B Khamaj (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The B Khamaj (Raga) scale on banjo: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: B D# E F# G# A#

Notes coming down: B A G# F# E D# C#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

D|--6---8---9-|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--1---3---4-|
D|--1---2---4-|
G|--6---8---9-|

Coming down

D|--6---7---9-----|
B|--4---5---7-----|
G|--1---2---4---6-|
D|--1---2---4-----|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Third Position

D|--8---9--13-----|
B|--5---7---9-----|
G|--3---4---8-----|
D|--2---4---6-----|
G|--6---8---9--13-|

Coming down

D|--7---9--11--13-|
B|--5---7---9-----|
G|--2---4---6---8-|
D|--2---4---6-----|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|--9--13--14---------|
B|--7---9--11---------|
G|--4---8---9---------|
D|--4---6---8---------|
G|--6---8---9--13--14-|

Coming down

D|--9--11--13--14-|
B|--7---9--10-----|
G|--4---6---8---9-|
D|--4---6---7-----|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
I	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
I	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
I	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 4 4`
II	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
III	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 x x`
III	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 4`
III	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 1`
III	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 4`
IV	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
VI	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`
VII	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VII	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
VII	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
VII	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 1`
I	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
I	B7	B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
I	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
II	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
III	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 1`
III	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
III	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
III	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 1`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
IV	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
VI	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
VII	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 4 2 1`
I	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
II	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 2`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 2 2 2`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 1`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
III	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
IV	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 x`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
V	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
VI	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
VI	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
VI	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
VI	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 4 2 0 1`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 0 2`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 0 x`
VII	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: B – C#m – D#dim – E – F#m – G#m – A

D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|11--11----------11----------11--|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|9-----------9-----------9-------|
G|--------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|11------11----------11----------|

D|--------------------------------|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
B|--------------------------------|9-----------9-----------9-------|
G|2-------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
D|1-------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|9-------9-----------9-----------|

D|--------------------------------|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
B|2-----------2-----------2-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
G|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
B|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

Chords: B – C#m – D#dim – E – F#m – G#m – A

D|4-----------4-----------4-------|11----------11----------11------|
B|0---0-----------0-----------0---|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
G|--------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|11------11----------11----------|

D|--------------------------------|9-----------9-----------9-------|
B|--------------------------------|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
G|2-------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
D|1-------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|9-------9-----------9-----------|

D|--------------------------------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
B|2---2-----------2-----------2---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
G|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|2-----------2-----------2-------|
B|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: B – C#m – D#dim – E – F#m – G#m – A

D|4-------4-------4-----------4---|11------11------11----------11--|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|9---9---------------9-----------|
G|--------------------------------|9-----------------------9-------|
D|--------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|11----------11------------------|

D|--------------------------------|9-------9-------9-----------9---|
B|--------------------------------|9---9---------------9-----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|9-----------------------9-------|
D|1-------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|9-----------9-------------------|

D|--------------------------------|6-------6-------6-----------6---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|4---4---------------4-----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|4-----------------------4-------|
D|--------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|6-----------6-------------------|

D|2-------2-------2-----------2---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: B – C#m – D#dim – E – F#m – G#m – A

D|4-----------4---------------4---|11----------11--------------11--|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|9---9---------------9-----------|
G|--------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|11--------------11--------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|11------11--------------11------|

D|--------------------------------|9-----------9---------------9---|
B|--------------------------------|9---9---------------9-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
D|1---------------1---------------|9---------------9---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|9-------9---------------9-------|

D|--------------------------------|6-----------6---------------6---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|4---4---------------4-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|6---------------6---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|6-------6---------------6-------|

D|2-----------2---------------2---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|

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