D#/Eb Asavari (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

The D#/Eb Asavari (Raga) scale on guitar (D sharp / E flat asavari (raga)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: Eb F Ab Bb B

Notes coming down: Eb Db B Bb Ab Gb F

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|-11--13-----|
B|--9--11--12-|
G|--8--10-----|
D|--6---8---9-|
A|--6---8-----|
E|--4---6---7-|

Coming down

e|-11--13---------|
B|--9--11--12--14-|
G|--8--10--11-----|
D|--6---8---9--11-|
A|--6---8---9-----|
E|--4---6---7---9-|

CAGED - A Shape

e|-11--13-----|
B|--9--11--12-|
G|--8--10-----|
D|--6---8---9-|
A|--6---8-----|
E|--6---7-----|

Coming down

e|-11--13---------|
B|--9--11--12--14-|
G|--8--10--11-----|
D|--6---8---9--11-|
A|--6---8---9-----|
E|--6---7---9-----|

CAGED - G Shape

e|-11--13-----|
B|--9--11--12-|
G|--8--10-----|
D|--6---8---9-|
A|--6---8-----|
E|--7---------|

Coming down

e|-11--13---------|
B|--9--11--12--14-|
G|--8--10--11-----|
D|--6---8---9--11-|
A|--6---8---9-----|
E|--7---9---------|

CAGED - E Shape

e|-16--18--19-|
B|-16--18-----|
G|-13--15--16-|
D|-13--15-----|
A|-11--13--14-|
E|-11--13-----|

Coming down

e|-16--18--19-----|
B|-16--18--19-----|
G|-13--15--16--18-|
D|-13--15--16-----|
A|-11--13--14--16-|
E|-11--13--14-----|

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

e|-23---------|
B|-21--23--24-|
G|-16--20--22-|
D|-15--18--20-|
A|-13--14--18-|
E|-11--13--16-|

Coming down

e|-21--23-------------|
B|-21--23--24---------|
G|-16--18--20--22--23-|
D|-15--16--18--20-----|
A|-13--14--16--18-----|
E|-11--13--14--16-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 1 3 4 2`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 3 1 0 1`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 2 3 1 x x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 8 9 10 9 x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 2`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 6 7 6`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 4`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 7`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6 6 6`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 2`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 1`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 6 6 6 4`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 4 4 4`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 9 8 9 x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 6 8 6 x`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 3 2 1`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 3 3 2 2`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 4 6 6 6`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 8 6 6 6 6`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 4 4 6`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`7 6 4 4 4 6`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 4`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 1`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 6 4 6 4`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 4 6 4 6 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 8 11 x`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 8 11 11 11 x`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`11 13 11 11 11 13`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`2 4 4 3 2 1`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 3 1 4 2`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 1 0 2`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 4 4 4 4`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 1 3 1 x x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`2 4 3 1 x x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 1 2 1`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 4 6 6 4`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 4 4 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`4 6 4 4 4 6`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 8 10 9 7`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 4 3 4 2 4`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`7 6 8 6 x x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`7 9 8 6 x x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 9 6 7 6`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 4 3 4 4 1`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 4 3 4 4 4`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 8 7 6`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 13 11 11 x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`6 6 4 x x x`
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x 9 8 6 x x`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x x x 11 11 9`
III	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`14 13 11 x x x`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 x`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x x 13 12 11`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x x x 4 4 4`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
V	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 2`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x x 9 8 7 x`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`7 6 4 x x x`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x 14 13 11 x x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 4`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 11 10 9 x`
VII	Db	Db F Ab	`9 8 6 x x x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 x x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 13 11 14 x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
I	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x x 3 2 2`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 8 9 8 x x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x x 11 11 13`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
III	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 6 4 7 x`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 11 9 11 x x`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`2 2 1 x x x`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 2`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 8 6 9 x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 13 11 13 x x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
V	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 4 4 6`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`6 6 4 x x x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 8 7 6`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VII	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`
I	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`2 2 1 x x x`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4 2`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 4 4 4 x`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 6 4 4 x x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`4 4 3 x x x`
III	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 4`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`6 6 4 x x x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 8 7 6`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 8 8 7 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 11 11 11`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
V	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x x 3 2 2`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 3 x x`
VI	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x x 4 4 4`
VII	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x x 6 4 4 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Ebm – Fdim – Gb – Abm – Bbm – B – Db

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

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Ebm – Fdim – Gb – Abm – Bbm – B – Db

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

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

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

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

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