A#/Bb Khamaj (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: Bb D Eb F G A

Notes coming down: Bb Ab G F Eb D C

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

D|--5---7---8-|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--0---2---3-|
D|--0---1---3-|
G|--0---7---8-|

Coming down

D|--5---6---8-----|
B|--3---4---6-----|
G|--0---1---3---5-|
D|--0---1---3-----|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Third Position

D|--7---8--12-|
B|--4---6---8-|
G|--2---3---7-|
D|--1---3---5-|
G|--7---8--12-|

Coming down

D|--6---8--10--12-|
B|--4---6---8-----|
G|--1---3---5---7-|
D|--1---3---5-----|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|--8--12--13-----|
B|--6---8--10-----|
G|--3---7---8-----|
D|--3---5---7-----|
G|--7---8--12--13-|

Coming down

D|--8--10--12--13-|
B|--6---8---9-----|
G|--3---5---7---8-|
D|--3---5---6-----|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
I	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 x x`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
III	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
VI	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
I	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 0`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
III	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 0`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 1`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
IV	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
VI	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 0`
I	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
II	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 0 1 1 1`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 0`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
III	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 0 3 3`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 3 3 3`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 0 3 3`
IV	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 x x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 0 1 x x`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 0 1 3 3`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 3 1 3 0`
VI	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 3 1 3 3`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Bb – Cm – Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab

D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|10--10----------10----------10--|
B|3-----------3-----------3-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|10------10----------10----------|

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

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|--------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

D|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|1-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

Chords: Bb – Cm – Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab

D|3-----------3-----------3-------|10----------10----------10------|
B|3---3-----------3-----------3---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|10------10----------10----------|

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

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|--------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

D|1-----------1-----------1-------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|1-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Bb – Cm – Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab

D|3-------3-------3-----------3---|10------10------10----------10--|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|3-----------------------3-------|8-----------------------8-------|
D|0-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|10----------10------------------|

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

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|--------------------------------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|0-----------0-------------------|

D|1-------1-------1-----------1---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Bb – Cm – Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab

D|3-----------3---------------3---|10----------10--------------10--|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|10--------------10--------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|10------10--------------10------|

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

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|--------------------------------|
G|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|0-------0---------------0-------|

D|1-----------1---------------1---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|1-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|

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