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Choro on guitar

Choro on guitar: the strumming pattern “the 6-string centro”, in 2/4 and the progressions circle-of-fifths progression (vi–ii–V–I) and ii-V-I, each with audio on its own page. The acoustic guitar sits at the very heart of Brazilian music: bossa nova was practically invented on it, and it carries samba, choro and MPB with equal ease.

Playful and virtuosic, choro is one of Brazil's great instrumental traditions: agile melodies that smile one moment and sigh with longing the next. Here you'll practice the circle-of-fifths progression — which simply means a chain of chords where each one pulls toward the next — and the classic ii-V-I, harmony's most common setup and resolution.

Grooves

Choro, 6-string 'centro' (thumb on the beat, chord in between)

Progressions

circle-of-fifths progression ii-V-I

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