Progressions in Eb — Charango

Eb major harmonises to Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb – Cm – D°; D# minor to D#m – E#° – F# – G#m – A#m – B – C#. Each chord links to its Charango voicings, so a phrase in Eb 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.