chord loop behind countless hits — and the axis rotation, the same sequence started from a different point to shift the mood.

Grooves

Progressions

My Chords & Scales: Build the genre's repertoire: saving chords and scales to the Notebook is part of Pro · see it in Chord and Fret

Updated October 20, 2026