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

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

Notes going up: C# E F# G# B

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--14--16---------|
B|--7---9--12---------|
G|--4---6---9---------|
D|--2---4---6---------|
G|--6---9--11--14--16-|

Coming down

D|-11--13--14--16-----|
B|--7---9--11--12-----|
G|--3---4---6---8---9-|
D|--2---4---6---------|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

D|-14--16--18-------------|
B|--9--12--14-------------|
G|--6---9--11-------------|
D|--4---6---9-------------|
G|--6---9--11--14--16--18-|

Coming down

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

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|-16--18--21-----------------|
B|-12--14--17-----------------|
G|--9--11--13-----------------|
D|--6---9--11-----------------|
G|--6---9--11--14--16--18--21-|

Coming down

D|-16--18--20--21-----|
B|-11--12--14--16--17-|
G|--8---9--11--13-----|
D|--6---8---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#m	D# F# A#	`13 13 11 11 13`
III	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`11 11 11 11 11`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x x 2 2`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 2`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 3 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#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 1`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 x`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 3 2 1`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 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#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 2`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 3 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	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 x`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x 3 0 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 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#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 1 3 2 2`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 1`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 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#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 x`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 3 0 1`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 4`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 4 3 0 1`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 3 0 2`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 3 0 x`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 x`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 3 2 1`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 2 1`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 4`

Progressions

Forward Roll

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

D|11--11----------11----------11--|13--13----------13----------13--|
B|9-----------9-----------9-------|11----------11----------11------|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|13------13----------13----------|

D|9---9-----------9-----------9---|11--11----------11----------11--|
B|9-----------9-----------9-------|11----------11----------11------|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|11------11----------11----------|

D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
B|4-----------4-----------4-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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#m – E – F# – G#m – A#dim – B

D|11----------11----------11------|13----------13----------13------|
B|9---9-----------9-----------9---|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|13------13----------13----------|

D|9-----------9-----------9-------|11----------11----------11------|
B|9---9-----------9-----------9---|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|11------11----------11----------|

D|6-----------6-----------6-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
B|4---4-----------4-----------4---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|4-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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#m – E – F# – G#m – A#dim – B

D|11------11------11----------11--|13------13------13----------13--|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|9-----------------------9-------|11----------------------11------|
D|11------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|11----------11------------------|13----------13------------------|

D|9-------9-------9-----------9---|11------11------11----------11--|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|9-----------------------9-------|11----------------------11------|
D|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|9-----------9-------------------|11----------11------------------|

D|6-------6-------6-----------6---|2-------2-------2-----------2---|
B|4---4---------------4-----------|2---2---------------2-----------|
G|4-----------------------4-------|--------------------------------|
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#m – E – F# – G#m – A#dim – B

D|11----------11--------------11--|13----------13--------------13--|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|11--------------11--------------|13--------------13--------------|
G|11------11--------------11------|13------13--------------13------|

D|9-----------9---------------9---|11----------11--------------11--|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|9---------------9---------------|11--------------11--------------|
G|9-------9---------------9-------|11------11--------------11------|

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