C Asavari (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: C D F G Ab

Notes coming down: C Bb Ab G F Eb D

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--8--10-----|
B|--6---8---9-|
G|--5---7-----|
D|--3---5---6-|
A|--3---5-----|
E|--1---3---4-|

Coming down

e|--8--10---------|
B|--6---8---9--11-|
G|--5---7---8-----|
D|--3---5---6---8-|
A|--3---5---6-----|
E|--1---3---4---6-|

CAGED - A Shape

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

Coming down

e|--8--10---------|
B|--6---8---9--11-|
G|--5---7---8-----|
D|--3---5---6---8-|
A|--3---5---6-----|
E|--3---4---6-----|

CAGED - G Shape

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

Coming down

e|--8--10---------|
B|--6---8---9--11-|
G|--5---7---8-----|
D|--3---5---6---8-|
A|--3---5---6-----|
E|--4---6---------|

CAGED - E Shape

e|-13--15--16-|
B|-13--15-----|
G|-10--12--13-|
D|-10--12-----|
A|--8--10--11-|
E|--8--10-----|

Coming down

e|-13--15--16-----|
B|-13--15--16-----|
G|-10--12--13--15-|
D|-10--12--13-----|
A|--8--10--11--13-|
E|--8--10--11-----|

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

e|-20--22-----|
B|-18--20--21-|
G|-13--17--19-|
D|-12--15--17-|
A|-10--11--15-|
E|--8--10--13-|

Coming down

e|-20--22-------------|
B|-18--20--21--23-----|
G|-13--15--17--19--20-|
D|-12--13--15--17-----|
A|-10--11--13--15-----|
E|--8--10--11--13-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 5 6 7 6 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 12 10 9 10`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`10 11 12 10 x x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 1 3 4 3`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1 1 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3 3 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 6`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 1 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 6 6 5 4 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 4 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 4`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 1`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`6 5 3 3 3 6`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 3`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 0 1 1 1`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 6 5 6 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 3`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 3`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 8 7 8 6`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 6 5 3 3 6`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 1`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 3 1 4 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 4`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 3`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 1 3 3 3 3`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 x`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 5 3 6 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 3 1 1 1 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 3 1 1 4 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 6 6 5 4 3`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 3 3 4`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 1`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 x`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`6 5 3 3 3 4`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 5 8 5 8 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 5 8 8 8 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`8 10 8 8 8 10`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 1 3 3 3`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 12 10 13 11`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 1`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 1 3 3 1`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 6 3 3 3 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 6 5 7 6 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`11 10 12 10 x x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 3 1 1 1 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`13 10 13 10 13 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`13 10 13 13 13 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 1 0 1 1`
V	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x x 5 3 6 4`
V	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x x 5 7 6 4`
V	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 3 3 4`
V	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x 1 3 1 3 1`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`4 3 5 3 x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`4 6 5 3 x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 6 3 4 3`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 6 8 8 6`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 1 0 1 1 1`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`6 3 6 3 6 x`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 13 12 13 13 10`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 0 1 1 1`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 11 12 10 x x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 6`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 13 12 11 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`11 10 8 x x x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 10 9 8`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x x 12 11 10`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 x x x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 x x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 13 13 11`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`6 5 3 x x x`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 13 12 10 x x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 x x x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 5 6 5 x x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 12 10 13 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x x 8 8 10`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`1 1 0 x x x`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 11 12 10 x x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`10 10 8 x x x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`1 1 0 x x x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 5 3 3 x x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 8 8 8`
V	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x x 6 7 6 x`
V	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x 11 12 10 x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 x x x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 5 3 5 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb

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

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb

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

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

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

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

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