Pagode — Guitar

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. Pagode is samba around a circle of friends: warm, romantic, and inviting, made for singing along from start to finish. On this page you'll find the pagode cycle — that is, a loop of chords that circles back to the start without ever wearing out — and the chromatic climb, a little staircase of neighboring chords rising a half step at a time.

Progressions

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Updated July 9, 2026