F Asavari (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: F G Bb C Db

Notes coming down: F Eb Db C Bb Ab G

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

D|-11--15--17---------|
B|--8--11--13---------|
G|--5---6--10---------|
D|--3---5---8---------|
G|--8--10--11--15--17-|

Coming down

D|-11--13--15--17-|
B|--8---9--11--13-|
G|--5---6---8--10-|
D|--3---5---6---8-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Second Position

D|-15--17--20-------------|
B|-11--13--14-------------|
G|--6--10--12-------------|
D|--5---8--10-------------|
G|--8--10--11--15--17--20-|

Coming down

D|-15--17--18--20-----|
B|-11--13--14--16-----|
G|--6---8--10--12--13-|
D|--5---6---8--10-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

D|-17--20--22-----------------|
B|-13--14--18-----------------|
G|-10--12--15-----------------|
D|--8--10--11-----------------|
G|--8--10--11--15--17--20--22-|

Coming down

D|-17--18--20--22-|
B|-13--14--16--18-|
G|-10--12--13--15-|
D|--8--10--11--13-|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 3`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 3 2 3`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 5 2 3`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 1`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`0 1 0 2 x`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 1`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 0 2 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Progressions

Forward Roll

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

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

D|1---1-----------1-----------1---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

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

D|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
B|8-----------8-----------8-------|
G|8-------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|

Backward Roll

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

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

D|1-----------1-----------1-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

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

D|8-----------8-----------8-------|
B|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
G|8-------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

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

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

D|1-------1-------1-----------1---|8-------8-------8-----------8---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|6-----------------------6-------|
D|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|8-----------8-------------------|

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

D|8-------8-------8-----------8---|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|8-----------------------8-------|
D|8-------------------------------|
G|8-----------8-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

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

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

D|1-----------1---------------1---|8-----------8---------------8---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8---------------8---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|8-------8---------------8-------|

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

D|8-----------8---------------8---|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|8-------------------------------|
D|8---------------8---------------|
G|8-------8---------------8-------|

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