C#/Db Bhimpalasi (Raga) Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: C# E F# G# B

Notes coming down: C# B A# G# F# E D#

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - Fourth Position

E|--9--12--14--16-|
A|--7---9--11--14-|
D|--4---6---9--11-|
G|--1---4---6---9-|

Coming down

E|--9--11--12--14--16-----|
A|--6---7---9--11--13--14-|
D|--4---6---8---9--11-----|
G|--1---3---4---6---8---9-|

4NPS - Fifth Position

E|-12--14--16--19-|
A|--9--11--14--16-|
D|--6---9--11--14-|
G|--4---6---9--11-|

Coming down

E|-11--12--14--16--18--19-|
A|--9--11--13--14--16-----|
D|--6---8---9--11--13--14-|
G|--4---6---8---9--11-----|

4NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`9 6 7 9`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`9 11 11 9`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`3 1 1 2`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 8 9 6`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 8 9 11`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`11 8 9 11`
III	E	E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
III	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
III	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 4`
III	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 1 2`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 4 6`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 2`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 6`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 1 2 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`8 6 6 7`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 8 7 6`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`9 8 4 6`
VII	B	B D# F#	`4 1 2 2`
VII	B	B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
VII	B	B D# F#	`8 9 9 7`
VII	B	B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`6 4 4 6`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 4 2`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`3 4 4 2`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`6 4 1 2`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 1 2 4`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`13 13 14 11`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`6 4 7 6`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`9 4 4 9`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`9 4 7 6`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 4 6 7`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`8 4 6 7`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 6 9 7`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`8 8 9 6`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`8 8 9 11`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 0`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 2 0`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`4 1 4 0`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`6 4 7 6`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 1 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 2 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 2 0`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 2`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 4 1 0`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 4 4 0`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`1 1 1 x`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`1 1 1 2`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 1 2`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`3 1 2 2`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`3 2 2 x`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 2 1 4`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 2 1 x`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`4 1 4 x`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 4 2`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`3 1 4 2`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`3 1 4 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`1 2 4 x`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 2 4 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`x 6 4 0`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 x`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 1 1 2`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`3 4 6 x`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`x 4 6 6`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 8 9 x`
III	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
III	E	E G# B	`x 2 2 4`
III	E	E G# B	`x 6 2 0`
III	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 x`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`3 4 4 x`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`6 4 1 x`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`x 4 4 6`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`6 8 9 x`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`1 1 2 x`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`x 1 2 4`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 x`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`x 6 6 7`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`3 2 4 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 2 1 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 2 4 6`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 8 4 0`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x 1 2 2`
VII	B	B D# F#	`4 4 6 x`
VII	B	B D# F#	`x 4 6 7`
VII	B	B D# F#	`8 9 9 x`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 11 14 12`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 4 2`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 2 0`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 1 2 x`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 1 2 4`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 6 6 0`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 6 9 7`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 4`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`1 2 4 x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 2 4 4`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 1 1 2`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`3 1 2 x`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`4 1 1 x`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`4 4 1 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 2 0`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 2 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 1 4 0`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 1 4 x`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 4 7 6`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 1 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 2 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 4 2 0`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 4 2 x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 1 x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 4 1 4`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`x 2 1 4`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 2 4 x`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`1 1 1 x`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 1 1 2`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`3 1 2 x`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`1 4 1 x`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`3 2 2 x`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 2 1 x`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 4`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`4 1 4 x`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 4 2`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`3 1 4 x`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`3 4 4 x`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

Chords: C#m – D#m – E – F# – G#m – A#dim – B

E|4-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
A|7-------7-----------7-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|
D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|6-----------6-----------6-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|

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

E|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
A|6-------6-----------6-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|
D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
G|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|

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

Crosspicking (Reverse)

Chords: C#m – D#m – E – F# – G#m – A#dim – B

E|4-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
A|7-----------7-----------7-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|

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

E|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
A|6-----------6-----------6-------|7-----------7-----------7-------|
D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
G|4-------4-----------4-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

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

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

Chords: C#m – D#m – E – F# – G#m – A#dim – B

E|4-------4-----------4-----------|2-------2-----------2-----------|
A|7---7-----------7-----------7---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
D|6-----------6-----------6-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|6-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

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

E|4-------4-----------4-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|
A|6---6-----------6-----------6---|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
D|6-----------6-----------6-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|

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

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

Chords: C#m – D#m – E – F# – G#m – A#dim – B

E|4---4-----------4-----------4---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
A|7-------7-----------7-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|
D|6-----------6-----------6-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|6-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

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

E|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
A|6-------6-----------6-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|
D|6-----------6-----------6-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|

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

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