G#/Ab Asavari (Raga) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

The G#/Ab Asavari (Raga) scale on guitar (G sharp / A flat asavari (raga)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: G# A# C# D# E

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|-16--18-----|
B|-14--16--17-|
G|-13--15-----|
D|-11--13--14-|
A|-11--13-----|
E|--9--11--12-|

Coming down

e|-16--18---------|
B|-14--16--17--19-|
G|-13--15--16-----|
D|-11--13--14--16-|
A|-11--13--14-----|
E|--9--11--12--14-|

CAGED - A Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - G Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - E Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

e|-16--18--21-|
B|-14--16--17-|
G|--9--13--15-|
D|--8--11--13-|
A|--6---7--11-|
E|--4---6---9-|

Coming down

e|-16--18--19--21-----|
B|-14--16--17--19-----|
G|--9--11--13--15--16-|
D|--8---9--11--13-----|
A|--6---7---9--11-----|
E|--4---6---7---9-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Triads

Chords

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

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

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

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

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

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

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

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

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

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