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

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

Notes going up: C# E F# G# B

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

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Second Position

A|--9--11--14---------|
E|--7---9--12---------|
C|--4---6---8---------|
G|--4---6---9--11--13-|

Coming down

A|--9--11--13--14-----|
E|--6---7---9--11--12-|
C|--4---6---8---------|
G|--------------------|

3NPS - Third Position

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

Coming down

A|-11--13--14-----|
E|--9--11--12--14-|
C|--6---8--10--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#m	D# F# A#	`3 3 2 1`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 6 6 6`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`8 6 6 9`
II	D#m	D# F# A#	`11 10 6 6`
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#	F# A# C#	`3 1 2 1`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`6 6 6 4`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`6 6 6 9`
IV	F#	F# A# C#	`6 10 6 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#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 0 1`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 0 x`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 0 1`
VI	A#dim	A# C# E	`3 1 0 1`
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#m7	D# F# A# C#	`x 1 2 1`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`3 1 2 1`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`3 1 2 x`
II	D#m7	D# F# A# C#	`3 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#7	F# A# C# E	`x 1 0 1`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`3 1 0 1`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`3 1 0 x`
IV	F#7	F# A# C# E	`3 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	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`1 1 0 1`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`1 1 0 x`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`1 1 0 4`
VI	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`1 4 0 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`3 3 2 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`x 3 2 1`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`3 3 2 2`
VII	Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	`3 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#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 1 0 1`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`3 3 0 x`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`x 3 0 1`
II	D#m7b9	D# F# A# C# E	`3 1 0 x`
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#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 1 0 1`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 1 0 x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`1 1 2 x`
IV	F#9	F# A# C# E G#	`3 1 4 x`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`1 3 2 1`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`x 3 2 1`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`3 3 2 2`
V	G#m9	G# B D# F# A#	`3 3 2 x`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`1 1 0 2`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 1 0 2`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`4 1 0 x`
VI	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`3 1 4 2`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 2 1`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`x 1 2 2`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`3 1 2 2`
VII	Bmaj9	B D# F# A# C#	`3 1 2 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

A|4-----------7---4-----------7---4-----------7---4-----------7---|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|
E|4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------4-------7-------|2---2---6-------2---2---6-------2---2---6-------2---2---6-------|
C|4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------4---8-----------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|

A|2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2---|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|4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
G|4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-----------4---|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|

A|6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6---|1-------2---1-------2---1-------2---1-------2---1-------2---1---|
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---|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Three Note Runs

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

A|4-------------------------------------------------------6-------|1-------------------------------------------2-------2---4---2---|
E|4-------------------6-------6---7---6---7---9---7---9-------9---|2-------2-------2---4---2---4---6---4---6-------6---------------|
C|4---6---8---6---8-------8---------------------------------------|3---4-------4---------------------------------------------------|
G|6---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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