Escala de La Mixolidia para Charango — Standard
Posiciones para Charango en afinación Standard
La Mixolidia en Standard — Notas e Intervalos
La escala Mixolidia de A es el quinto modo de la mayor — y el corazón del rock and roll y el blues. En Charango, las notas son A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G. Suena mayor pero con un final más relajado y blusero gracias a esa séptima menor. Va genial para improvisar sobre acordes de séptima dominante y darle ese toque que tienen los Rolling Stones o AC/DC. Los acordes diatónicos de A Mixolidia son A7, Bm7, C#m7b5, DMaj7, Em7, F#m7, GMaj7. Usada comúnmente en Blues, Rock, Country, Folk, Funk. Entre los intérpretes destacados se encuentran Jimi Hendrix, The Allman Brothers, AC/DC, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Use over dominant 7th chords (7, 9, 13). The primary scale for blues-rock soloing over non-resolving dominant chords.
Notas: La, Si, Do#, Re, Mi, Fa#, Sol
Intervalos: 1P, 2M, 3M, 4P, 5P, 6M, 7m
Grados: 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
Fórmula: W-W-H-W-W-H-W
Número de notas: 7
Afinación: Standard (G-C-E-A-E)
También conocido como: dominant
Acordes Diatónicos
A7 — Bm7 — C♯m7♭5 — DMaj7 — Em7 — F♯m7 — GMaj7
Acerca de la Afinación Standard
The charango is a small Andean string instrument with five courses of doubled strings, tuned G-C-E-A-E. Its reentrant tuning — with the 4th course (A) lower than the outer courses — combined with its tiny body and nylon strings produces a distinctive bright, shimmering tone that evokes the high-altitude landscapes of the Andes.
Originally crafted from armadillo shells in Bolivia and Peru, the modern charango is the soul of Andean folk music. Its ten strings (five doubled courses) create a natural chorus effect, and the reentrant tuning produces a compact voicing range where strummed chords have an almost harp-like quality. Groups like Los Kjarkas and Inti-Illimani brought the charango to international audiences, while virtuosos like Jaime Torres and Ernesto Cavour pushed its technical boundaries. The charango is essential in huayño, bailecito, and carnavalito rhythms.
Artistas destacados: Los Kjarkas, Jaime Torres, Ernesto Cavour, Inti-Illimani, Gustavo Santaolalla
Ideal para: Andean folk music, South American ensemble playing, and any composition seeking a bright, shimmering Andean texture