A Khamaj (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

The A Khamaj (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 F# 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|-14--16--17-|
B|-14--15--17-|
G|-11--13--14-|
D|-11--12--14-|
A|--9--11--12-|
E|-10--12-----|

Coming down

e|-14--15--17-----|
B|-14--15--17-----|
G|-11--12--14--16-|
D|-11--12--14-----|
A|--9--10--12--14-|
E|-10--12---------|

CAGED - A Shape

e|--9--10--12-|
B|--7---9--10-|
G|--6---7---9-|
D|--4---6---7-|
A|--4---5---7-|
E|--2---4---5-|

Coming down

e|--9--10--12-----|
B|--7---8--10--12-|
G|--6---7---9-----|
D|--4---5---7---9-|
A|--4---5---7-----|
E|--2---3---5---7-|

CAGED - G Shape

e|--9--10--12-|
B|--7---9--10-|
G|--6---7---9-|
D|--4---6---7-|
A|--4---5---7-|
E|--4---5-----|

Coming down

e|--9--10--12-----|
B|--7---8--10--12-|
G|--6---7---9-----|
D|--4---5---7---9-|
A|--4---5---7-----|
E|--5---7---------|

CAGED - E Shape

e|--9--10--12-|
B|--7---9--10-|
G|--6---7---9-|
D|--4---6---7-|
A|--4---5---7-|
E|--5---------|

Coming down

e|--9--10--12-----|
B|--7---8--10--12-|
G|--6---7---9-----|
D|--4---5---7---9-|
A|--4---5---7-----|
E|--5---7---------|

CAGED - D Shape

e|-14--16--17-|
B|-14--15--17-|
G|-11--13--14-|
D|-11--12--14-|
A|--9--11--12-|
E|--9--10--12-|

Coming down

e|-14--15--17-----|
B|-14--15--17-----|
G|-11--12--14--16-|
D|-11--12--14-----|
A|--9--10--12--14-|
E|--9--10--12-----|

3NPS - First Position

e|-12--14--16-|
B|-10--14--15-|
G|--9--11--13-|
D|--7--11--12-|
A|--7---9--11-|
E|--5---9--10-|

Coming down

e|-12--14--15-----|
B|-10--12--14--15-|
G|--9--11--12-----|
D|--7---9--11--12-|
A|--7---9--10-----|
E|--5---7---9--10-|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
I	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
I	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
I	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 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#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 11 9 8 9`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`9 10 11 9 x x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 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#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 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	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
I	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
I	A7	A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 x`
I	A7	A C# E G	`5 4 2 2 2 3`
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	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 2 x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 2`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 5`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 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#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 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	A9	A C# E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 9`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 12 11 12 12 12`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 4 7 7 7 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`7 9 7 7 7 9`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 0 2 2 2`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 11 9 12 10`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 0`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 0 2 2 0`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 2 2 2 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`10 9 11 9 x x`
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#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 4 6 5 3`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 2 2 3`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 0 2 0 2 0`
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	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
I	A	A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
I	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 x x x`
I	A	A C# E	`x 12 11 9 x x`
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#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
III	C#dim	C# E G	`x 10 11 9 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#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x x 11 10 9`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x x x 2 2 2`
VI	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 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	A7	A C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
I	A7	A C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x 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	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 x x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
III	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x x 7 7 9`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x x 2 2 2`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
IV	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x 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#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 9 7 9 x x`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
VI	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
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	A9	A C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
I	A9	A C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x x 2 2 2`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
II	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`9 9 7 x x x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
III	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 x x`
IV	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x x 7 6 5 x`
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#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VI	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
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: A – Bm – C#dim – D – Em – F#m – G

e|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|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---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
D|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
A|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
E|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---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: A – Bm – C#dim – D – Em – F#m – G

e|0---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|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---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|2---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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