Progressions in Db — Charango

Db major harmonises to Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab – Bbm – C°; C# minor to C#m – D#° – E – F#m – G#m – A – B. Each chord links to its Charango voicings, so a phrase in Db 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.