C#/Db Asavari (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The C#/Db Asavari (Raga) scale on banjo (C sharp / D flat asavari (raga)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: C# D# F# G# A

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

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

D|-11--13--16---------|
B|--7---9--10---------|
G|--2---6---8---------|
D|--1---4---6---------|
G|--6---7--11--13--16-|

Coming down

D|-11--13--14--16-----|
B|--7---9--10--12-----|
G|--2---4---6---8---9-|
D|--1---2---4---6-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

D|-13--16--18-------------|
B|--9--10--14-------------|
G|--6---8--11-------------|
D|--4---6---7-------------|
G|--6---7--11--13--16--18-|

Coming down

D|-13--14--16--18-|
B|--9--10--12--14-|
G|--6---8---9--11-|
D|--4---6---7---9-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|-16--18--19-----------------|
B|-10--14--16-----------------|
G|--8--11--13-----------------|
D|--6---7--11-----------------|
G|--6---7--11--13--16--18--19-|

Coming down

D|-16--18--19---------|
B|-10--12--14--16--17-|
G|--8---9--11--13-----|
D|--6---7---9--11-----|
G|--------------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Progressions

Forward Roll

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

D|11--11----------11----------11--|--------------------------------|
B|9-----------9-----------9-------|--------------------------------|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

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

D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

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

D|11----------11----------11------|--------------------------------|
B|9---9-----------9-----------9---|--------------------------------|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

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

D|4-----------4-----------4-------|
B|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

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

D|11------11------11----------11--|--------------------------------|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|--------------------------------|
G|9-----------------------9-------|2-----------------------2-------|
D|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
G|11----------11------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

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

D|4-------4-------4-----------4---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

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

D|11----------11--------------11--|--------------------------------|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|--------------------------------|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|11--------------11--------------|1---------------1---------------|
G|11------11--------------11------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

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

D|4-----------4---------------4---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|

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