[B]Celtic Charango
(a Bolivian 5 stringed Instrument - like the Canary Island Timple)

REFERENCES:


Organisation:
www.aicharango.org/
Charango Groups (English Language):-
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/Charango
http://www.www.thesession.org/discus...#comment264301

Celtic Charango - Tunning & Learning Resources
Traditional Tuning:
http://www.ancient-future.com/guitar/charango.html
Alternative Tuning:
http://pacoweb.net/Cuerdas/cuechara.htm
and can be tuned modallly E,A,E,A,E FOR CELTIC type music.

Learning resources - English References:
http://worldfrets.com/booksmar.html
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws...._widget
http://www.fernandezmusic.com/Charangomethodbook.html ron@fernandezmusic.com 949-856-1537 Fax: 949-856-1529
http://www.musikalia.it/en/catalogue...list.asp?cat=4
www.rumillajta.com/meto.html

On-Line Resource:-
http://www.charangolibre.com/index.p...Charango_Libre
On-line Lessons:-
Charango Arpegio --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v....search= (lesson 1 +etc)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v....search=

Charango Drill --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQZpdcB3vAI

Charango Styles --
http://dailymotion.alice.it/visited/search/charango/1
http://www.aicharango


Legend:-
'O' played Open 'X' not played
Stings (Cuerdas)::
1-E'*(Mi), 2-A (La), 3 eE', 4-C(Do), 5-G (Sol)

Fingering(Dedo):
LH (Left Hand) - String number - finger - fret number and
RH(Right Hand) - (Sequence) - String number, Finger
LH: i - indice - RH: I (index)
c - corazon/mayor - C (middle
a - anular - A (ring finger)
m - minuscular - M (luidin//little finger)
p - pulgar/gordo - P (thumb)

Arpegio:
'O' (open string)
for example:: 3,5,1,4,2 - 3,5,2,4,1 - 3,1,4,5 - 3,4,5
[sequence plucking RH (P,C & I) first string 3 (eE') followed in quick sucession
by 5 (G), 1 (E'), 4 © then 2 (A) with
your C/middle finger and P/thumb and I/index fingers of your Right Hand].

Note: the Last G (can be tuned to a D - to increase the range & facilite ITM, also will give 5,2,1 (DAE) fingering like a fiddle or manodline - but remember that 5th sting will always be fingered differently to below)

Chord Progression:
. Chord 1:: -(Tono C Major):: G7 - C - E7 - Am - F
. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8GOAGwjlCU
. (due to lack of graphics will be abbreviated as follows)
G7 (3-i1, 4-c2, 2-a2, 1-m3)
_ OR string 3 LH (left hand) index finger in 1st fret
_ string 4 LH Large finger in 2nd fret
_ string 2 LH ring finger in 2nd fret
_ string 1 (E') LH little finger in 3rd fret
_ string 5 (G) LH open

C (2-a3) OR string 2(A) ring finger in 3rd fret

E7 (5-i1, 4-c2, 2-a2, 1-m4)

Am (5-i2, 1-m5)

F (3-i1, 5-c2, 1-m5

Chord Compact Notation:-
G7=02123
(string 5 (G)-open, string 4-second fret, 3-1st fret, 2- second fret and last string 1(E') in 3rd fret).
C =00030
E7=12024
Am=20005
F =20105

You Tube Arpegios:
String RH (Right Hand) sequence:-
Arpegio 1: 3,5,2,4,1,4,2,5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSKAfnMt6Gg#Ev5y2aLyVnA

Arpegio 2: 3,5,2,4,1,4,2,4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65-gG0pUj0g&mode=related