D Khamaj (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: D F# G A B C#

Notes coming down: D C B A G F# E

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - A Shape

e|-14--15--17-|
B|-12--14--15-|
G|-11--12--14-|
D|--9--11--12-|
A|--9--10--12-|
E|--7---9--10-|

Coming down

e|-14--15--17-----|
B|-12--13--15--17-|
G|-11--12--14-----|
D|--9--10--12--14-|
A|--9--10--12-----|
E|--7---8--10--12-|

CAGED - G Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - E Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

e|-17--19--21-|
B|-15--19--20-|
G|-14--16--18-|
D|-12--16--17-|
A|-12--14--16-|
E|-10--14--15-|

Coming down

e|-17--19--20-----|
B|-15--17--19--20-|
G|-14--16--17-----|
D|-12--14--16--17-|
A|-12--14--15-----|
E|-10--12--14--15-|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
II	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 4 2 1 2`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`2 3 4 2 x x`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x 9 10 11 10 x`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
IV	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
IV	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
IV	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
IV	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
V	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
V	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
V	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
V	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5 5 5`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D7	D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 5`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 2`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 7 5 7 5`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 5 5 5`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 1 0`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 10 x`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
V	Am7	A C E G	`5 7 5 5 5 5`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 0`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 3`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 3`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 2`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 5`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 5 5 x`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`5 7 5 5 5 7`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 7 10 8`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 11 10 8`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 7 9 7 x x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 10 9 7 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
I	D	D F# A	`x x x 7 7 5`
I	D	D F# A	`x x 12 11 10 x`
I	D	D F# A	`10 9 7 x x x`
II	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
II	Em	E G B	`x x x 9 8 7`
II	Em	E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
II	Em	E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
III	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`
IV	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
IV	G	G B D	`3 2 0 x x x`
IV	G	G B D	`x 10 9 7 x x`
IV	G	G B D	`x x x 12 12 10`
V	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
V	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
V	Am	A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
V	Am	A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
VI	Bm	B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
VII	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VII	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
VII	C	C E G	`x x 10 9 8 x`
VII	C	C E G	`8 7 5 x x x`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
I	D7	D F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 7 9 x x`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 x x`
III	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
IV	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
V	Am7	A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 x x x`
VI	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x x 5 5 7`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
I	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
II	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x x 7 7 7`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`3 3 2 x x x`
III	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 0 0 x x x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
IV	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`7 7 5 x x x`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
VI	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 10 11 10 x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: D – Em – F#dim – G – Am – Bm – C

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

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

e|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|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---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: D – Em – F#dim – G – Am – Bm – C

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

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

e|0---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---------------------------------------------------------------|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---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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