Progressions in A — Charango

A major harmonises to A – Bm – C#m – D – E – F#m – G#°; A minor to Am – B° – C – Dm – Em – F – G. Each chord links to its Charango voicings, so a phrase in A becomes a short list of shapes before the first repeat.

Most of what a charango plays lives on two or three of these chords at a time — a rasgueo is a loop, not a journey. Choose the pair the tune leans on, set a stroke pattern over them, and let the rake do the work the arrangement expects of it.