Progressions in Bb — Charango

Bb major harmonises to Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – A°; Bb minor to Bbm – C° – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab. Each chord links to its Charango voicings, so a phrase in Bb 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.