E Khamaj (Raga) Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: E G# A B C# D#

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

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - Second Position

E|--4---5---7---9-|
A|--2---4---6---7-|
D|--1---2---6---7-|
G|--1---2---4---6-|

Coming down

E|--4---5---7---9-----|
A|--2---4---5---7---9-|
D|--0---2---4---6---7-|
G|--1---2---4---6-----|

4NPS - Third Position

E|--5---7---9--11-|
A|--4---6---7--11-|
D|--2---6---7---9-|
G|--2---4---6---8-|

Coming down

E|--5---7---9--10-----|
A|--4---5---7---9--11-|
D|--2---4---6---7---9-|
G|--2---4---6---7-----|

4NPS - Fourth Position

E|--7---9--11--12-|
A|--6---7--11--12-|
D|--6---7---9--11-|
G|--4---6---8---9-|

Coming down

E|--7---9--10--12-----|
A|--5---7---9--11--12-|
D|--6---7---9--11-----|
G|--4---6---7---9--11-|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E	E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
I	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
I	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 4`
I	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`6 4 4 5`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 5`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`4 6 5 4`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`7 6 2 4`
IV	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
IV	A	A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
IV	A	A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
IV	A	A C# E	`9 7 4 5`
V	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
V	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
V	Bm	B D F#	`7 4 5 7`
V	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`9 6 7 9`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`9 11 11 9`
VII	D	D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
VII	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
VII	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
VII	D	D F# A	`7 4 5 5`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E7	E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
I	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
I	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 2 7`
I	E7	E G# B D	`7 2 5 4`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 2 4 5`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 2 4 5`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`6 7 7 5`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 2`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 4 5 7`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 4`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 6 7 9`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 0 0 2`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 2`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 4 5 5`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`4 4 5 5`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 2 2 4`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 2 2 0`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 4`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 6 7 7`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 9`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`11 11 12 14`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 0 2 2`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 2 0`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 2`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 0 4`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 0 4`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 0 0 x`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 0 0 2`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 0 2 2`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`2 2 2 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 4`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 x`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`4 0 4 x`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 4 2`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 2`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 x`
VI	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
VI	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`4 2 5 4`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 0 0`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 0 2`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 4 0`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 4 0 0`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E	E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
I	E	E G# B	`x 2 2 4`
I	E	E G# B	`x 6 2 0`
I	E	E G# B	`4 6 7 x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 4 5`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`6 4 0 x`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x 7 4 2`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`1 0 2 x`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 2 4`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`4 6 5 x`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`7 6 2 x`
IV	A	A C# E	`2 2 4 x`
IV	A	A C# E	`x 2 4 5`
IV	A	A C# E	`6 2 0 x`
IV	A	A C# E	`x 7 4 0`
V	Bm	B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
V	Bm	B D F#	`4 4 5 x`
V	Bm	B D F#	`7 4 2 x`
V	Bm	B D F#	`x 4 5 7`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`1 2 4 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 2 4 4`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 6 4 0`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`6 6 7 x`
VII	D	D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
VII	D	D F# A	`2 4 5 x`
VII	D	D F# A	`x 4 5 5`
VII	D	D F# A	`7 4 0 x`
I	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 7 5`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`1 4 2 x`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 4 2 4`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`1 4 5 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 2 0 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 0 4`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 2 4 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 4 4`
V	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 9 12 10`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 11 14 12`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 4 2`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 0 4 x`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 4 4 x`
VII	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 4 5`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 0 2 2`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 4 2 0`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 4 2 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 2 0 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 0 4`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 0 4`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 4 0 x`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 0 0 x`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 0 2`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 0 2 x`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 4 0 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 2 2 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`2 2 2 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 2 0 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 2 2 4`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`4 0 4 x`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 4 2`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 0 4 x`
V	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 4 4 x`
VI	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 5 4`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 0 0`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 0 2`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 0 4 0`
VII	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 4 0 0`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

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

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

E|4-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
A|5-------5-----------5-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|4-----------4-----------4-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|

E|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
A|5-------5-----------5-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|
D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|

E|2-------------------------------|
A|0-------0-----------0-----------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|

Crosspicking (Reverse)

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

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

E|4-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
A|5-----------5-----------5-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|4-------4-----------4-----------|2-------2-----------2-----------|

E|2-------------------------------|4-------------------------------|
A|5-----------5-----------5-------|7-----------7-----------7-------|
D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|4-------4-----------4-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

E|2-------------------------------|
A|0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|2-------2-----------2-----------|

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

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

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

E|4-------4-----------4-----------|5-------5-----------5-----------|
A|5---5-----------5-----------5---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
D|6-----------6-----------6-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|4-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|

E|2-------2-----------2-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
A|5---5-----------5-----------5---|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
D|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|

E|2-------2-----------2-----------|
A|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|2-------------------------------|

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

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

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

E|4---4-----------4-----------4---|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
A|5-------5-----------5-----------|4-------4-----------4-----------|
D|6-----------6-----------6-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|4-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|

E|2---2-----------2-----------2---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
A|5-------5-----------5-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|
D|4-----------4-----------4-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|4-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|

E|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
A|0-------0-----------0-----------|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|2-------------------------------|

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