F Bhimpalasi (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: F Ab Bb C Eb

Notes coming down: F Eb D C Bb Ab G

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

D|-10--13--15---------|
B|--6---9--11---------|
G|--3---5---8---------|
D|--1---3---6---------|
G|--6---8--10--13--15-|

Coming down

D|-10--12--13--15-|
B|--6---8---9--11-|
G|--3---5---7---8-|
D|--1---3---5---6-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - First Position

D|-13--15--18-------------|
B|--9--11--13-------------|
G|--5---8--10-------------|
D|--3---6---8-------------|
G|--6---8--10--13--15--18-|

Coming down

D|-12--13--15--17--18-|
B|--8---9--11--13-----|
G|--5---7---8--10-----|
D|--3---5---6---8-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Second Position

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

Coming down

D|-15--17--18--20-----|
B|-11--13--15--16-----|
G|--7---8--10--12--13-|
D|--6---8--10---------|
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	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
II	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
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	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
IV	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 x x`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
VI	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
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	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
II	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
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	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
IV	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 x`
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	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 0`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
VI	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 0`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 1`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
VII	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`

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	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 0 1 x x`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 0 1 3 3`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 3 1 3 0`
II	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`0 3 1 3 3`
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	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 0`
IV	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
V	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
VI	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 0 1 1 1`
VI	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 0`
VI	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VI	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 0 3 3`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 3 3 3`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 0 3 3`
VII	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb – Cm – Ddim – Eb

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

D|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|10--10----------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
B|8-----------8-----------8-------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

Backward Roll

Chords: Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb – Cm – Ddim – Eb

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

D|1-----------1-----------1-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|10----------10----------10------|--------------------------------|
B|8---8-----------8-----------8---|--------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb – Cm – Ddim – Eb

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

D|1-------1-------1-----------1---|3-------3-------3-----------3---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|3-----------------------3-------|
D|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|10------10------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|--------------------------------|
G|8-----------------------8-------|1-----------------------1-------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10----------10------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb – Cm – Ddim – Eb

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

D|1-----------1---------------1---|3-----------3---------------3---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|10----------10--------------10--|--------------------------------|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|10--------------10--------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|10------10--------------10------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

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