D Bhimpalasi (Raga) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: D F G A C

Notes coming down: D C B A G F E

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

A|--5---8--10---------|
E|--3---5---8---------|
C|--0---2---5---------|
G|--0---2---5---7--10-|

Coming down

A|--5---7---8--10-|
E|--3---5---7---8-|
C|--0---2---4---5-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - First Position

A|--8--10--12---------|
E|--5---8--10---------|
C|--2---5---7---------|
G|--2---5---7--10--12-|

Coming down

A|--7---8--10--12-|
E|--5---7---8--10-|
C|--2---4---5---7-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - Second Position

A|-10--12--15---------|
E|--8--10--13---------|
C|--5---7---9---------|
G|--5---7--10--12--14-|

Coming down

A|-10--12--14--15-----|
E|--7---8--10--12--13-|
C|--5---7---9---------|
G|--------------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm	D F A	`2 2 1 0`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 5`
I	Dm	D F A	`7 5 5 8`
I	Dm	D F A	`10 9 5 5`
II	Em	E G B	`0 4 3 2`
II	Em	E G B	`4 4 3 2`
II	Em	E G B	`0 4 0 2`
II	Em	E G B	`9 7 7 7`
III	F	F A C	`2 0 1 0`
III	F	F A C	`5 5 5 3`
III	F	F A C	`5 5 5 8`
III	F	F A C	`5 9 5 8`
IV	G	G B D	`0 2 3 2`
IV	G	G B D	`4 2 3 2`
IV	G	G B D	`7 7 7 5`
IV	G	G B D	`7 7 7 10`
V	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 0`
V	Am	A C E	`2 0 0 3`
V	Am	A C E	`5 4 0 0`
V	Am	A C E	`5 4 5 0`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 1 2`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 1 x`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`x x 1 2`
VI	Bdim	B D F	`4 2 1 2`
VII	C	C E G	`0 0 0 3`
VII	C	C E G	`0 4 0 3`
VII	C	C E G	`5 4 3 3`
VII	C	C E G	`5 7 8 7`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 0`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
I	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 3`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
II	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
II	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 3 2`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 0`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 x`
III	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 3`
IV	G7	G B D F	`0 2 1 2`
IV	G7	G B D F	`0 2 1 x`
IV	G7	G B D F	`x 2 1 2`
IV	G7	G B D F	`4 2 1 2`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 0 3`
V	Am7	A C E G	`0 0 3 0`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 0`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 1 0`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 2`
VI	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 x`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 0 0 2`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 0 0 2`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 0 3 2`
VII	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 0 3 2`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`2 2 0 x`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 0`
I	Dm9	D F A C E	`2 0 0 x`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 2 1 2`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 2 1 x`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x 2 1 2`
II	Em7b9	E G B D F	`0 4 1 x`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 0 0`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 0 x`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`0 0 1 x`
III	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`2 0 3 x`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`0 2 1 0`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 1 0`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`2 2 1 2`
IV	G9	G B D F A	`2 2 1 x`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`0 0 0 2`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`x 0 0 2`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`2 0 3 2`
V	Am9	A C E G B	`x 0 3 2`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 1 2`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
VI	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 1 2`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 2 0 2`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`0 2 0 x`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 2`
VII	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 2 0 3`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Dm – Em – F – G – Am – Bdim – C

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

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Dm – Em – F – G – Am – Bdim – C

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

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

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

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

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