A#/Bb Asavari (Raga) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

The A#/Bb Asavari (Raga) scale on ukulele (A sharp / B flat asavari (raga)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: Bb C Eb F Gb

Notes coming down: Bb Ab Gb F Eb Db C

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

A|--6---8---9-|
E|--2---6---8-|
C|--0---3---5-|
G|--3---5---8-|

Coming down

A|--6---8---9---------|
E|--2---4---6---8---9-|
C|--0---1---3---5-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

A|--8---9--13---------|
E|--6---8--11---------|
C|--3---5---6---------|
G|--3---5---8--10--11-|

Coming down

A|--8---9--11--13-|
E|--6---8---9--11-|
C|--3---5---6---8-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

A|--9--13--15---------|
E|--8--11--13---------|
C|--5---6--10---------|
G|--5---8--10--11--15-|

Coming down

A|--9--11--13--15-|
E|--8---9--11--13-|
C|--5---6---8--10-|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 1 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 6 1`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 0 2 x`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 x`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 2 3`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`1 5 1 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 5 4 4`
III	Db	Db F Ab	`6 8 9 8`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 6`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 9`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 10 6 6`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 4 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`5 5 4 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 1 3`
V	Fm	F Ab C	`10 8 8 8`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 4`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 9`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 10 6 9`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 3 4 3`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 6`
VII	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 11`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
I	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 4 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 3`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 1 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 1 1 3`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 4`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
V	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 x`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 3`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 3`
VII	Ab7	Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 1`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 0 1 1`
I	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 0 1 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 3`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 3`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
III	Dbmaj9	Db F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 4`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 1 x`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 0 2 x`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 3`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`1 3 2 x`
V	Fm7b9	F Ab C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 2 x`
VI	Gbmaj9	Gb Bb Db F Ab	`3 1 4 x`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 0 2 1`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
VII	Ab9	Ab C Eb Gb Bb	`1 3 2 1`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab

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

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Db – Ebm – Fm – Gb – Ab

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

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

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

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

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