C Bhimpalasi (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: C Eb F G Bb

Notes coming down: C Bb A G F Eb D

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - A Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - G Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - E Shape

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

Coming down

e|--8--10--11-|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--7---8--10-|
D|--7---8--10-|
A|--8--10-----|
E|--8--10--11-|

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

e|-20--22--23---------|
B|-18--20--22--23-----|
G|-14--15--17--19--20-|
D|-12--13--15--17-----|
A|-10--12--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	Dm	D F A	`x x 0 2 3 1`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 5`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 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	F	F A C	`1 3 3 2 1 1`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 1`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 5 6 5`
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	Adim	A C Eb	`x 0 1 2 1 x`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 7 5 4 5`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`5 6 7 5 x x`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
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	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 5`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 5`
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	F7	F A C Eb	`1 3 1 2 1 1`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 3 2 4 1`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 3 5 4 5`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`1 3 1 2 4 1`
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	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 8 8 8`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 x`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`6 5 3 3 3 5`

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	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 12 10 13 11`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 12 14 13 11`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`1 3 1 2 1 1`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 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	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 8 7 8 8 5`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 8 7 8 8 8`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`13 10 13 10 13 x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 1 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 0 3 0 3 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 0 3 3 3 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 5 3 3 3 5`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x x 7 5 8 6`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 x x x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 1 0 2 1 x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`6 5 7 5 x x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`6 8 7 5 x x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 8 5 6 5`

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	Dm	D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
II	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
II	Dm	D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
II	Dm	D F A	`x x 7 7 6 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	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
IV	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
IV	F	F A C	`x x x 10 10 8`
IV	F	F A C	`13 12 10 x 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	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
VI	Adim	A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x x`
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	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 12 10 13 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x x x 2 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	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
IV	F7	F A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 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	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
VI	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
VII	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 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	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x x 1 2 1 x`
II	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 6 7 5 x 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	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 0 1 0 x x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
IV	F9	F A C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
V	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x x 10 10 10`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 x x x`
VI	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
VII	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Cm – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim – Bb

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

e|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
G|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
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-------|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|
E|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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 – Dm – Eb – F – Gm – Adim – Bb

e|3---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
G|5-------------------------------------------------------3-------|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|
D|5-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---|0---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|
A|3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|3---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3---------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|
D|5-------------------------------------------------------3-------|1-------------------0-------0---1---0---1---3---1---3-------3---|
A|5-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---6---5---6-------6---|0---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|
E|3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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