D#/Eb Asavari (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: Eb F Ab Bb B

Notes coming down: Eb Db B Bb Ab Gb F

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|--9--13--15---------|
B|--6---9--11---------|
G|--3---4---8---------|
D|--1---3---6---------|
G|--6---8---9--13--15-|

Coming down

D|--9--11--13--15-|
B|--6---7---9--11-|
G|--3---4---6---8-|
D|--1---3---4---6-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Second Position

D|-13--15--18-------------|
B|--9--11--12-------------|
G|--4---8--10-------------|
D|--3---6---8-------------|
G|--6---8---9--13--15--18-|

Coming down

D|-13--15--16--18-----|
B|--9--11--12--14-----|
G|--4---6---8--10--11-|
D|--3---4---6---8-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

D|-15--18--20-----------------|
B|-11--12--16-----------------|
G|--8--10--13-----------------|
D|--6---8---9-----------------|
G|--6---8---9--13--15--18--20-|

Coming down

D|-15--16--18--20-|
B|-11--12--14--16-|
G|--8--10--11--13-|
D|--6---8---9--11-|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Progressions

Forward Roll

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

D|13--13----------13----------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11----------11----------11------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13----------13----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|11--11----------11----------11--|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
B|11----------11----------11------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
G|11------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|8---8-----------8-----------8---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
B|6-----------6-----------6-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|6-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
B|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|6-------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|

Backward Roll

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

D|13----------13----------13------|--------------------------------|
B|11--11----------11----------11--|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13----------13----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|11----------11----------11------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
B|11--11----------11----------11--|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
G|11------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|8-----------8-----------8-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
B|6---6-----------6-----------6---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|6-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|6-----------6-----------6-------|
B|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|6-------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

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

D|13------13------13----------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11--11--------------11----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|11----------------------11------|1-----------------------1-------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13----------13------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|11------11------11----------11--|6-------6-------6-----------6---|
B|11--11--------------11----------|4---4---------------4-----------|
G|11----------------------11------|4-----------------------4-------|
D|11------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|11----------11------------------|6-----------6-------------------|

D|8-------8-------8-----------8---|4-------4-------4-----------4---|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|6-----------------------6-------|--------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-----------8-------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|6-------6-------6-----------6---|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|6-----------------------6-------|
D|6-------------------------------|
G|6-----------6-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

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

D|13----------13--------------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11--11--------------11----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13--------------13--------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13--------------13------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|11----------11--------------11--|6-----------6---------------6---|
B|11--11--------------11----------|4---4---------------4-----------|
G|11------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|11--------------11--------------|6---------------6---------------|
G|11------11--------------11------|6-------6---------------6-------|

D|8-----------8---------------8---|4-----------4---------------4---|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|6-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|8---------------8---------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------8---------------8-------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|6-----------6---------------6---|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|6-------------------------------|
D|6---------------6---------------|
G|6-------6---------------6-------|

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