C#/Db Asavari (Raga) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: C# D# F# G# A

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

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

A|--6---9--11---------|
E|--4---5---9---------|
C|--1---3---6---------|
G|--1---2---6---8--11-|

Coming down

A|--6---7---9--11-|
E|--4---5---7---9-|
C|--1---3---4---6-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Second Position

A|--9--11--12-|
E|--5---9--11-|
C|--3---6---8-|
G|--6---8--11-|

Coming down

A|--9--11--12---------|
E|--5---7---9--11--12-|
C|--3---4---6---8-----|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

A|-11--12-------------|
E|--9--11--14---------|
C|--6---8---9---------|
G|--6---8--11--13--14-|

Coming down

A|-11--12---------|
E|--9--11--12--14-|
C|--6---8---9--11-|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 4 4 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`6 4 4 7`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`9 8 4 4`
I	C#m	C# E G#	`9 8 9 4`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 2 0`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`2 3 2 0`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 3 2 0`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`2 3 2 x`
III	E	E G# B	`4 4 4 2`
III	E	E G# B	`4 4 4 7`
III	E	E G# B	`4 8 4 7`
III	E	E G# B	`9 8 7 7`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 6 5 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`6 6 5 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`2 6 2 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`11 9 9 9`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 8 7 6`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`8 8 7 6`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`4 8 4 6`
V	G#m	G# B D#	`13 11 11 11`
VI	A	A C# E	`2 1 0 0`
VI	A	A C# E	`2 4 5 4`
VI	A	A C# E	`6 4 5 4`
VI	A	A C# E	`9 9 9 7`
VII	B	B D# F#	`4 3 2 2`
VII	B	B D# F#	`4 6 7 6`
VII	B	B D# F#	`8 6 7 6`
VII	B	B D# F#	`11 11 11 9`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`1 1 0 2`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 1 0 2`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 1 0 2`
I	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 1 0 4`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`2 1 2 0`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`2 1 2 4`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 3 0 2`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`1 3 0 x`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 3 0 2`
III	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`4 3 0 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 0`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 1 0 4`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`1 3 2 2`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`1 3 2 x`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`x 3 2 2`
V	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 3 2 2`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 0 0`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 0 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 0 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 4 0`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`2 3 2 0`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`x 3 2 0`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`2 3 2 2`
VII	B7	B D# F# A	`2 3 2 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 3 0 2`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`1 3 0 x`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 3 0 2`
I	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`4 3 0 4`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 0 0`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 1 0 x`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 3 0 x`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 3 0 0`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 3 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 3 2 x`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 3 2 2`
III	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`1 4 2 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 1 0 0`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 1 0 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 1 2 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 1 4 0`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`1 3 2 0`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 3 2 0`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`2 3 2 2`
V	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`2 3 2 x`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 1 0 2`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 1 0 2`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 1 4 0`
VI	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 1 0 x`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`2 1 2 2`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
VII	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

A|4-----------7---4-----------7---4-----------7---4-----------7---|0---0---4---0---0---4---0---0---4---0---0---4---0---0---4---0---|
E|4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------|2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
C|4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

A|6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6---|0-------2---0-------2---0-------2---0-------2---0-------2---0---|
E|7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---|0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---4-------0---|
C|8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8-----------8---|1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------1---|
G|4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|

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

Three Note Runs

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

A|4-------------------------------------------------------6-------|0-------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4---2---0---2---0-------|
E|4-------------------5-------5---7---5---7---9---7---9-------9---|2---4-------4-----------------------------------------------4---|
C|4---6---8---6---8-------8---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

A|6-------------------------------6-------6---7---6---7---9---7---|0-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4---2---0---|
E|7---5---7---5---7---9---7---9-------9---------------------------|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
C|8---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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