E Khamaj (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: E G# A B C# D#

Notes coming down: E D C# B A G# F#

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|--7---9--11-----|
B|--4---5---9-----|
G|--2---4---6-----|
D|--1---2---6-----|
G|--6---7---9--11-|

Coming down

D|--7---9--11-----|
B|--3---5---7---9-|
G|--2---4---6-----|
D|--2---4---6-----|
G|----------------|

3NPS - First Position

D|--9--11--13---------|
B|--5---9--10---------|
G|--4---6---8---------|
D|--2---6---7---------|
G|--6---7---9--11--13-|

Coming down

D|--9--11--12-----|
B|--5---7---9--10-|
G|--4---6---7-----|
D|--2---4---6---7-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Second Position

D|-11--13--14-------------|
B|--9--10--12-------------|
G|--6---8---9-------------|
D|--6---7---9-------------|
G|--6---7---9--11--13--14-|

Coming down

D|-11--12--14-----|
B|--9--10--12-----|
G|--6---7---9--11-|
D|--6---7---9-----|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`x x x 0 0`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
IV	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
IV	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
IV	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
IV	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
V	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 0`
V	Bm	B D F#	`9 0 4 0 4`
V	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 9`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
VII	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
VII	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E7	E G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
I	E7	E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
I	E7	E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
I	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 1 0 0`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 1 0 4`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 1 0 4`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 1 3 4`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 4 0 4`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 0`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 2 4 2 2`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 0`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x x 1 0 4`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 1 0 4`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 1 0 0`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 1 0 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 4 2 0 0`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 2 0 2`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 0 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 0`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
VI	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
VI	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
VI	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 1 0 0`
VI	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x x 1 2 0`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 0`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

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

D|9---9-----------9-----------9---|--------------------------------|
B|9-----------9-----------9-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|11--11----------11----------11--|
B|7-----------7-----------7-------|9-----------9-----------9-------|
G|7-------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|11------11----------11----------|

D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
B|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|
G|7-------7-----------7-----------|

Backward Roll

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

D|9-----------9-----------9-------|--------------------------------|
B|9---9-----------9-----------9---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

D|0-----------0-----------0-------|11----------11----------11------|
B|7---7-----------7-----------7---|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
G|7-------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|11------11----------11----------|

D|4-----------4-----------4-------|
B|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|
G|7-------7-----------7-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

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

D|9-------9-------9-----------9---|--------------------------------|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|2---2---------------2-----------|
G|9-----------------------9-------|2-----------------------2-------|
D|9-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|9-----------9-------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

D|0-------0-------0-----------0---|11------11------11----------11--|
B|7---7---------------7-----------|9---9---------------9-----------|
G|7-----------------------7-------|9-----------------------9-------|
D|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|9-----------9-------------------|11----------11------------------|

D|4-------4-------4-----------4---|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|
D|0-------------------------------|
G|7-----------7-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

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

D|9-----------9---------------9---|--------------------------------|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|2---2---------------2-----------|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|9---------------9---------------|--------------------------------|
G|9-------9---------------9-------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

D|0-----------0---------------0---|11----------11--------------11--|
B|7---7---------------7-----------|9---9---------------9-----------|
G|7-------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
D|9---------------9---------------|11--------------11--------------|
G|9-------9---------------9-------|11------11--------------11------|

D|4-----------4---------------4---|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|
G|7-------7---------------7-------|

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