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

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

Notes going up: Eb G Ab Bb C D

Notes coming down: Eb Db C Bb Ab G F

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|--6---8--10-----|
B|--3---4---8-----|
G|--1---3---5-----|
D|--0---1---5-----|
G|--0---6---8--10-|

Coming down

D|--6---8--10-----|
B|--2---4---6---8-|
G|--1---3---5-----|
D|--1---3---5-----|
G|----------------|

3NPS - First Position

D|--8--10--12-----|
B|--4---8---9-----|
G|--3---5---7-----|
D|--1---5---6-----|
G|--6---8--10--12-|

Coming down

D|--8--10--11-----|
B|--4---6---8---9-|
G|--3---5---6-----|
D|--1---3---5---6-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Second Position

D|-10--12--13---------|
B|--8---9--11---------|
G|--5---7---8---------|
D|--5---6---8---------|
G|--6---8--10--12--13-|

Coming down

D|-10--11--13-----|
B|--8---9--11-----|
G|--5---6---8--10-|
D|--5---6---8-----|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 x`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 3 2 x`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 5`
III	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
VI	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 1`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 x`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 1`
I	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 3`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 3 2 3`
III	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 x`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
IV	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
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	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
VI	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 5 2 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 0 2 3`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 3 2 3`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 1 0 2 3`
I	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 x x`
II	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 3`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 x`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 x x`
III	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
IV	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 3`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 x`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 1`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 2 1`
VI	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 3 2 x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 2 1`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 2 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab – Bbm – Cm – Db

D|8---8-----------8-----------8---|--------------------------------|
B|8-----------8-----------8-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

D|8---8-----------8-----------8---|10--10----------10----------10--|
B|6-----------6-----------6-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
G|6-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|10------10----------10----------|

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

Backward Roll

Chords: Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab – Bbm – Cm – Db

D|8-----------8-----------8-------|--------------------------------|
B|8---8-----------8-----------8---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

D|8-----------8-----------8-------|10----------10----------10------|
B|6---6-----------6-----------6---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
G|6-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|10------10----------10----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab – Bbm – Cm – Db

D|8-------8-------8-----------8---|--------------------------------|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|8-----------------------8-------|1-----------------------1-------|
D|8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-----------8-------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

D|8-------8-------8-----------8---|10------10------10----------10--|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|6-----------------------6-------|8-----------------------8-------|
D|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|8-----------8-------------------|10----------10------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab – Bbm – Cm – Db

D|8-----------8---------------8---|--------------------------------|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|8---------------8---------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------8---------------8-------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

D|8-----------8---------------8---|10----------10--------------10--|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|6-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|8---------------8---------------|10--------------10--------------|
G|8-------8---------------8-------|10------10--------------10------|

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

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