C Asavari (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: C D F G Ab

Notes coming down: C Bb Ab G F Eb D

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

D|-10--12--15---------|
B|--6---8---9---------|
G|--1---5---7---------|
D|--0---3---5---------|
G|--0---6--10--12--15-|

Coming down

D|-10--12--13--15-----|
B|--6---8---9--11-----|
G|--1---3---5---7---8-|
D|--0---1---3---5-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

D|-12--15--17---------|
B|--8---9--13---------|
G|--5---7--10---------|
D|--3---5---6---------|
G|--6--10--12--15--17-|

Coming down

D|-12--13--15--17-|
B|--8---9--11--13-|
G|--5---7---8--10-|
D|--3---5---6---8-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|-15--17--18-------------|
B|--9--13--15-------------|
G|--7--10--12-------------|
D|--5---6--10-------------|
G|--6--10--12--15--17--18-|

Coming down

D|-15--17--18---------|
B|--9--11--13--15--16-|
G|--7---8--10--12-----|
D|--5---6---8--10-----|
G|--------------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Progressions

Forward Roll

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

D|10--10----------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
B|8-----------8-----------8-------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

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

D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
B|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|3-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

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

D|10----------10----------10------|--------------------------------|
B|8---8-----------8-----------8---|--------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

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

D|3-----------3-----------3-------|
B|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|3-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

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

D|10------10------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|--------------------------------|
G|8-----------------------8-------|1-----------------------1-------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10----------10------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

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

D|3-------3-------3-----------3---|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|3-----------------------3-------|
D|0-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

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

D|10----------10--------------10--|--------------------------------|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|10--------------10--------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|10------10--------------10------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

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

D|3-----------3---------------3---|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|3-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|

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