Here's one I've been working on. It's by Nelson Alves (1895-1960), about whom the Enciclopédia Ilustrada do Choro no Séc. XIX on the Casa do Choro site has this to say:
One of the main cavaquinho players of the first decades of the 20th century, he is the author of classics from the choro repertoire such as Mistura e Manda, Serpentina and Nem Ela Nem Eu. From the 1910s onwards, he was present on several recordings made for Casa Edison as an accompanist for instrumental groups that marked a period in the history of Brazilian popular music. Along with guitarist Tute, he was part of the Carioca Group (whose soloist was trombonist Candinho Silva) and the Chiquinha Gonzaga Group, whose soloist was flutist Antônio Maria Passos. With Pixinguinha, he founded the Oito Batutas group in 1919, and later joined the Guarda Velha Group. He proved to be an excellent cavaquinho soloist, recording choros of his own for Victor and Brunswick in 1929 and 1930.
Luciana Rabello performs this choro, as does her daughter Ana, who is joined here by 7-string guitarist Rogério Caetano.
Here's "Nem ela, nem eu" featured on an online resource you can use for this and many other tunes, no matter what instrument you play. On it, saxophonist Thannes Velasco plays along with Fernando César, one of the great 7-cordas players based in Brasília, who has produced many such play-along videos.
There's a playlist of videos by Velasco on his youtube channel, all with the same format: the first time through, he (and sometimes others) plays the melody, which is shown onscreen in one transposition. The second time through the tune is accompaniment only, with the melody and chords shown onscreen in three different transpositions -- C, Bb and Eb.
So whether you want a backing track to work on the melody or accompaniment, this approach has got you covered. Enjoy!
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