G Khamaj (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: G B C D E F#

Notes coming down: G F E D C B A

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|-12--14--15-|
B|-12--13--15-|
G|--9--11--12-|
D|--9--10--12-|
A|--7---9--10-|
E|--8--10-----|

Coming down

e|-12--13--15-----|
B|-12--13--15-----|
G|--9--10--12--14-|
D|--9--10--12-----|
A|--7---8--10--12-|
E|--8--10---------|

CAGED - A Shape

e|--7---8--10-|
B|--5---7---8-|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--2---4---5-|
A|--2---3---5-|
E|--0---2---3-|

Coming down

e|--7---8--10-----|
B|--5---6---8--10-|
G|--4---5---7-----|
D|--2---3---5---7-|
A|--2---3---5-----|
E|--0---1---3---5-|

CAGED - G Shape

e|--7---8--10-|
B|--5---7---8-|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--2---4---5-|
A|--2---3---5-|
E|--2---3-----|

Coming down

e|--7---8--10-----|
B|--5---6---8--10-|
G|--4---5---7-----|
D|--2---3---5---7-|
A|--2---3---5-----|
E|--3---5---------|

CAGED - E Shape

e|--7---8--10-|
B|--5---7---8-|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--2---4---5-|
A|--2---3---5-|
E|--3---------|

Coming down

e|--7---8--10-----|
B|--5---6---8--10-|
G|--4---5---7-----|
D|--2---3---5---7-|
A|--2---3---5-----|
E|--3---5---------|

CAGED - D Shape

e|-12--14--15-|
B|-12--13--15-|
G|--9--11--12-|
D|--9--10--12-|
A|--7---9--10-|
E|--7---8--10-|

Coming down

e|-12--13--15-----|
B|-12--13--15-----|
G|--9--10--12--14-|
D|--9--10--12-----|
A|--7---8--10--12-|
E|--7---8--10-----|

3NPS - First Position

e|-10--12--14-|
B|--8--12--13-|
G|--7---9--11-|
D|--5---9--10-|
A|--5---7---9-|
E|--3---7---8-|

Coming down

e|-10--12--13-----|
B|--8--10--12--13-|
G|--7---9--10-----|
D|--5---7---9--10-|
A|--5---7---8-----|
E|--3---5---7---8-|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
I	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
I	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
I	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
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	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 3 4 3 x`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x x 9 7 6 7`
III	Bdim	B D F	`7 8 9 7 x x`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
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	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
VI	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
VI	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
VI	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 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	G7	G B D F	`3 2 0 0 0 1`
I	G7	G B D F	`3 2 3 0 0 3`
I	G7	G B D F	`3 5 3 4 3 3`
I	G7	G B D F	`x x 5 4 6 3`
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	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 3 x`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 0 x`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 0`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 3`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 3`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 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	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
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	G9	G B D F A	`3 0 3 0 3 x`
I	G9	G B D F A	`x 10 9 10 10 7`
I	G9	G B D F A	`x 10 9 10 10 10`
I	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 3 x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 5 5 x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`5 7 5 5 5 7`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 9 7 10 8`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 7 9 7 x x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 10 9 7 x x`
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	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 2 0 3 1`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 2 4 3 1`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`3 5 3 4 3 3`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 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	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
I	G	G B D	`3 2 0 x x x`
I	G	G B D	`x 10 9 7 x x`
I	G	G B D	`x x x 12 12 10`
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	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
III	Bdim	B D F	`x 8 9 7 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	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	Em	E G B	`x x x 9 8 7`
VI	Em	E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
VI	Em	E G B	`x 2 2 0 x 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	G7	G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
I	G7	G B D F	`x 8 9 7 x 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	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 x x`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
III	Bm7b5	B D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x x 5 5 7`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x 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	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
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	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
I	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 x x`
I	G9	G B D F A	`5 5 3 x x x`
I	G9	G B D F A	`x x x 7 6 5`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`7 7 5 x x x`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`
III	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 5 3 5 x x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 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	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VI	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 8 9 7 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: G – Am – Bdim – C – Dm – Em – F

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

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---1-----------1---|
G|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|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|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
B|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
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: G – Am – Bdim – C – Dm – Em – F

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

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|0-------------------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---|
D|3-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|2---0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------|
A|2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---3---2---3-------3---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|

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

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