C Asavari (Raga) Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: C D F G Ab

Notes coming down: C Bb Ab G F Eb D

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - Fourth Position

E|--8--10--13--15-|
A|--5---8--10--11-|
D|--3---5---6--10-|
G|--0---1---5---7-|

Coming down

E|--8--10--11--13--15-----|
A|--5---6---8--10--11--13-|
D|--3---5---6---8--10-----|
G|--0---1---3---5---7---8-|

4NPS - Fifth Position

E|-10--13--15--16-|
A|--8--10--11--15-|
D|--5---6--10--12-|
G|--1---5---7--10-|

Coming down

E|-10--11--13--15--16-----|
A|--8--10--11--13--15-----|
D|--5---6---8--10--12--13-|
G|--1---3---5---7---8--10-|

4NPS - First Position

E|-13--15--16--20-|
A|-10--11--15--17-|
D|--6--10--12--15-|
G|--5---7--10--12-|

Coming down

E|-13--15--16--18--20-----|
A|-10--11--13--15--17--18-|
D|--6---8--10--12--13--15-|
G|--5---7---8--10--12-----|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`8 5 6 8`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`8 10 10 8`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`10 12 11 10`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`13 12 8 10`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 3`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 3`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 3`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 6`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`5 3 3 4`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 4`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`3 0 1 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`7 5 5 6`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 6 3 4`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`3 0 1 1`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`7 8 8 6`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 3`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 3`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 6`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`5 5 6 6`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`10 10 11 8`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`10 10 11 13`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`12 12 13 10`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 4`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 1 3 4`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 6 4`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 4`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 5 8 6`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`3 3 1 4`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`3 3 5 4`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`3 6 5 4`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`3 6 5 6`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 0 3 3`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 0 3 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 1`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 1`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 4`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 1 1`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 1`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 1 3 3`
V	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x 8 11 10`
V	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`10 8 11 10`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 1 1 x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 1 1 3`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 3`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`3 0 3 x`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 3 1`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`1 0 3 1`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`1 0 3 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 x`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`8 5 3 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 3 5 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 5 4`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 6 5 1`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`7 6 8 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 3`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 x`
III	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 5 6 6`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 4`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 6 3 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`5 6 8 x`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 1 3`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 x`
V	Gm	G Bb D	`x 5 5 6`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 4`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 6 6 x`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 6 3 x`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`3 3 5 x`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 5 6`
VII	Bb	Bb D F	`3 0 8 x`
I	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 10 13 11`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 3 1`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 0 3 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 3 4`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 0 1 3`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 5 x`
III	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 1 5 3`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 6 4`
V	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 5 8 6`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 5 3 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`x 5 3 4`
VII	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 8 11 10`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 0 3 x`
I	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 1 3`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 1 3 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 1`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 3 4`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 1 5 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 1 1`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
III	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 3 1 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 3 3 3`
V	Gm7b9	G Bb D F Ab	`x 8 11 10`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`1 1 1 x`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 3`
VI	Abmaj9	Ab C Eb G Bb	`3 1 3 x`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`3 0 3 x`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`x 0 3 1`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`1 0 3 x`
VII	Bb9	Bb D F Ab C	`1 3 3 x`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb

E|3-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
A|6-------6-----------6-----------|11------11----------11----------|
D|5---5-----------5-----------5---|12--12----------12----------12--|
G|5-----------5-----------5-------|10----------10----------10------|

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

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

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

Crosspicking (Reverse)

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb

E|3-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
A|6-----------6-----------6-------|11----------11----------11------|
D|5---5-----------5-----------5---|12--12----------12----------12--|
G|5-------5-----------5-----------|10------10----------10----------|

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

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

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

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb

E|3-------3-----------3-----------|10------10----------10----------|
A|6---6-----------6-----------6---|11--11----------11----------11--|
D|5-----------5-----------5-------|12----------12----------12------|
G|5-------------------------------|10------------------------------|

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

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

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

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Eb – Fm – Gm – Ab – Bb

E|3---3-----------3-----------3---|10--10----------10----------10--|
A|6-------6-----------6-----------|11------11----------11----------|
D|5-----------5-----------5-------|12----------12----------12------|
G|5-------------------------------|10------------------------------|

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

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

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

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