A#/Bb Asavari (Raga) Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: Bb C Eb F Gb

Notes coming down: Bb Ab Gb F Eb Db C

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|-11--13--14--18-|
A|--8---9--13--15-|
D|--4---8--10--13-|
G|--3---5---8--10-|

Coming down

E|-11--13--14--16--18-----|
A|--8---9--11--13--15--16-|
D|--4---6---8--10--11--13-|
G|--3---5---6---8--10-----|

4NPS - Second Position

E|-13--14--18--20-|
A|--9--13--15--18-|
D|--8--10--13--15-|
G|--5---8--10--11-|

Coming down

E|-13--14--16--18--20-----|
A|--9--11--13--15--16--18-|
D|--8--10--11--13--15-----|
G|--5---6---8--10--11--13-|

4NPS - Third Position

E|-14--18--20-----|
A|-13--15--18--20-|
D|-10--13--15--16-|
G|--8--10--11--15-|

Coming down

E|-14--16--18--20---------|
A|-13--15--16--18--20-----|
D|-10--11--13--15--16--18-|
G|--8--10--11--13--15-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 3 4 6`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 6`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`8 10 9 8`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`11 10 6 8`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 3 4 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 1 2`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 8 9 11`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`5 3 3 4`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 4`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 6`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 6 3 4`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 1`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 4`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`3 3 4 4`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 6 8 9`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 6`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 11`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`10 10 11 13`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 4 6`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 2`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 2`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 6 4`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 1 3 2`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 4 3 2`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 4 3 4`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`8 6 9 8`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 3 3 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 3 3 4`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 4`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 2`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 1`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 1`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 4 x`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 2`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 4 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 1 1`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 6 9 8`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`8 6 9 8`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 2`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 4`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 4`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 x`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 2`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 3 2`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 3 4 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 3 1 x`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 3 4 6`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 8 8 x`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 3 2`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`5 4 6 x`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`8 4 3 x`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 4 6 8`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`1 3 4 x`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 3 4 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`x 6 4 1`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 8 x`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 4 6 x`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 6 6`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 8 9 x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 4`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`x 6 3 1`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`5 6 8 x`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 x`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 4 1 x`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`x 4 4 6`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 8 9 x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 4`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 x`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 6 3 x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 8 11 9`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 3 x`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 4 3 x`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`5 1 1 x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 4`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`5 3 4 x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 6 3 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 6 4`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 2`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 4 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 4 2`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`x 6 9 8`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 3 3 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 4`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`5 3 1 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 4 2`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 4 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 4 4 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`5 1 4 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 1`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 1 4 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 4`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 2`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 4 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 1 1`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 6 9 8`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 1 4`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 4`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 x`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 1 1 x`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 1 2`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`3 1 3 x`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 4 1 x`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab

E|1-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
A|4-------4-----------4-----------|9-------9-----------9-----------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|10--10----------10----------10--|
G|3-----------3-----------3-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|

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

E|1-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
A|3-------3-----------3-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
G|1-----------1-----------1-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|

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

Crosspicking (Reverse)

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab

E|1-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4-----------4-------|9-----------9-----------9-------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|10--10----------10----------10--|
G|3-------3-----------3-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

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

E|1-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
A|3-----------3-----------3-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
G|1-------1-----------1-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

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

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab

E|1-------1-----------1-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|
A|4---4-----------4-----------4---|9---9-----------9-----------9---|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|10----------10----------10------|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|

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

E|1-------1-----------1-----------|2-------2-----------2-----------|
A|3---3-----------3-----------3---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|

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

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab

E|1---1-----------1-----------1---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
A|4-------4-----------4-----------|9-------9-----------9-----------|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|10----------10----------10------|
G|3-------------------------------|8-------------------------------|

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

E|1---1-----------1-----------1---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
A|3-------3-----------3-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|

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

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