D Asavari (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: D E G A Bb

Notes coming down: D C Bb A G F E

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--8--12--14---------|
B|--5---8--10---------|
G|--2---3---7---------|
D|--0---2---5---------|
G|--0---7---8--12--14-|

Coming down

D|--8--10--12--14-|
B|--5---6---8--10-|
G|--2---3---5---7-|
D|--0---2---3---5-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Second Position

D|-12--14--17---------|
B|--8--10--11---------|
G|--3---7---9---------|
D|--2---5---7---------|
G|--7---8--12--14--17-|

Coming down

D|-12--14--15--17-----|
B|--8--10--11--13-----|
G|--3---5---7---9--10-|
D|--2---3---5---7-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

D|-14--17--19-------------|
B|-10--11--15-------------|
G|--7---9--12-------------|
D|--5---7---8-------------|
G|--7---8--12--14--17--19-|

Coming down

D|-14--15--17--19-|
B|-10--11--13--15-|
G|--7---9--10--12-|
D|--5---7---8--10-|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`x 2 3 x x`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 2`
II	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 5`
III	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
IV	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
V	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
VI	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
VII	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
VII	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
VII	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
VII	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 0`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 2`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
II	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 2`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 2 1 2`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
IV	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 2 3 3`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 0`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 3`
VI	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 x`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
VII	C7	C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 2`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 0 3 3`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 3 3 3`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 2 0 3 3`
II	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 3 3`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 0`
IV	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 3`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
V	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 1 0`
VI	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 1 0`
VII	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Dm – Edim – F – Gm – Am – Bb – C

D|12--12----------12----------12--|--------------------------------|
B|10----------10----------10------|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|12------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|12------12----------12----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

D|10--10----------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
B|10----------10----------10------|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

D|7---7-----------7-----------7---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
B|5-----------5-----------5-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|7-------7-----------7-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

Backward Roll

Chords: Dm – Edim – F – Gm – Am – Bb – C

D|12----------12----------12------|--------------------------------|
B|10--10----------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|12------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|12------12----------12----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

D|10----------10----------10------|--------------------------------|
B|10--10----------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

D|7-----------7-----------7-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
B|5---5-----------5-----------5---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|7-------7-----------7-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Dm – Edim – F – Gm – Am – Bb – C

D|12------12------12----------12--|--------------------------------|
B|10--10--------------10----------|--------------------------------|
G|10----------------------10------|3-----------------------3-------|
D|12------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|12----------12------------------|0-----------0-------------------|

D|10------10------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
B|10--10--------------10----------|--------------------------------|
G|10----------------------10------|--------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10----------10------------------|0-----------0-------------------|

D|7-------7-------7-----------7---|3-------3-------3-----------3---|
B|5---5---------------5-----------|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|5-----------------------5-------|3-----------------------3-------|
D|7-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|7-----------7-------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Dm – Edim – F – Gm – Am – Bb – C

D|12----------12--------------12--|--------------------------------|
B|10--10--------------10----------|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|12--------------12--------------|2---------------2---------------|
G|12------12--------------12------|0-------0---------------0-------|

D|10----------10--------------10--|--------------------------------|
B|10--10--------------10----------|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|10--------------10--------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|10------10--------------10------|0-------0---------------0-------|

D|7-----------7---------------7---|3-----------3---------------3---|
B|5---5---------------5-----------|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|5-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|7---------------7---------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|7-------7---------------7-------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

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