F Khamaj (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: F A Bb C D E

Notes coming down: F Eb D C Bb A G

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

D|--7---8--10-|
B|--3---5---6-|
G|--2---3---5-|
D|--0---2---3-|
G|--7---8--10-|

Coming down

D|--7---8--10-----|
B|--3---4---6---8-|
G|--2---3---5-----|
D|--0---1---3---5-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|--8--10--12-----|
B|--5---6--10-----|
G|--3---5---7-----|
D|--2---3---7-----|
G|--7---8--10--12-|

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

D|-10--12--14---------|
B|--6--10--11---------|
G|--5---7---9---------|
D|--3---7---8---------|
G|--7---8--10--12--14-|

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
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	Adim	A C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
III	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
III	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
III	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 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	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
I	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
I	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
I	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 2 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	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
III	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
III	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 1`
III	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 2 3 3`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 0`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 3`
IV	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 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	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
VI	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 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	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
I	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 0 1 1`
I	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 1`
I	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 x`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 3 3`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 0`
II	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 3`
III	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
III	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
III	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
III	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 1 0`
IV	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 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	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 0 2 1 1`
VI	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 0`
VI	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
VI	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 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: F – Gm – Adim – Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb

D|10--10----------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
B|10----------10----------10------|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

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

D|10--10----------10----------10--|12--12----------12----------12--|
B|8-----------8-----------8-------|10----------10----------10------|
G|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|12------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|12------12----------12----------|

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

Backward Roll

Chords: F – Gm – Adim – Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb

D|10----------10----------10------|--------------------------------|
B|10--10----------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

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

D|10----------10----------10------|12----------12----------12------|
B|8---8-----------8-----------8---|10--10----------10----------10--|
G|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|12------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|12------12----------12----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: F – Gm – Adim – Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb

D|10------10------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
B|10--10--------------10----------|--------------------------------|
G|10----------------------10------|--------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10----------10------------------|0-----------0-------------------|

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

D|10------10------10----------10--|12------12------12----------12--|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|10--10--------------10----------|
G|8-----------------------8-------|10----------------------10------|
D|10------------------------------|12------------------------------|
G|10----------10------------------|12----------12------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: F – Gm – Adim – Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb

D|10----------10--------------10--|--------------------------------|
B|10--10--------------10----------|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|10--------------10--------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|10------10--------------10------|0-------0---------------0-------|

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

D|10----------10--------------10--|12----------12--------------12--|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|10--10--------------10----------|
G|8-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|10--------------10--------------|12--------------12--------------|
G|10------10--------------10------|12------12--------------12------|

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

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