A#/Bb Bhimpalasi (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

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: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|-13--15-|
B|-11--14-|
G|-10--13-|
D|-11--13-|
A|-11--13-|
D|-13--15-|

Coming down

d|-13--15-----|
B|-11--13--14-|
G|-10--12--13-|
D|-10--11--13-|
A|-10--11--13-|
D|-13--15-----|

CAGED - A Shape

d|--3---6-|
B|--2---4-|
G|--1---3-|
D|--1---3-|
A|--1---4-|
D|--3---6-|

Coming down

d|--3---5---6-|
B|--1---2---4-|
G|--0---1---3-|
D|--1---3-----|
A|--1---3---4-|
D|--3---5---6-|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--6---8-|
B|--4---6-|
G|--3---6-|
D|--3---6-|
A|--4---6-|
D|--6---8-|

Coming down

d|--5---6---8-|
B|--4---6-----|
G|--3---5---6-|
D|--3---5---6-|
A|--3---4---6-|
D|--6---8-----|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--8--11-|
B|--6---9-|
G|--6---8-|
D|--6---8-|
A|--6---8-|
D|--8--11-|

Coming down

d|--8--10--11-|
B|--6---8---9-|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--5---6---8-|
A|--6---8-----|
D|--8--10--11-|

CAGED - D Shape

d|-11--13-|
B|--9--11-|
G|--8--10-|
D|--8--11-|
A|--8--11-|
D|-11--13-|

Coming down

d|-10--11--13-|
B|--8---9--11-|
G|--8--10-----|
D|--8--10--11-|
A|--8--10--11-|
D|-11--13-----|

3NPS - First Position

d|-20--23-----|
B|-16--18--21-|
G|-13--15--18-|
D|-11--13--15-|
A|--8--11--13-|
D|--8--11--13-|

Coming down

d|-20--22--23---------|
B|-16--18--20--21-----|
G|-12--13--15--17--18-|
D|-10--11--13--15-----|
A|--8--10--11--13-----|
D|--8--10--11--13-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 8 6 6 8`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 13 11 10 11 x`
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	`10 10 10 8 8 10`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 8`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 5`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`3 3 3 1 1 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 10 10 9 x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 6 5 6 x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 5`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 10 11 12 11 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 x 1 1 1`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`6 6 6 5 4 x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 9 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 3`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 8`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 x`
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 1`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
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	`1 1 1 3 2 x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 8 x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 5 6 4 x`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 5`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 3`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`3 3 1 1 1 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 6 x`
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`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 11 10 8 8 10`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 11 13 12 13 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Triads

Chords

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

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------|5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------|
A|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|
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-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|
B|1-------4-------1-------4-------1-------4-------1-------4-------|
G|1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

d|3---------------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
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---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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