B Asavari (Raga) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: B C# E F# G

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

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

A|--7---9--10-|
E|--3---7---9-|
C|--1---4---6-|
G|--4---6---9-|

Coming down

A|--7---9--10---------|
E|--3---5---7---9--10-|
C|--1---2---4---6-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

A|--9--10--14---------|
E|--7---9--12---------|
C|--4---6---7---------|
G|--4---6---9--11--12-|

Coming down

A|--9--10--12--14-|
E|--7---9--10--12-|
C|--4---6---7---9-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

A|-10--14---------|
E|--9--12--14-----|
C|--6---7--11-----|
G|--6---9--11--12-|

Coming down

A|-10--12--14-----|
E|--9--10--12--14-|
C|--6---7---9--11-|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 5`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 2 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 7 2`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`0 1 0 x`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`0 1 x x`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x 1 3 x`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`0 1 0 4`
III	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
III	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 5`
III	D	D F# A	`2 6 2 5`
III	D	D F# A	`7 6 5 5`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 4 3 2`
IV	Em	E G B	`4 4 3 2`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 4 0 2`
IV	Em	E G B	`9 7 7 7`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`2 6 5 4`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`6 6 5 4`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`2 6 2 4`
V	F#m	F# A C#	`11 9 9 9`
VI	G	G B D	`0 2 3 2`
VI	G	G B D	`4 2 3 2`
VI	G	G B D	`7 7 7 5`
VI	G	G B D	`7 7 7 10`
VII	A	A C# E	`2 1 0 0`
VII	A	A C# E	`2 4 5 4`
VII	A	A C# E	`6 4 5 4`
VII	A	A C# E	`9 9 9 7`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
I	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 1 0 2`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 1 0 2`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`0 1 3 2`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 1 3 2`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 0`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
III	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 4`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 3 2`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 0`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 x`
V	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 4`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 0 0`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 0 x`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`0 1 3 0`
VII	A7	A C# E G	`2 1 3 0`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 2`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
I	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 1 2 2`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 3 2`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 2 0 x`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`x 2 0 0`
III	Dmaj9	D F# A C# E	`2 1 0 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 2 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 4 2 x`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 1 0 0`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 1 0 x`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`0 1 2 x`
V	F#m7b9	F# A C# E G	`x 1 3 0`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`0 2 2 0`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
VI	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`0 1 0 2`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`x 1 0 2`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`2 1 3 2`
VII	A9	A C# E G B	`x 1 3 2`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

A|2-----------5---2-----------5---2-----------5---2-----------5---|--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-------|
E|2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-------2-------5-------|0---3-------0---3-------0---3-------0---3-------0---3-------0---|
C|2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------|1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
G|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|

A|0-------2---0-------2---0-------2---0-------2---0-------2---0---|2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2---|
E|2---3-------2---3-------2---3-------2---3-------2---3-------2---|3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---|
C|2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|

A|4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---|2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2---|
E|5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---5-------5---|3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---|
C|6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----------6---|2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0---|

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

Three Note Runs

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

A|2-------------------------------------------------------4-------|--------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4---2---0---|
E|2-------------------3-------3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---|0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|
C|2---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|0-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4---2---0---|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4---2---0---|
E|2---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|3---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|
C|2---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|4-------------------------------4-------4---5---4---5---7---5---|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4---2---0---|
E|5---3---5---3---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------|3---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|
C|6---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|0-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4---2---0---|
E|0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|
C|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|

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