E Bhimpalasi (Raga) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: E G A B D

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

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

A|--7--10--12---------|
E|--5---7--10---------|
C|--2---4---7---------|
G|--2---4---7---9--12-|

Coming down

A|--7---9--10--12-|
E|--5---7---9--10-|
C|--2---4---6---7-|
G|----------------|

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Second Position

A|-12--14---------|
E|-10--12--15-----|
C|--7---9--11-----|
G|--7---9--12--14-|

Coming down

A|-12--14-------------|
E|--9--10--12--14--15-|
C|--7---9--11---------|
G|--------------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

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

Ninth Chords

Chords

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

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

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

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

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---|
E|2---3-------2---3-------2---3-------2---3-------2---3-------2---|
C|2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|
G|2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----------2---|

Three Note Runs

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

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

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

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---|
E|2---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|
C|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|

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