Samba on guitar
Samba on guitar: the strumming patterns “thumb and finger block” and “samba-canção”, 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.
At the heart of Brazilian music, samba pairs a syncopated sway — that is, accents landing off the strong beat — with rich harmonies that invite you to sing along. On this page you'll explore the style's classic progressions: the circle-of-fifths progression and the ii-V-I, which simply means a chord sequence that builds tension and resolves onto the home chord.
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Samba (thumb bass + finger block, 1 bar) Samba-canção (slow samba, thumb + finger block)Progressions
circle-of-fifths progression ii-V-IMy Chords & Scales: Build the genre's repertoire: saving chords and scales to the Notebook is part of Pro · use it in Chord and Fret