F Asavari (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: F G Bb C Db

Notes coming down: F Eb Db C Bb Ab G

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|-13--15-----|
B|-11--13--14-|
G|-10--12-----|
D|--8--10--11-|
A|--8--10-----|
E|--6---8---9-|

Coming down

e|-13--15---------|
B|-11--13--14--16-|
G|-10--12--13-----|
D|--8--10--11--13-|
A|--8--10--11-----|
E|--6---8---9--11-|

CAGED - A Shape

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

Coming down

e|-13--15---------|
B|-11--13--14--16-|
G|-10--12--13-----|
D|--8--10--11--13-|
A|--8--10--11-----|
E|--8---9--11-----|

CAGED - G Shape

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

Coming down

e|-13--15---------|
B|-11--13--14--16-|
G|-10--12--13-----|
D|--8--10--11--13-|
A|--8--10--11-----|
E|--9--11---------|

CAGED - E Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

e|-13--15--18-|
B|-11--13--14-|
G|--6--10--12-|
D|--5---8--10-|
A|--3---4---8-|
E|--1---3---6-|

Coming down

e|-13--15--16--18-----|
B|-11--13--14--16-----|
G|--6---8--10--12--13-|
D|--5---6---8--10-----|
A|--3---4---6---8-----|
E|--1---3---4---6-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1 1 1`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 1`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 4`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 3`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 4 5 3 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 10 11 12 11 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 1 4`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 6 6 5 4 4`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 1 4 4`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 4`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6 6 6`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 3`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 5 5 4 x`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x 3 1 0 1 x`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 1`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 6 6 6 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 1 3 4 3`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 4 x`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 1`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 3 1 4 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 1 1 4`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 6 6 6`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 11 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 8 x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 3 1 1 1 3`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 3 1 1 4 3`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`4 6 6 5 4 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 8 6 6 6 6`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 3`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 5 3 4 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 1`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 4`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 4`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 1 3 2 3`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 5 6 4 6`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 5 6 4 3`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 6 8 6 8 6`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 3 1 1 1 3`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`13 10 13 10 13 x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`13 10 13 13 13 x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 1 0 1 1`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 5 3 6 4`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 1`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 3 2 4`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`4 3 5 3 x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`4 6 5 3 x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 6 3 4 3`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x x 6 8 8 6`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 3 6 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 3 6 6 6 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`6 8 6 6 6 8`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 10 8 11 9`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 10 12 11 9`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 1 3 2 3`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 1 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 4 3 5 4 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 8 10 8 x x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`9 11 10 8 x x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 6 5 6 6 3`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 6 5 6 6 6`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`11 8 11 8 11 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 10 9 8`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`4 3 1 x x x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 11 10 8 x x`
III	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 13 13 11`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 10 8 8 x`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
V	Cm	C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 11 10 9 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`9 8 6 x x x`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x x 8 8 6`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x x 13 12 11 x`
VII	Eb	Eb G Bb	`11 10 8 x x x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 8 6 8 x x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
I	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 1 1 3`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
III	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 8 6 9 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 13 11 13 x x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x x 10 8 11 x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
V	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 x x x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x x 6 6 8`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`3 3 1 x x x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 5 4 3`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x 5 5 4 x`
I	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x x x 8 8 8`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`4 4 3 x x x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 4`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 0 x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 3 1 3 x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 x x x`
III	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 6 5 3 x x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x x 1 1 1`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`8 8 6 x x x`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 x x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 6 5 4 x`
VI	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x x 3 1 4 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 3 2 1`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VII	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x x x 6 6 6`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Ab – Bbm – Cm – Db – Eb

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

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Ab – Bbm – Cm – Db – Eb

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

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

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

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

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