A Asavari (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: A B D E F

Notes coming down: A G F E D C B

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|-17--19-----|
B|-15--17--18-|
G|-14--16-----|
D|-12--14--15-|
A|-12--14-----|
E|-10--12--13-|

Coming down

e|-17--19---------|
B|-15--17--18--20-|
G|-14--16--17-----|
D|-12--14--15--17-|
A|-12--14--15-----|
E|-10--12--13--15-|

CAGED - A Shape

e|--5---7-----|
B|--3---5---6-|
G|--2---4-----|
D|--0---2---3-|
A|--0---2-----|
E|--0---1-----|

Coming down

e|--5---7---------|
B|--3---5---6---8-|
G|--2---4---5-----|
D|--0---2---3---5-|
A|--0---2---3-----|
E|--0---1---3-----|

CAGED - G Shape

e|--5---7-----|
B|--3---5---6-|
G|--2---4-----|
D|--0---2---3-|
A|--0---2-----|
E|--1---------|

Coming down

e|--5---7---------|
B|--3---5---6---8-|
G|--2---4---5-----|
D|--0---2---3---5-|
A|--0---2---3-----|
E|--1---3---------|

CAGED - E Shape

e|-10--12--13-|
B|-10--12-----|
G|--7---9--10-|
D|--7---9-----|
A|--5---7---8-|
E|--5---7-----|

Coming down

e|-10--12--13-----|
B|-10--12--13-----|
G|--7---9--10--12-|
D|--7---9--10-----|
A|--5---7---8--10-|
E|--5---7---8-----|

CAGED - D Shape

e|-10--12--13-|
B|-10--12-----|
G|--7---9--10-|
D|--7---9-----|
A|--7---8-----|
E|--7--10-----|

Coming down

e|-10--12--13-----|
B|-10--12--13-----|
G|--7---9--10--12-|
D|--7---9--10-----|
A|--7---8--10-----|
E|--7---8--10-----|

3NPS - First Position

e|-17--19--22-|
B|-15--17--18-|
G|-10--14--16-|
D|--9--12--14-|
A|--7---8--12-|
E|--5---7--10-|

Coming down

e|-17--19--20--22-----|
B|-15--17--18--20-----|
G|-10--12--14--16--17-|
D|--9--10--12--14-----|
A|--7---8--10--12-----|
E|--5---7---8--10-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
I	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
I	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
I	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5 5 5`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 3 4 3 x`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x x 9 7 6 7`
II	Bdim	B D F	`7 8 9 7 x x`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x 0 2 3 1`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 5`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	F	F A C	`1 3 3 2 1 1`
VI	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 1`
VI	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VI	F	F A C	`x x 3 5 6 5`
VII	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
VII	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
VII	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
VII	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
I	Am7	A C E G	`5 7 5 5 5 5`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 3 x`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 0 x`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 0`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 3`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 3`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 5`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 5`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`1 3 3 2 1 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 3 2 1 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`1 3 2 2 1 1`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 3 5 5 5`
VII	G7	G B D F	`3 2 0 0 0 1`
VII	G7	G B D F	`3 2 3 0 0 3`
VII	G7	G B D F	`3 5 3 4 3 3`
VII	G7	G B D F	`x x 5 4 6 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 5 5 x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`5 7 5 5 5 7`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 9 7 10 8`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 7 9 7 x x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 10 9 7 x x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 7 10 10 10 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 12 10 10 10 12`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`1 3 3 2 1 0`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 2 0 3 1`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 2 4 3 1`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`3 5 3 4 3 3`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`1 0 2 0 x x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`1 3 2 0 x x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 3 0 1 0`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 3 5 5 3`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`3 0 3 0 3 x`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`x 10 9 10 10 7`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`x 10 9 10 10 10`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 3 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
I	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
I	Am	A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
I	Am	A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
III	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
III	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
III	C	C E G	`x x 10 9 8 x`
III	C	C E G	`8 7 5 x x x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
V	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
V	Em	E G B	`x x x 9 8 7`
V	Em	E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
V	Em	E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VI	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VI	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
VI	F	F A C	`x x x 10 10 8`
VI	F	F A C	`13 12 10 x x x`
VII	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
VII	G	G B D	`3 2 0 x x x`
VII	G	G B D	`x 10 9 7 x x`
VII	G	G B D	`x x x 12 12 10`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 x x`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x x 5 5 7`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 12 10 13 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x x 10 10 12`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
VII	G7	G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VII	G7	G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`7 7 5 x x x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`3 3 2 x x x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 x x`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Am – Bdim – C – Dm – Em – F – G

e|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
D|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
A|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
B|1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
G|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
D|2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|
A|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
B|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
G|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
A|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
E|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------|

e|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
G|0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---|
D|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------|
E|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Am – Bdim – C – Dm – Em – F – G

e|0---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|3-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|
A|0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
G|0-------------------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---|
D|2---0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------|0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|
A|3---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|3-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
A|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|3-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|
E|0---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|

e|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---|
A|2---0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------|
E|3---------------------------------------------------------------|

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