Vira on cavaquinho
Vira on cavaquinho: the strumming pattern “Minho cavaquinho”, in 3/4, 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 traditional dance from Portugal, the vira is festive and whirling, sung and danced in a circle over a fast triple rhythm — which simply means three beats per bar at a lively pace. Here are the style's strumming patterns, the figures that carry that folk-festival joy.
Grooves
Vira (Minho cavaquinho)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