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

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

Notes going up: Db F Gb Ab Bb C

Notes coming down: Db B Bb Ab Gb F Eb

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

D|--8--10--11-----|
B|--6---7---9-----|
G|--3---5---6-----|
D|--3---4---6-----|
G|--6---8--10--11-|

Coming down

D|--8---9--11-----|
B|--6---7---9-----|
G|--3---4---6---8-|
D|--3---4---6-----|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Third Position

D|-10--11--15---------|
B|--7---9--11---------|
G|--5---6--10---------|
D|--4---6---8---------|
G|--6---8--10--11--15-|

Coming down

D|--9--11--13--15-|
B|--7---9--11-----|
G|--4---6---8--10-|
D|--4---6---8-----|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|-11--15--16-------------|
B|--9--11--13-------------|
G|--6--10--11-------------|
D|--6---8--10-------------|
G|--6---8--10--11--15--16-|

Coming down

D|-11--13--15--16-|
B|--9--11--12-----|
G|--6---8--10--11-|
D|--6---8---9-----|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
II	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 x`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
III	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
IV	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`
V	Abm	Ab B Eb	`6 6 4 4 6`
VI	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 0 4`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x 4 4 0 1`
VII	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 4 4`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
I	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 3 4 2 3`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
II	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 1`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
III	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 0 1`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
IV	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
V	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
VI	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
I	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
II	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
III	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 x`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 3`
IV	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 2 x`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
V	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 0 1`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 3 0 3`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 3 3 0 x`
VI	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 2 1`
VII	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb – Abm – Bbm – B

D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|13--13----------13----------13--|
B|6-----------6-----------6-------|11----------11----------11------|
G|6-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|13------13----------13----------|

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

D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
B|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

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

Backward Roll

Chords: Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb – Abm – Bbm – B

D|6-----------6-----------6-------|13----------13----------13------|
B|6---6-----------6-----------6---|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|6-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|13------13----------13----------|

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

D|6-----------6-----------6-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
B|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb – Abm – Bbm – B

D|6-------6-------6-----------6---|13------13------13----------13--|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|6-----------------------6-------|11----------------------11------|
D|6-------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|6-----------6-------------------|13----------13------------------|

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

D|6-------6-------6-----------6---|8-------8-------8-----------8---|
B|4---4---------------4-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|4-----------------------4-------|6-----------------------6-------|
D|6-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|6-----------6-------------------|8-----------8-------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb – Abm – Bbm – B

D|6-----------6---------------6---|13----------13--------------13--|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|6-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|6---------------6---------------|13--------------13--------------|
G|6-------6---------------6-------|13------13--------------13------|

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

D|6-----------6---------------6---|8-----------8---------------8---|
B|4---4---------------4-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|6---------------6---------------|8---------------8---------------|
G|6-------6---------------6-------|8-------8---------------8-------|

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

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