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

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

Notes going up: Eb Gb Ab Bb Db

Notes coming down: Eb Db C Bb Ab Gb F

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - A Shape

e|--6---9-|
B|--7---9-|
G|--6---8-|
D|--6---8-|
A|--6---9-|
E|--6---9-|

Coming down

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

CAGED - G Shape

e|--9--11-|
B|--9--11-|
G|--8--11-|
D|--8--11-|
A|--9--11-|
E|--9--11-|

Coming down

e|--8---9--11-|
B|--9--11-----|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|--8--10--11-|
A|--8---9--11-|
E|--9--11-----|

CAGED - E Shape

e|-11--14-|
B|-11--14-|
G|-11--13-|
D|-11--13-|
A|-11--13-|
E|-11--14-|

Coming down

e|-11--13--14-|
B|-11--13--14-|
G|-10--11--13-|
D|-10--11--13-|
A|-11--13-----|
E|-11--13--14-|

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

e|-20--23-------------|
B|-21--23-------------|
G|-17--18--20--22--23-|
D|-15--16--18--20-----|
A|-13--15--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	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1 1 1`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 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	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 1 4`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 6 6 5 4 4`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 4 4`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 4`
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	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 4 5 4 x`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 10 8 7 8`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`8 9 10 8 x x`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
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	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 1`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 3 1 4 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 4`
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	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`4 3 1 1 1 2`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`4 3 4 1 1 4`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`4 6 4 5 4 4`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 6 5 7 4`
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	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 4 x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 1 x`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 1`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 4`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 4`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 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	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 3 1 4 2`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 3 5 4 2`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`4 6 4 5 4 4`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
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	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 11 10 11 11 8`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 11 10 11 11 11`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 4 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 3 6 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 6 6 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 8 6 6 6 8`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
VI	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 10 8 11 9`
VI	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VI	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x x 3 2 2`
VI	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 3 x x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 1 1 1 x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 3 5 4 x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 8 10 8 x x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 11 10 8 x 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	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 10 9 8`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
II	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x 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	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 x x x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 x x`
IV	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 13 13 11`
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	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
VI	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 9 10 8 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	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
II	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x 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	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
IV	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 9 10 8 x x`
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	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 x x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
VI	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`6 6 4 x x x`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x x 6 6 8`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VII	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x 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	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x x 4 5 4 x`
II	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 9 10 8 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	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 3 4 3 x x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`6 6 4 x x x`
IV	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x x x 8 7 6`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
V	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`8 8 6 x x x`
VI	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VI	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x x 3 2 2`
VI	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 3 x x`
VI	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
VII	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab – Bbm – Cdim – Db

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

e|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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-------|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---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 – Fm – Gb – Ab – Bbm – Cdim – Db

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

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

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

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

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