C Bhimpalasi (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: C Eb F G Bb

Notes coming down: C Bb A G F Eb D

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

D|-10--13--15-----|
B|--6---8--11-----|
G|--3---5---8-----|
D|--1---3---5-----|
G|--8--10--13--15-|

Coming down

D|-10--12--13--15-----|
B|--6---8--10--11-----|
G|--2---3---5---7---8-|
D|--1---3---5---------|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

D|-13--15--17---------|
B|--8--11--13---------|
G|--5---8--10---------|
D|--3---5---8---------|
G|--8--10--13--15--17-|

Coming down

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

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|-15--17--20-------------|
B|-11--13--16-------------|
G|--8--10--12-------------|
D|--5---8--10-------------|
G|--8--10--13--15--17--20-|

Coming down

D|-15--17--19--20-----|
B|-10--11--13--15--16-|
G|--7---8--10--12-----|
D|--5---7---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	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
IV	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
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	Adim	A C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 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	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 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	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 2 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	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 1`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 2 3 3`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 0`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 3`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 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	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 0 2 1 1`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 0`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 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	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 0 1 1`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 1`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 3 3`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 0`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 3`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 1 0`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Cm – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim – Bb

D|10--10----------10----------10--|12--12----------12----------12--|
B|8-----------8-----------8-------|10----------10----------10------|
G|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|12------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|12------12----------12----------|

D|8---8-----------8-----------8---|10--10----------10----------10--|
B|8-----------8-----------8-------|10----------10----------10------|
G|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|10------10----------10----------|

D|--------------------------------|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
B|--------------------------------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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 – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim – Bb

D|10----------10----------10------|12----------12----------12------|
B|8---8-----------8-----------8---|10--10----------10----------10--|
G|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|12------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|12------12----------12----------|

D|8-----------8-----------8-------|10----------10----------10------|
B|8---8-----------8-----------8---|10--10----------10----------10--|
G|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|10------10----------10----------|

D|--------------------------------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
B|--------------------------------|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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 – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim – Bb

D|10------10------10----------10--|12------12------12----------12--|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|10--10--------------10----------|
G|8-----------------------8-------|10----------------------10------|
D|10------------------------------|12------------------------------|
G|10----------10------------------|12----------12------------------|

D|8-------8-------8-----------8---|10------10------10----------10--|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|10--10--------------10----------|
G|8-----------------------8-------|10----------------------10------|
D|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|8-----------8-------------------|10----------10------------------|

D|--------------------------------|1-------1-------1-----------1---|
B|--------------------------------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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 – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim – Bb

D|10----------10--------------10--|12----------12--------------12--|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|10--10--------------10----------|
G|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|10--------------10--------------|12--------------12--------------|
G|10------10--------------10------|12------12--------------12------|

D|8-----------8---------------8---|10----------10--------------10--|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|10--10--------------10----------|
G|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|8---------------8---------------|10--------------10--------------|
G|8-------8---------------8-------|10------10--------------10------|

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