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

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

Notes going up: Bb Db Eb F Ab

Notes coming down: Bb Ab G F Eb Db C

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - Fifth Position

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

Coming down

E|--8---9--11--13--15--16-|
A|--6---8--10--11--13-----|
D|--3---5---6---8--10--11-|
G|--1---3---5---6---8-----|

4NPS - First Position

E|-11--13--16--18-|
A|--8--11--13--16-|
D|--6---8--11--13-|
G|--3---6---8--10-|

Coming down

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

4NPS - Second Position

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

Coming down

E|-13--15--16--18---------|
A|-10--11--13--15--16--18-|
D|--8--10--11--13--15-----|
G|--6---8--10--12--13-----|

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	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 5 6 8`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 10 10 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	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 6`
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	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 5 4 3`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`6 5 1 3`
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	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 3`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 6`
II	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`5 5 6 6`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`10 10 11 13`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 4 3`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 4 3`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`6 1 1 6`
IV	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`6 1 4 3`
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	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`3 3 4 1`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`3 3 4 6`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`5 5 6 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	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 4 3`
II	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`3 1 4 3`
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	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 3 1 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 3 1 3`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 1 4 1`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 1`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 1 3 3`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 3`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 4`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 4 4`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 1 1 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 1 1 3`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 3`

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	Cm	C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 x`
II	Cm	C Eb G	`8 5 3 x`
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	Eb	Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 3`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 x`
IV	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 5 6 6`
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	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 5 4 x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`6 5 1 x`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 5 4 6`
VI	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 8 4 3`
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	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 10 13 11`
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	Eb7	Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 4 3`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 6 4`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 1 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 3 1 3`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 4 x`
VI	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`3 3 4 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 5 3 x`
VII	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 5 3 4`
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	Cm7b9	C Eb G Bb Db	`x 1 4 3`
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	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 3 1 x`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`x 3 1 3`
IV	Eb9	Eb G Bb Db F	`0 3 4 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 x`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
V	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 3 3 3`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 1 x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 4`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 3 4 x`
VI	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 4 4`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 1 1 x`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 3`
VII	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`3 1 3 x`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

Chords: Bbm – Cm – Db – Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab

E|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
A|4-------4-----------4-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
G|3-----------3-----------3-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|

E|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
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-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
A|3-------3-----------3-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
G|1-----------1-----------1-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|

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

Crosspicking (Reverse)

Chords: Bbm – Cm – Db – Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab

E|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
G|3-------3-----------3-----------|5-------5-----------5-----------|

E|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
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-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
A|3-----------3-----------3-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
G|1-------1-----------1-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|

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

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

Chords: Bbm – Cm – Db – Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab

E|1-------1-----------1-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|
A|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|
G|3-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|

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

E|1-------1-----------1-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|
A|3---3-----------3-----------3---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|
G|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

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

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

Chords: Bbm – Cm – Db – Eb – Fm – Gdim – Ab

E|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
A|4-------4-----------4-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|
G|3-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|

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

E|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
A|3-------3-----------3-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|
G|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

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

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