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

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

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

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

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

D|--8---9--11-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--3---4---6-|
D|--1---3---4-|
G|--8---9--11-|

Coming down

D|--8---9--11-----|
B|--4---5---7---9-|
G|--3---4---6-----|
D|--1---2---4---6-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|--9--11--13-----|
B|--6---7--11-----|
G|--4---6---8-----|
D|--3---4---8-----|
G|--8---9--11--13-|

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

D|-11--13--15---------|
B|--7--11--12---------|
G|--6---8--10---------|
D|--4---8---9---------|
G|--8---9--11--13--15-|

Coming down

D|-11--13--14-----|
B|--7---9--11--12-|
G|--6---8---9-----|
D|--4---6---8---9-|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#	F# A# C#	`11 11 11 11 11`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`6 6 4 4 6`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x x 2 2`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 2`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 4 4`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`13 13 11 11 13`
VII	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 2`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 3 2 2`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 1`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 x`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x 3 0 1`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 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	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 1`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 x`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 3 2 1`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 4`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 1`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 x`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 3 0 1`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 3 0 4`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 4 3 0 1`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 3 0 2`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 3 0 x`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 x`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 3 2 1`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 2 1`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 3 2 4`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 0 1`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 x`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 2 1 0 1`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 1 0 2`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 1 3 2 2`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 1`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 3 2 2`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 2 3 2 x`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 1 0 4`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 1`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 1 0 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

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

D|11--11----------11----------11--|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
B|11----------11----------11------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
G|11------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

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

D|11--11----------11----------11--|13--13----------13----------13--|
B|9-----------9-----------9-------|11----------11----------11------|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|13------13----------13----------|

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

Backward Roll

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

D|11----------11----------11------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
B|11--11----------11----------11--|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
G|11------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

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

D|11----------11----------11------|13----------13----------13------|
B|9---9-----------9-----------9---|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|13------13----------13----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

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

D|11------11------11----------11--|6-------6-------6-----------6---|
B|11--11--------------11----------|4---4---------------4-----------|
G|11----------------------11------|4-----------------------4-------|
D|11------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|11----------11------------------|6-----------6-------------------|

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

D|11------11------11----------11--|13------13------13----------13--|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|9-----------------------9-------|11----------------------11------|
D|11------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|11----------11------------------|13----------13------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

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

D|11----------11--------------11--|6-----------6---------------6---|
B|11--11--------------11----------|4---4---------------4-----------|
G|11------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
D|11--------------11--------------|6---------------6---------------|
G|11------11--------------11------|6-------6---------------6-------|

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

D|11----------11--------------11--|13----------13--------------13--|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|9-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|11--------------11--------------|13--------------13--------------|
G|11------11--------------11------|13------13--------------13------|

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

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