F#/Gb Khamaj (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

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: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

Coming down

d|-13--14--16-----|
B|-11--12--14-----|
G|--8---9--11--13-|
D|--8---9--11-----|
A|--6---7---9--11-|
D|--9--11---------|

CAGED - A Shape

d|--8---9--11-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--3---4---6-|
D|--1---3---4-|
A|--1---2---4-|
D|--1---3---4-|

Coming down

d|--8---9--11-----|
B|--4---5---7---9-|
G|--3---4---6-----|
D|--1---2---4---6-|
A|--1---2---4-----|
D|--1---2---4---6-|

CAGED - G Shape

d|--8---9--11-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--3---4---6-|
D|--1---3---4-|
A|--1---2---4-|
D|--3---4-----|

Coming down

d|--8---9--11-----|
B|--4---5---7---9-|
G|--3---4---6-----|
D|--1---2---4---6-|
A|--1---2---4-----|
D|--4---6---------|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--8---9--11-|
B|--4---6---7-|
G|--3---4---6-|
D|--1---3---4-|
A|--1---2---4-|
D|--4---------|

Coming down

d|--8---9--11-----|
B|--4---5---7---9-|
G|--3---4---6-----|
D|--1---2---4---6-|
A|--1---2---4-----|
D|--4---6---------|

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

d|-13--14--16-----|
B|-11--12--14-----|
G|--8---9--11--13-|
D|--8---9--11-----|
A|--6---7---9--11-|
D|--8---9--11-----|

3NPS - First Position

d|-11--13--15-|
B|--7--11--12-|
G|--6---8--10-|
D|--4---8---9-|
A|--4---6---8-|
D|--4---8---9-|

Coming down

d|-11--13--14-----|
B|--7---9--11--12-|
G|--6---8---9-----|
D|--4---6---8---9-|
A|--4---6---7-----|
D|--4---6---8---9-|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
B|2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
G|3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------3---3---6-------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
D|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---4-----------9---|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------|
G|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------|
D|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|
G|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---8-----------8---|
D|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------|
A|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|------------4---------------4---------------4---------------4---|
B|0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------|
G|1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------1---3-----------|
D|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2-------------------------------------------4-------4---5---4---|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------3-------3---4---3---4---6---4---6-------6---------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---6-------6---------------------------------------------------|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---7---6---7-------7---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---8---9---8---9-------9---------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------------------------------------------8-------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4-------------------5-------5---7---5---7---9---7---9-------9---|
G|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|4---6---8---6---8-------8---------------------------------------|
D|2-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---4---2---4-------4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5---------------------------------------------------------------|7---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|8-------------------------------------------------------6-------|
D|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---8---6---8-------8---|8-------------------6-------6---8---6---8---9---8---9-------9---|
A|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|6---7---9---7---9-------9---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|--------------------------------------------------------2-------|
B|0-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---|
G|1---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|
D|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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