F#/Gb Khamaj (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

The F#/Gb Khamaj (Raga) scale on guitar (F sharp / G flat khamaj (raga)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

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

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

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - A Shape

e|-18--19--21-|
B|-16--18--19-|
G|-15--16--18-|
D|-13--15--16-|
A|-13--14--16-|
E|-11--13--14-|

Coming down

e|-18--19--21-----|
B|-16--17--19--21-|
G|-15--16--18-----|
D|-13--14--16--18-|
A|-13--14--16-----|
E|-11--12--14--16-|

CAGED - G Shape

e|--6---7---9-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--3---4---6-|
D|--1---3---4-|
A|--1---2---4-|
E|--1---2-----|

Coming down

e|--6---7---9-----|
B|--4---5---7---9-|
G|--3---4---6-----|
D|--1---2---4---6-|
A|--1---2---4-----|
E|--2---4---------|

CAGED - E Shape

e|--6---7---9-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--3---4---6-|
D|--1---3---4-|
A|--1---2---4-|
E|--2---------|

Coming down

e|--6---7---9-----|
B|--4---5---7---9-|
G|--3---4---6-----|
D|--1---2---4---6-|
A|--1---2---4-----|
E|--2---4---------|

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

e|--9--11--13-|
B|--7--11--12-|
G|--6---8--10-|
D|--4---8---9-|
A|--4---6---8-|
E|--2---6---7-|

Coming down

e|--9--11--12-----|
B|--7---9--11--12-|
G|--6---8---9-----|
D|--4---6---8---9-|
A|--4---6---7-----|
E|--2---4---6---7-|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#	F# A# C#	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
I	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 2`
I	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
I	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 6 7 6`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 6`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 7 8 6 x x`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
IV	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 1 3 4 2`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 4 3 4 x`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 6`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 6 8 8 7 x`
VII	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
VII	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
VII	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VII	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 3 5 2`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 5 2`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 9 9 9`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 x`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 4 4 6`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`7 6 4 4 4 6`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 6`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 8 6 7 x`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 4 6`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 6`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 9 8 9 9 9`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 1 4 x`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 1 4 4 4 x`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`4 6 4 4 4 6`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 2 4 3 4 2`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 6 8 6 x x`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`7 9 8 6 x x`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 9 6 7 6`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 1 3 2 0`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
I	F#	F# A# C#	`x 9 8 6 x x`
I	F#	F# A# C#	`x x x 11 11 9`
I	F#	F# A# C#	`14 13 11 x x x`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x x x 13 12 11`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
II	G#m	G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
III	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x x 9 8 7 x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 x x x`
IV	B	B D# F#	`x 14 13 11 x x`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`4 4 2 x x x`
V	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x x 8 7 6`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 13 11 11 x`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`6 6 4 x x x`
VI	D#m	D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
VII	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VII	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
VII	E	E G# B	`x x x 9 9 7`
VII	E	E G# B	`12 11 9 x x x`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
I	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 11 9 11 x x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`2 2 1 x x x`
II	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 13 11 13 x x`
III	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`4 4 2 x x x`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 4 4 6`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`6 6 4 x x x`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x x 8 7 6`
IV	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
V	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 13 11 14 x`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
VI	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x x 9 9 11`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
VII	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`4 4 2 x x x`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
I	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`6 6 4 x x x`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x x 8 7 6`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x 8 8 7 x`
II	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x x x 11 11 11`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
III	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 4 4 3 x x`
IV	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
V	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VI	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`2 2 1 x x x`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 4 4 4 x`
VII	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 6 4 4 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: F# – G#m – A#dim – B – C#m – D#m – 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|----------------------------------------------------------------|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|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|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|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
B|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
G|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
D|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
A|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: F# – G#m – A#dim – B – C#m – D#m – E

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

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

e|4---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
G|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|3-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---4---3---4-------4---|
D|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---|1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
A|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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