G Bhimpalasi (Raga) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: G Bb C D F

Notes coming down: G F E D C Bb A

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|-10--12--15---------|
B|--6---8--11---------|
G|--3---5---7---------|
D|--0---3---5---------|
G|--0---8--10--12--15-|

Coming down

D|-10--12--14--15-----|
B|--5---6---8--10--11-|
G|--2---3---5---7-----|
D|--0---2---3---5-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Fifth Position

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

Coming down

D|-12--14--15--17-|
B|--8--10--11--13-|
G|--5---7---9--10-|
D|--3---5---7---8-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - First Position

D|-15--17--20-------------|
B|-11--13--15-------------|
G|--7--10--12-------------|
D|--5---8--10-------------|
G|--8--10--12--15--17--20-|

Coming down

D|-14--15--17--19--20-|
B|-10--11--13--15-----|
G|--7---9--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	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
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	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
IV	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`
V	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x 2 3 x x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 2`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 5`
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	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 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	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 2`
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	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 0`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 0 3 2`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 2`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 2 1 2`

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	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 2 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	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 0 1 0`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 0 0 1 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 1 0`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`0 2 3 3 0`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 0 3 3`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`0 2 3 3 3`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 2 0 3 3`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 0 3 3`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Gm – Am – Bb – C – Dm – Edim – F

D|--------------------------------|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
B|--------------------------------|5-----------5-----------5-------|
G|--------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
B|3-----------3-----------3-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|3-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

D|12--12----------12----------12--|--------------------------------|
B|10----------10----------10------|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|12------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|12------12----------12----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

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

Backward Roll

Chords: Gm – Am – Bb – C – Dm – Edim – F

D|--------------------------------|7-----------7-----------7-------|
B|--------------------------------|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
G|--------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

D|3-----------3-----------3-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
B|3---3-----------3-----------3---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|3-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

D|12----------12----------12------|--------------------------------|
B|10--10----------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|12------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|12------12----------12----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Gm – Am – Bb – C – Dm – Edim – F

D|--------------------------------|7-------7-------7-----------7---|
B|--------------------------------|5---5---------------5-----------|
G|--------------------------------|5-----------------------5-------|
D|0-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
G|0-----------0-------------------|7-----------7-------------------|

D|3-------3-------3-----------3---|2-------2-------2-----------2---|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|3-----------------------3-------|0-----------------------0-------|
D|0-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|0-----------0-------------------|

D|12------12------12----------12--|--------------------------------|
B|10--10--------------10----------|--------------------------------|
G|10----------------------10------|3-----------------------3-------|
D|12------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|12----------12------------------|0-----------0-------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Gm – Am – Bb – C – Dm – Edim – F

D|--------------------------------|7-----------7---------------7---|
B|--------------------------------|5---5---------------5-----------|
G|--------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|7---------------7---------------|
G|0-------0---------------0-------|7-------7---------------7-------|

D|3-----------3---------------3---|2-----------2---------------2---|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|3-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|0-------0---------------0-------|

D|12----------12--------------12--|--------------------------------|
B|10--10--------------10----------|--------------------------------|
G|10------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|12--------------12--------------|2---------------2---------------|
G|12------12--------------12------|0-------0---------------0-------|

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

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