Progressions in B — Charango

B major harmonises to B – C#m – D#m – E – F# – G#m – A#°; B minor to Bm – C#° – D – Em – F#m – G – A. Each chord links to its Charango voicings, so a phrase in B 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.