A#/Bb Bhimpalasi (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

The A#/Bb Bhimpalasi (Raga) scale on guitar (A sharp / B flat bhimpalasi (raga)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: Bb Db Eb F Ab

Notes coming down: Bb Ab G F Eb Db C

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|-11--13-|
B|-11--14-|
G|-10--13-|
D|-11--13-|
A|-11--13-|
E|-11--13-|

Coming down

e|-11--13-----|
B|-11--13--14-|
G|-10--12--13-|
D|-10--11--13-|
A|-10--11--13-|
E|-11--13-----|

CAGED - A Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - G Shape

e|--4---6-|
B|--4---6-|
G|--3---6-|
D|--3---6-|
A|--4---6-|
E|--4---6-|

Coming down

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

CAGED - E Shape

e|--6---9-|
B|--6---9-|
G|--6---8-|
D|--6---8-|
A|--6---8-|
E|--6---9-|

Coming down

e|--6---8---9-|
B|--6---8---9-|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--5---6---8-|
A|--6---8-----|
E|--6---8---9-|

CAGED - D Shape

e|--9--11-|
B|--9--11-|
G|--8--10-|
D|--8--11-|
A|--8--11-|
E|--9--11-|

Coming down

e|--8---9--11-|
B|--8---9--11-|
G|--8--10-----|
D|--8--10--11-|
A|--8--10--11-|
E|--9--11-----|

3NPS - First Position

e|-18--21--23-|
B|-16--18--21-|
G|-13--15--18-|
D|-11--13--15-|
A|--8--11--13-|
E|--6---9--11-|

Coming down

e|-18--20--21--23-----|
B|-16--18--20--21-----|
G|-12--13--15--17--18-|
D|-10--11--13--15-----|
A|--8--10--11--13-----|
E|--6---8---9--11-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6 6 6`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 1`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 6 6 6 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 1 3 4 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1 1 1`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 3`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 4 5 3 x x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 10 11 12 11 x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 1 4`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 6 6 5 4 4`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 4 4`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 4`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 8 6 6 6 6`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 1`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 4`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 4`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 1 3 2 3`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 5 6 4 6`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 5 6 4 3`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 8 6`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 1`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 3 1 4 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 4`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 6 6 6`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 11 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 8 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 3 1 1 1 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 3 1 1 4 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 6 6 5 4 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 3 6 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 6 6 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 8 6 6 6 8`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 10 8 11 9`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 10 12 11 9`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 1 3 2 3`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 1 1 1 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 3 5 4 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 8 10 8 x x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 11 10 8 x x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 6 5 6 6 3`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 6 5 6 6 6`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`11 8 11 8 11 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 3 1 1 1 3`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`13 10 13 10 13 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`13 10 13 13 13 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 1 0 1 1`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 5 3 6 4`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`4 3 5 3 x x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`4 6 5 3 x x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 6 3 4 3`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 6 8 8 6`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 11 10 9 x`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`9 8 6 x x x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 6`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 13 12 11 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`11 10 8 x x x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 10 9 8`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 x x x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 x x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 13 13 11`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 8 6 9 x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 13 11 13 x x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 x x x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x x 6 6 8`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 x x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`8 8 6 x x x`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 8 8 8`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`4 4 3 x x x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 4`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 x x x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Bbm – Cm – Db – Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab

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

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Bbm – Cm – Db – Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab

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

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

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

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

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