F#/Gb Asavari (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The F#/Gb Asavari (Raga) scale on banjo (F sharp / G flat asavari (raga)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: F# G# B C# D

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

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

D|-11--12--16---------|
B|--7---9--12---------|
G|--4---6---7---------|
D|--0---4---6---------|
G|--6---9--11--12--16-|

Coming down

D|-11--12--14--16-----|
B|--7---9--10--12-----|
G|--4---6---7---9-----|
D|--0---2---4---6---7-|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - First Position

D|-12--16--18-------------|
B|--9--12--14-------------|
G|--6---7--11-------------|
D|--4---6---9-------------|
G|--6---9--11--12--16--18-|

Coming down

D|-12--14--16--18-|
B|--9--10--12--14-|
G|--6---7---9--11-|
D|--4---6---7---9-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Second Position

D|-16--18--21-----------------|
B|-12--14--15-----------------|
G|--7--11--13-----------------|
D|--6---9--11-----------------|
G|--6---9--11--12--16--18--21-|

Coming down

D|-16--18--19--21-----|
B|-12--14--15--17-----|
G|--7---9--11--13--14-|
D|--6---7---9--11-----|
G|--------------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Progressions

Forward Roll

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

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

D|2---2-----------2-----------2---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
B|2-----------2-----------2-------|7-----------7-----------7-------|
G|2-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|9-------9-----------9-----------|

D|11--11----------11----------11--|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
B|9-----------9-----------9-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

D|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
B|9-----------9-----------9-------|
G|9-------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|

Backward Roll

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

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

D|2-----------2-----------2-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|2---2-----------2-----------2---|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
G|2-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|9-------9-----------9-----------|

D|11----------11----------11------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
B|9---9-----------9-----------9---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

D|9-----------9-----------9-------|
B|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
G|9-------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

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

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

D|2-------2-------2-----------2---|0-------0-------0-----------0---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|7---7---------------7-----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|7-----------------------7-------|
D|--------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|9-----------9-------------------|

D|11------11------11----------11--|4-------4-------4-----------4---|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|9-----------------------9-------|2-----------------------2-------|
D|11------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|11----------11------------------|7-----------7-------------------|

D|9-------9-------9-----------9---|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|
G|9-----------------------9-------|
D|9-------------------------------|
G|9-----------9-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

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

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

D|2-----------2---------------2---|0-----------0---------------0---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|7---7---------------7-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|9---------------9---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|9-------9---------------9-------|

D|11----------11--------------11--|4-----------4---------------4---|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|11--------------11--------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|11------11--------------11------|7-------7---------------7-------|

D|9-----------9---------------9---|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|
G|9-------------------------------|
D|9---------------9---------------|
G|9-------9---------------9-------|

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