A Bhimpalasi (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: A C D E G

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|-10--12-|
B|-10--13-|
G|--9--12-|
D|-10--12-|
A|-10--12-|
E|-10--12-|

Coming down

e|-10--12-----|
B|-10--12--13-|
G|--9--11--12-|
D|--9--10--12-|
A|--9--10--12-|
E|-10--12-----|

CAGED - A Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - G Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - E Shape

e|--5---8-|
B|--5---8-|
G|--5---7-|
D|--5---7-|
A|--5---7-|
E|--5---8-|

Coming down

e|--5---7---8-|
B|--5---7---8-|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--4---5---7-|
A|--5---7-----|
E|--5---7---8-|

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

e|-17--19--20--22-----|
B|-15--17--19--20-----|
G|-11--12--14--16--17-|
D|--9--10--12--14-----|
A|--7---9--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	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
II	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
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	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x 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#dim	F# A C	`x x 4 2 1 2`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`2 3 4 2 x x`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`x 9 10 11 10 x`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
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	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
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	D7	D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 5`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 2`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 7 5 7 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	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 5 5 5`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 1 0`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 10 x`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`

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	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 7 10 8`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 11 10 8`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 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	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 2`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 5`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`

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	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
II	Bm	B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 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	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
IV	D	D F# A	`x x x 7 7 5`
IV	D	D F# A	`x x 12 11 10 x`
IV	D	D F# A	`10 9 7 x x 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#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VI	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 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	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 x x x`
II	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 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	D7	D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
IV	D7	D F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`
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	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 7 9 x x`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 x x`
VI	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
VII	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 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	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
II	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 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	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
IV	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
V	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x x 7 7 7`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`3 3 2 x x x`
VI	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 0 0 x x x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
VII	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Am – Bm – C – D – Em – F#dim – G

e|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
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-------|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
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---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|
A|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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 – Bm – C – D – Em – F#dim – G

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

e|0---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
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---4---2---4-------4---------------------------|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
A|3---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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