G Asavari (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: G A C D Eb

Notes coming down: G F Eb D C Bb A

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|-10--12--13---------|
B|--4---8--10---------|
G|--2---5---7---------|
D|--0---1---5---------|
G|--0---7--10--12--13-|

Coming down

D|-10--12--13---------|
B|--4---6---8--10--11-|
G|--2---3---5---7-----|
D|--0---1---3---5-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Fifth Position

D|-12--13--17---------|
B|--8--10--13---------|
G|--5---7---8---------|
D|--1---5---7---------|
G|--7--10--12--13--17-|

Coming down

D|-12--13--15--17-----|
B|--8--10--11--13-----|
G|--5---7---8--10-----|
D|--1---3---5---7---8-|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - First Position

D|-13--17--19-------------|
B|-10--13--15-------------|
G|--7---8--12-------------|
D|--5---7--10-------------|
G|--7--10--12--13--17--19-|

Coming down

D|-13--15--17--19-|
B|-10--11--13--15-|
G|--7---8--10--12-|
D|--5---7---8--10-|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 x x x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 0 x x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 0 3 x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 3 3 0`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
V	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`8 8 8 8 8`
VII	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 3 3 3`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 0 0 3 3`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 1`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 2 3 3`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 0`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 3`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 3 2 3 x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 0`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 0 3 1`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 1`
VII	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
VII	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
VII	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
VII	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 2 1 1`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 x x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 2 3 3`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 0`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 2 3 3`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 1`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 1 x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 3 x x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 1 0`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 1 0`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 1 3 3 0`
V	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 0 2 1 1`
V	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 0`
V	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
V	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 0 3 3`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 1 3 3 3`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 0 3 3`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 0 1 1`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 1`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 2 1 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

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

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

D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|10--10----------10----------10--|
B|3-----------3-----------3-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|10------10----------10----------|

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

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

Backward Roll

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

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

D|3-----------3-----------3-------|10----------10----------10------|
B|3---3-----------3-----------3---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|10------10----------10----------|

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

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

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

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

D|3-------3-------3-----------3---|10------10------10----------10--|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|3-----------------------3-------|8-----------------------8-------|
D|0-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|10----------10------------------|

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

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

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

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

D|3-----------3---------------3---|10----------10--------------10--|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|8---8---------------8-----------|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|10--------------10--------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|10------10--------------10------|

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

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

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