A Asavari (Raga) Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: A B D E F

Notes coming down: A G F E D C B

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|-10--12--13--17-|
A|--7---8--12--14-|
D|--3---7---9--12-|
G|--2---4---7---9-|

Coming down

E|-10--12--13--15--17-----|
A|--7---8--10--12--14--15-|
D|--3---5---7---9--10--12-|
G|--2---4---5---7---9-----|

4NPS - Second Position

E|-12--13--17--19-|
A|--8--12--14--17-|
D|--7---9--12--14-|
G|--4---7---9--10-|

Coming down

E|-12--13--15--17--19-----|
A|--8--10--12--14--15--17-|
D|--7---9--10--12--14-----|
G|--4---5---7---9--10--12-|

4NPS - Third Position

E|-13--17--19-----|
A|-12--14--17--19-|
D|--9--12--14--15-|
G|--7---9--10--14-|

Coming down

E|-13--15--17--19---------|
A|-12--14--15--17--19-----|
D|--9--10--12--14--15--17-|
G|--7---9--10--12--14-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 0`
I	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 5`
I	Am	A C E	`5 2 3 5`
I	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5`
II	Bdim	B D F	`7 9 8 7`
II	Bdim	B D F	`10 9 5 7`
III	C	C E G	`0 2 3 0`
III	C	C E G	`0 2 3 3`
III	C	C E G	`5 2 3 3`
III	C	C E G	`5 5 7 8`
IV	Dm	D F A	`2 0 0 1`
IV	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 5`
IV	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 10`
IV	Dm	D F A	`10 7 8 10`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0`
V	Em	E G B	`4 2 2 3`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 3`
V	Em	E G B	`9 9 10 7`
VI	F	F A C	`5 3 0 1`
VI	F	F A C	`5 3 3 5`
VI	F	F A C	`2 3 3 1`
VI	F	F A C	`2 3 3 5`
VII	G	G B D	`0 0 2 3`
VII	G	G B D	`4 5 5 3`
VII	G	G B D	`4 0 2 3`
VII	G	G B D	`7 5 2 3`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 0`
I	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 3 3`
I	Am7	A C E G	`2 2 3 3`
I	Am7	A C E G	`5 5 7 8`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`7 7 8 5`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`7 7 8 10`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`9 9 10 7`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`9 9 10 12`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 3 5`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 3 3 1`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 0 1`
V	Em7	E G B D	`0 0 2 3`
V	Em7	E G B D	`4 0 2 3`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 5 3`
V	Em7	E G B D	`4 5 5 3`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 2 3 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 2 3 5`
VII	G7	G B D F	`0 0 2 1`
VII	G7	G B D F	`0 3 2 1`
VII	G7	G B D F	`0 3 2 3`
VII	G7	G B D F	`7 5 8 7`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`2 2 2 x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`2 2 2 3`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 3`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 3 1`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 3 x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 3 3 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 2 0`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 2 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 2 0`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 3 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 1`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 3 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 3 0 0`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 5 8 7`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`7 5 8 7`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 1`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 0 3`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 3`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 0 x`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 0 1`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`x 0 0 1`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`2 0 2 1`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`2 2 3 x`
I	Am	A C E	`5 2 0 x`
I	Am	A C E	`x 2 3 5`
I	Am	A C E	`x 7 3 0`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 2 1`
II	Bdim	B D F	`4 3 5 x`
II	Bdim	B D F	`7 3 2 x`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x 3 5 7`
III	C	C E G	`0 2 3 x`
III	C	C E G	`x 2 3 3`
III	C	C E G	`x 5 3 0`
III	C	C E G	`5 5 7 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x 0 0 1`
IV	Dm	D F A	`2 3 5 x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`x 3 5 5`
IV	Dm	D F A	`7 3 0 x`
V	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 x`
V	Em	E G B	`x 2 2 3`
V	Em	E G B	`x 5 2 0`
V	Em	E G B	`4 5 7 x`
VI	F	F A C	`2 3 3 x`
VI	F	F A C	`5 3 0 x`
VI	F	F A C	`x 3 3 5`
VI	F	F A C	`x 3 0 8`
VII	G	G B D	`0 0 2 x`
VII	G	G B D	`x 0 2 3`
VII	G	G B D	`4 5 5 x`
VII	G	G B D	`7 5 2 x`
I	Am7	A C E G	`x 7 10 8`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 0 1`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 0 2 x`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 3 2 x`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`4 0 0 x`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 2 x`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 2 3`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`4 2 3 x`
III	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 5 2 0`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
V	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 5 3`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 0 1`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 0 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 3 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 3 1`
VII	G7	G B D F	`x 5 8 7`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`2 2 2 x`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 2 3`
I	Am9	A C E G B	`4 2 0 x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 3 x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 3 3 x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`4 0 3 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 2 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 2 0`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 0 3 x`
III	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 0 2 3`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 1`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 3 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 3 0 0`
V	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 5 8 7`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 0 x`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 3 0 3`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x 2 0 3`
VI	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 2 3 x`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`0 0 0 x`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`x 0 0 1`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`2 0 2 x`
VII	G9	G B D F A	`0 3 0 x`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

Chords: Am – Bdim – C – Dm – Em – F – G

E|0-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
A|3-------3-----------3-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|
D|2---2-----------2-----------2---|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|7-----------7-----------7-------|

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

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

E|3-------------------------------|
A|2-------2-----------2-----------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|0-----------0-----------0-------|

Crosspicking (Reverse)

Chords: Am – Bdim – C – Dm – Em – F – G

E|0-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
A|3-----------3-----------3-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
D|2---2-----------2-----------2---|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
G|2-------2-----------2-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

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

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

E|3-------------------------------|
A|2-----------2-----------2-------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

Chords: Am – Bdim – C – Dm – Em – F – G

E|0-------0-----------0-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|
A|3---3-----------3-----------3---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
D|2-----------2-----------2-------|9-----------9-----------9-------|
G|2-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|

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

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

E|3-------3-----------3-----------|
A|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|0-------------------------------|

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

Chords: Am – Bdim – C – Dm – Em – F – G

E|0---0-----------0-----------0---|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
A|3-------3-----------3-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|
D|2-----------2-----------2-------|9-----------9-----------9-------|
G|2-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|

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

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

E|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
A|2-------2-----------2-----------|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|0-------------------------------|

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