G Asavari (Raga) Mandolin Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: G A C D Eb

Notes coming down: G F Eb D C Bb A

Tuning: Standard (G D A E)

Scales

Scale shapes

4NPS - First Position

E|--8--10--11--15-|
A|--5---6--10--12-|
D|--1---5---7--10-|
G|--0---2---5---7-|

Coming down

E|--8--10--11--13--15-----|
A|--5---6---8--10--12--13-|
D|--1---3---5---7---8--10-|
G|--0---2---3---5---7-----|

4NPS - Second Position

E|-10--11--15--17-|
A|--6--10--12--15-|
D|--5---7--10--12-|
G|--2---5---7---8-|

Coming down

E|-10--11--13--15--17-----|
A|--6---8--10--12--13--15-|
D|--5---7---8--10--12-----|
G|--2---3---5---7---8--10-|

4NPS - Third Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`3 0 1 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`7 5 5 6`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`5 7 6 5`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`8 7 3 5`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`3 0 1 1`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`7 8 8 6`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`8 5 6 8`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`8 10 10 8`
V	Dm	D F A	`2 0 0 1`
V	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 5`
V	Dm	D F A	`7 7 8 10`
V	Dm	D F A	`10 7 8 10`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 3`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 3`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 3`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 6`
VII	F	F A C	`5 3 0 1`
VII	F	F A C	`5 3 3 5`
VII	F	F A C	`2 3 3 1`
VII	F	F A C	`2 3 3 5`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`3 3 5 6`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`7 3 5 6`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 5 8 6`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`5 5 6 3`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`5 5 6 8`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 5`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`7 7 8 10`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 1 1 3`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 3`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 6`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`5 5 6 6`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 3 5`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`2 3 3 1`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`5 3 0 1`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 3`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`12 12 13 10`
VII	F7	F A C Eb	`5 3 6 5`
VII	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 6 5`
VII	F7	F A C Eb	`8 3 3 8`
VII	F7	F A C Eb	`8 3 6 5`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 1`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 0 1`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 0 1 1`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`2 1 1 x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 0 3`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 0 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`3 0 3 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 1`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 0 3 3`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 0 3 x`
V	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 3 6 5`
V	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`5 3 6 5`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 0 1 1`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 1 1`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 0 1`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 0 x`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 3 0 3`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 3`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gm	G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x 0 1 3`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`3 5 5 x`
I	Gm	G Bb D	`x 5 5 6`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`2 1 3 x`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`5 1 0 x`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 3 5`
II	Adim	A C Eb	`5 7 6 x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`3 3 5 x`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 5 6`
III	Bb	Bb D F	`3 0 8 x`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`5 5 6 x`
IV	Cm	C Eb G	`8 5 3 x`
V	Dm	D F A	`x 0 0 1`
V	Dm	D F A	`2 3 5 x`
V	Dm	D F A	`x 3 5 5`
V	Dm	D F A	`7 3 0 x`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 3`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`3 5 6 x`
VI	Eb	Eb G Bb	`x 5 6 6`
VII	F	F A C	`2 3 3 x`
VII	F	F A C	`5 3 0 x`
VII	F	F A C	`x 3 3 5`
VII	F	F A C	`x 3 0 8`
I	Gm7	G Bb D F	`x 5 8 6`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 0 x`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 0 3`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`
II	Am7b5	A C Eb G	`x 1 3 3`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`x 0 0 1`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`2 0 1 x`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`3 0 0 x`
III	Bbmaj7	Bb D F A	`3 3 0 x`
IV	Cm7	C Eb G Bb	`x 10 13 11`
V	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 0 1 3`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`0 1 5 x`
VI	Ebmaj7	Eb G Bb D	`x 1 5 3`
VII	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 6 5`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 0 0 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`x 0 0 1`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`2 0 1 x`
I	Gm9	G Bb D F A	`0 3 0 x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`0 1 1 x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`2 1 1 x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`3 1 0 x`
II	Am7b5b9	A C Eb G Bb	`x 1 1 3`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`3 0 3 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`x 0 3 1`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 0 3 x`
III	Bbmaj9	Bb D F A C	`2 3 3 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 1 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`0 0 3 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`3 0 3 x`
IV	Cm9	C Eb G Bb D	`x 0 1 3`
V	Dm7b9	D F A C Eb	`x 3 6 5`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 0 1 1`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 1 1 1`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`0 3 1 x`
VI	Ebmaj9	Eb G Bb D F	`x 3 1 3`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 0 x`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 3 0 3`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`x 1 0 3`
VII	F9	F A C Eb G	`0 1 3 x`

Progressions

Crosspicking (Forward)

Chords: Gm – Adim – Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb – F

E|3-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
A|5-------5-----------5-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|
D|5---5-----------5-----------5---|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
G|3-----------3-----------3-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|

E|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
A|1-------1-----------1-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
G|3-----------3-----------3-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|

E|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
A|0-------0-----------0-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|

E|1-------------------------------|
A|0-------0-----------0-----------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|5-----------5-----------5-------|

Crosspicking (Reverse)

Chords: Gm – Adim – Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb – F

E|3-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
A|5-----------5-----------5-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
D|5---5-----------5-----------5---|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
G|3-------3-----------3-----------|5-------5-----------5-----------|

E|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
A|1-----------1-----------1-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
G|3-------3-----------3-----------|5-------5-----------5-----------|

E|1-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
A|0-----------0-----------0-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|2-------2-----------2-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|

E|1-------------------------------|
A|0-----------0-----------0-------|
D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|5-------5-----------5-----------|

Crosspicking 3-3-2 (Shuffler)

Chords: Gm – Adim – Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb – F

E|3-------3-----------3-----------|5-------5-----------5-----------|
A|5---5-----------5-----------5---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
D|5-----------5-----------5-------|7-----------7-----------7-------|
G|3-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|

E|1-------1-----------1-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|
A|1---1-----------1-----------1---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|
G|3-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|

E|1-------1-----------1-----------|3-------3-----------3-----------|
A|0---0-----------0-----------0---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|2-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

E|1-------1-----------1-----------|
A|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|5-------------------------------|

Crosspicking (McReynolds 3-1-2)

Chords: Gm – Adim – Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb – F

E|3---3-----------3-----------3---|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
A|5-------5-----------5-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|
D|5-----------5-----------5-------|7-----------7-----------7-------|
G|3-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|

E|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
A|1-------1-----------1-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|
G|3-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|

E|1---1-----------1-----------1---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
A|0-------0-----------0-----------|1-------1-----------1-----------|
D|0-----------0-----------0-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|2-------------------------------|3-------------------------------|

E|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
A|0-------0-----------0-----------|
D|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|5-------------------------------|

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