G Bhimpalasi (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: G Bb C D F

Notes coming down: G F E D C Bb A

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--8--10-|
B|--8--11-|
G|--7--10-|
D|--8--10-|
A|--8--10-|
E|--8--10-|

Coming down

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

CAGED - A Shape

e|-10--13-|
B|-11--13-|
G|-10--12-|
D|-10--12-|
A|-10--13-|
E|-10--13-|

Coming down

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

CAGED - G Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - E Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

e|-15--18--20-|
B|-13--15--18-|
G|-10--12--15-|
D|--8--10--12-|
A|--5---8--10-|
E|--3---6---8-|

Coming down

e|-15--17--18--20-----|
B|-13--15--17--18-----|
G|--9--10--12--14--15-|
D|--7---8--10--12-----|
A|--5---7---8--10-----|
E|--3---5---6---8-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3 3 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 6`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
II	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
II	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5 5 5`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 1`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`6 5 3 3 3 6`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
V	Dm	D F A	`x x 0 2 3 1`
V	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
V	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 5`
V	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`0 1 2 0 x x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x 7 8 9 8 x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 14 12 11 12`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VII	F	F A C	`1 3 3 2 1 1`
VII	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 1`
VII	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VII	F	F A C	`x x 3 5 6 5`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 3`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 1 3 3 3 3`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 3 3 3 x`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 5 5 3 6 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
II	Am7	A C E G	`5 7 5 5 5 5`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 x`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`6 5 3 3 3 5`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 3`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 0`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 3`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 5`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 5`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 3 3 3`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 8 7 8 x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 5 7 5 x`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`1 3 3 2 1 0`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 3 2 1 0`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`1 3 2 2 1 1`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 3 5 5 5`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 0 3 0 3 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 0 3 3 3 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`3 5 3 3 3 5`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 1`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 7 5 8 6`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 7 9 8 6`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 3`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 1 0 2 1 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`6 5 7 5 x x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`6 8 7 5 x x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 8 5 6 5`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 3 2 3 3 0`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 3 2 3 3 3`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`8 5 8 5 8 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 2 3 3 3`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 7 10 10 10 x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 12 10 10 10 12`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`1 3 3 2 1 0`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 2 0 3 1`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`3 1 3 3 3 3`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 3`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`1 1 0 0 x x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`1 0 2 0 x x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`1 3 2 0 x x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 3 0 1 0`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 3 5 5 3`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x x 12 11 10`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
II	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
II	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`6 5 3 x x x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x 13 12 10 x x`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`
IV	C	C E G	`x x 10 9 8 x`
IV	C	C E G	`8 7 5 x x x`
V	Dm	D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
V	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
V	Dm	D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
V	Dm	D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
VII	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VII	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`
VII	F	F A C	`x x x 10 10 8`
VII	F	F A C	`13 12 10 x x x`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`1 1 0 x x x`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x x 7 5 8 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 12 10 12 x x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 3 3 5`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
IV	C7	C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 12 10 13 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x 7 8 7 x x`
VI	Em7b5	E G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x x 10 10 12`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x x 10 10 10`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x x 3 3 3`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x x 5 5 5`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`1 1 0 x x x`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 1`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x 5 3 3 x x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`3 3 2 x x x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x x 5 5 3`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Gm – Am – Bb – C – Dm – Edim – F

e|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|
G|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
D|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|
E|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---|
G|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------|
A|1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Gm – Am – Bb – C – Dm – Edim – F

e|3---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3---------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|
D|5-------------------------------------------------------3-------|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|
A|5-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---|0---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|
E|3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------------------------------2-------|0-------------------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---|
D|3-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|2---0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------|
A|1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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