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

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

Notes going up: Ab C Db Eb F G

Notes coming down: Ab Gb F Eb Db C Bb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|--6--10--11-|
B|--4---6---8-|
G|--1---5---6-|
D|--1---3---5-|
G|--6--10--11-|

Coming down

D|--6---8--10--11-|
B|--4---6---7-----|
G|--1---3---5---6-|
D|--1---3---4-----|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Fifth Position

D|-10--11--13-----|
B|--6---8---9-----|
G|--5---6---8-----|
D|--3---5---6-----|
G|--6--10--11--13-|

Coming down

D|-10--11--13-----|
B|--6---7---9--11-|
G|--5---6---8-----|
D|--3---4---6---8-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|-11--13--15---------|
B|--8---9--13---------|
G|--6---8--10---------|
D|--5---6--10---------|
G|--6--10--11--13--15-|

Coming down

D|-11--13--15-----|
B|--7---9--11--13-|
G|--6---8--10-----|
D|--6---8--10-----|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
I	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 1 4`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 5 1 4`
III	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 5 4 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 4`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 4 4`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 1 4`
I	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 4 4`
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	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 1 1`
III	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
IV	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 5 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	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
VI	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 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	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 1 1`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
I	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 1 1`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 3`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x`
II	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
III	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 3 2 1`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
IV	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C 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	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 1 4 4`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 4`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 1 4 4`
VI	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 1 1 1 4`
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: Ab – Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb

D|1---1-----------1-----------1---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|13--13----------13----------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11----------11----------11------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
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: Ab – Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb

D|1-----------1-----------1-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

D|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|13----------13----------13------|--------------------------------|
B|11--11----------11----------11--|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
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: Ab – Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb

D|1-------1-------1-----------1---|8-------8-------8-----------8---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|6-----------------------6-------|
D|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|8-----------8-------------------|

D|4-------4-------4-----------4---|6-------6-------6-----------6---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|--------------------------------|6-----------------------6-------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|6-----------6-------------------|

D|13------13------13----------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11--11--------------11----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
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: Ab – Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb

D|1-----------1---------------1---|8-----------8---------------8---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8---------------8---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|8-------8---------------8-------|

D|4-----------4---------------4---|6-----------6---------------6---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6---------------6---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|6-------6---------------6-------|

D|13----------13--------------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11--11--------------11----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
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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