G#/Ab Bhimpalasi (Raga) Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: Ab B Db Eb Gb

Notes coming down: Ab Gb F Eb Db B Bb

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--9--11--14--16-|
A|--6---9--11--14-|
D|--4---6---9--11-|
G|--1---4---6---8-|

Coming down

E|--9--11--13--14--16-----|
A|--6---8---9--11--13--14-|
D|--3---4---6---8---9--11-|
G|--1---3---4---6---8-----|

4NPS - Second Position

E|-11--14--16--19-|
A|--9--11--14--16-|
D|--6---9--11--13-|
G|--4---6---8--11-|

Coming down

E|-11--13--14--16--18--19-|
A|--8---9--11--13--14--16-|
D|--6---8---9--11--13-----|
G|--4---6---8--10--11-----|

4NPS - Third Position

E|-14--16--19-----|
A|-11--14--16--18-|
D|--9--11--13--16-|
G|--6---8--11--13-|

Coming down

E|-13--14--16--18--19-----|
A|-11--13--14--16--18-----|
D|--8---9--11--13--15--16-|
G|--6---8--10--11--13-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 6 6 4`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 4`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 1 2 4`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`8 6 6 7`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 3 4 6`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`4 1 2 2`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`4 4 6 7`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`8 9 9 7`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`8 4 6 7`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 3 4 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 1 2`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 8 9 11`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 3 2 1`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`16 15 11 13`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 6`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`1 1 2 2`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`4 4 6 7`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`8 4 6 7`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 6 9 7`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`3 3 4 4`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 6 4 7`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 6 8 7`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 9 8 7`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`6 9 8 9`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 4`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`13 13 14 11`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 x`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 2`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 2 2`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 11 14 13`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`13 11 14 13`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`4 1 4 x`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 2`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 x`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 1`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 x`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 2 1`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 4 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 2`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 4 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 1 1`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 1 2 2`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 2 2`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 3 2 2`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 4 2 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 2`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 4`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 4`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 x`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x 1 2 4`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`4 6 6 x`
I	Abm	Ab B Eb	`x 6 6 7`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 x`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 3 1 x`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 3 4 6`
II	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 x`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 2 2`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`4 4 6 x`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`x 4 6 7`
III	B	B Eb Gb	`8 9 9 x`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 x`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`x 3 4 4`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`x 6 4 1`
IV	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 8 x`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 4 6 x`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 6 6`
V	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 x`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`1 3 2 x`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 2 4`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 6 2 1`
VI	Fdim	F Ab B	`4 6 8 x`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 x`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 x`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 6`
VII	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 8 9 x`
I	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 6 9 7`
II	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 8 11 9`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 2 x`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`4 1 1 x`
III	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`4 4 1 x`
IV	Db7	Db F Ab B	`x 11 14 13`
V	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 x`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 2 1`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 2 4`
VI	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`1 3 6 x`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 2`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 1 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 4 1`
VII	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 4 2`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 x`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 2 x`
I	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`1 4 1 x`
II	Bbm7b9	Bb Db F Ab B	`x 11 14 13`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`4 1 4 x`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 x`
III	Bmaj9	B Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 x`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 2 x`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`x 1 2 1`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`1 1 4 x`
IV	Db9	Db F Ab B Eb	`4 1 4 x`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 2`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 4 1`
V	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 1 1`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 2 2`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 3 2 2`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`1 4 2 x`
VI	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 2 1`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 x`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 4`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 4`
VII	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 x`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

Chords: Abm – Bbm – B – Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb

E|4-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
A|6-------6-----------6-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|4-----------4-----------4-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|

E|2-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
A|2-------2-----------2-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
D|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|4-----------4-----------4-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|

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

E|2-------------------------------|
A|1-------1-----------1-----------|
D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
G|6-----------6-----------6-------|

Crosspicking (Reverse)

Chords: Abm – Bbm – B – Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb

E|4-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
A|6-----------6-----------6-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|4-------4-----------4-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|

E|2-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
A|2-----------2-----------2-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
D|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|4-------4-----------4-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|

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

E|2-------------------------------|
A|1-----------1-----------1-------|
D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

Chords: Abm – Bbm – B – Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb

E|4-------4-----------4-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|
A|6---6-----------6-----------6---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
D|6-----------6-----------6-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|4-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

E|2-------2-----------2-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|
A|2---2-----------2-----------2---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
D|1-----------1-----------1-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|4-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|

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

E|2-------2-----------2-----------|
A|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
D|4-----------4-----------4-------|
G|6-------------------------------|

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

Chords: Abm – Bbm – B – Db – Ebm – Fdim – Gb

E|4---4-----------4-----------4---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
A|6-------6-----------6-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
D|6-----------6-----------6-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|4-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

E|2---2-----------2-----------2---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
A|2-------2-----------2-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
D|1-----------1-----------1-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|4-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|

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

E|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
A|1-------1-----------1-----------|
D|4-----------4-----------4-------|
G|6-------------------------------|

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