G#/Ab Bhimpalasi (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The G#/Ab Bhimpalasi (Raga) scale on banjo (G sharp / A flat bhimpalasi (raga)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: Ab B Db Eb Gb

Notes coming down: Ab Gb F Eb Db B Bb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|-11--13--16---------|
B|--7---9--12---------|
G|--4---6---8---------|
D|--1---4---6---------|
G|--6---9--11--13--16-|

Coming down

D|-11--13--15--16-----|
B|--6---7---9--11--12-|
G|--3---4---6---8-----|
D|--1---3---4---6-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Fifth Position

D|-13--16--18-------------|
B|--9--12--14-------------|
G|--6---8--11-------------|
D|--4---6---9-------------|
G|--6---9--11--13--16--18-|

Coming down

D|-13--15--16--18-|
B|--9--11--12--14-|
G|--6---8--10--11-|
D|--4---6---8---9-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - First Position

D|-16--18--21-----------------|
B|-12--14--16-----------------|
G|--8--11--13-----------------|
D|--6---9--11-----------------|
G|--6---9--11--13--16--18--21-|

Coming down

D|-15--16--18--20--21-|
B|-11--12--14--16-----|
G|--8--10--11--13-----|
D|--6---8---9--11-----|
G|--------------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`6 6 4 4 6`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 0 4`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x 4 4 0 1`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 4 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 x`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 1`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 4 2 3`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 1`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 0 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 0 1`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 3 0 3`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 3 0 x`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 2 1`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Abm – Bbm – B – Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb

D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
B|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|13--13----------13----------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11----------11----------11------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13----------13----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|11--11----------11----------11--|
B|11----------11----------11------|
G|11------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|

Backward Roll

Chords: Abm – Bbm – B – Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb

D|6-----------6-----------6-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
B|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

D|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
B|0---0-----------0-----------0---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|13----------13----------13------|--------------------------------|
B|11--11----------11----------11--|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13----------13----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|11----------11----------11------|
B|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|11------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Abm – Bbm – B – Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb

D|6-------6-------6-----------6---|8-------8-------8-----------8---|
B|4---4---------------4-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|4-----------------------4-------|6-----------------------6-------|
D|6-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|6-----------6-------------------|8-----------8-------------------|

D|4-------4-------4-----------4---|6-------6-------6-----------6---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|--------------------------------|6-----------------------6-------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|6-----------6-------------------|

D|13------13------13----------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11--11--------------11----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|11----------------------11------|1-----------------------1-------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13----------13------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|11------11------11----------11--|
B|11--11--------------11----------|
G|11----------------------11------|
D|11------------------------------|
G|11----------11------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Abm – Bbm – B – Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb

D|6-----------6---------------6---|8-----------8---------------8---|
B|4---4---------------4-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|6---------------6---------------|8---------------8---------------|
G|6-------6---------------6-------|8-------8---------------8-------|

D|4-----------4---------------4---|6-----------6---------------6---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6---------------6---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|6-------6---------------6-------|

D|13----------13--------------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11--11--------------11----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13--------------13--------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13--------------13------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|11----------11--------------11--|
B|11--11--------------11----------|
G|11------------------------------|
D|11--------------11--------------|
G|11------11--------------11------|

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