G Bhimpalasi (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

d|-10--12-|
B|--8--11-|
G|--7--10-|
D|--8--10-|
A|--8--10-|
D|-10--12-|

Coming down

d|-10--12-----|
B|--8--10--11-|
G|--7---9--10-|
D|--7---8--10-|
A|--7---8--10-|
D|-10--12-----|

CAGED - A Shape

d|-12--15-|
B|-11--13-|
G|-10--12-|
D|-10--12-|
A|-10--13-|
D|-12--15-|

Coming down

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

CAGED - G Shape

d|--3---5-|
B|--1---3-|
G|--0---3-|
D|--0---3-|
A|--1---3-|
D|--3---5-|

Coming down

d|--2---3---5-|
B|--1---3-----|
G|--0---2---3-|
D|--0---2---3-|
A|--0---1---3-|
D|--3---5-----|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--5---8-|
B|--3---6-|
G|--3---5-|
D|--3---5-|
A|--3---5-|
D|--5---8-|

Coming down

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

CAGED - D Shape

d|--8--10-|
B|--6---8-|
G|--5---7-|
D|--5---8-|
A|--5---8-|
D|--8--10-|

Coming down

d|--7---8--10-|
B|--5---6---8-|
G|--5---7-----|
D|--5---7---8-|
A|--5---7---8-|
D|--8--10-----|

3NPS - First Position

d|-17--20--22-|
B|-13--15--18-|
G|-10--12--15-|
D|--8--10--12-|
A|--5---8--10-|
D|--5---8--10-|

Coming down

d|-17--19--20--22-----|
B|-13--15--17--18-----|
G|--9--10--12--14--15-|
D|--7---8--10--12-----|
A|--5---7---8--10-----|
D|--5---7---8--10-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`5 5 5 3 3 5`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 5 3 3 x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x 10 12 12 11 x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x 10 8 7 8 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
II	Am	A C E	`7 7 7 5 5 7`
II	Am	A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x 12 10 9 10 x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3 x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`8 8 8 7 6 x`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 2`
V	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
V	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
V	Dm	D F A	`12 12 12 10 10 12`
V	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x 7 8 9 8 x`
VI	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 14 12 11 14`
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	`3 3 3 2 1 x`
VII	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 6 x`
VII	F	F A C	`x 8 7 5 x x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 1 3 2 3 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 12 12 10 x x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 x`
II	Am7b9	A C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 1 0 2 1 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 13 10 10 10 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
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`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 7 8 7 8 x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 7 7 5 x x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 8 10 9 10 x`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
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`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 8 5 5 5 x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 8 7 9 8 x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`

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 5 5 3 x x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x x 12 12 11 x`
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 7 7 5 x x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x 13 12 10 x x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
IV	C	C E G	`x x 10 9 8 x`
IV	C	C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
V	Dm	D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
V	Dm	D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
V	Dm	D F A	`x 12 12 10 x 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 10`
VII	F	F A C	`x 3 3 2 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	`x x x 3 3 3`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3 x`
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 7 7 6 x`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 12 12 10 x 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 3 3 2 x x`
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 5 3 3 x`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
VII	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 7 7 5 x x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 7 7 6 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x x 12 10 10 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 12 12 10 x x`
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 3 3 2 x x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 8 7 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 5 3 3 x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 5 5 3 x x`
IV	C9	C E G Bb D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 2 1 x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 7 5 5 x`
V	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 7 7 5 x x`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x x 3 3 3`
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`
VI	Em7b5b9	E G Bb D F	`x x 8 7 6 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	`x x x 5 5 5`
VII	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 5 5 5 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

d|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------|
D|5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---3-----------8---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------3-------6-------|1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---|
G|3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------------|
G|7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---7-----------7---|9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---|
D|7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------|
A|5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------5---8-----------|7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|
G|2---2---5-------2---2---5-------2---2---5-------2---2---5-------|
D|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

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

d|5---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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---------------------------------------|
D|5---7---8---7---8-------8---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|3-------------------------------------------------------7-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------------------5-------5---6---5---6---8---6---8-------8---|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------------------|0-------------------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6---------------------------------------------------------------|8---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7-------------------------------------------------------5-------|9-------------------------------------------------------7-------|
D|7-------------------5-------5---7---5---7---8---7---8-------8---|8-------------------7-------7---8---7---8---10--8---10------10--|
A|5---7---8---7---8-------8---------------------------------------|7---8---10--8---10------10--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------------------------------------------3-------3---5---3---|
G|2-------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------|
D|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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