E Khamaj (Raga) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

The E Khamaj (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 C# D#

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

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

A|--4---6---7-----|
E|--4---5---7-----|
C|--1---3---4-----|
G|--1---2---4---6-|

Coming down

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

3NPS - Sixth Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

A|--7---9--11--12-|
E|--7---9--10-----|
C|--4---6---8---9-|
G|----------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E	E G# B	`4 4 4 2`
I	E	E G# B	`4 4 4 7`
I	E	E G# B	`4 8 4 7`
I	E	E G# B	`9 8 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#dim	G# B D	`1 2 x x`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`1 2 4 2`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`4 2 4 2`
III	G#dim	G# B D	`4 2 4 x`
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#m	C# E G#	`6 4 4 4`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`6 4 4 7`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`9 8 4 4`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`9 8 9 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	E7	E G# B D	`1 2 0 2`
I	E7	E G# B D	`1 2 0 x`
I	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 0 2`
I	E7	E G# B D	`4 2 0 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	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`1 2 2 2`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`1 2 2 x`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
III	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 0 0`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 0 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 0 4`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`1 1 4 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#m7	C# E G# B	`1 1 0 2`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 1 0 2`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 1 0 2`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`4 1 0 4`
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	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 2 2 2`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 2 2 x`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
I	E9	E G# B D F#	`1 4 2 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 1 0 0`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 1 0 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`1 1 2 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 1 4 0`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 2 2 0`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
III	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`1 1 0 2`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x 1 0 2`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 1 4 0`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`4 1 0 x`
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#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`1 2 0 2`
VI	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`1 2 0 x`
VI	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`x 2 0 2`
VI	C#m7b9	C# E G# B D	`4 2 0 4`
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: E – F#m – G#dim – A – Bm – C#m – D

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

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

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

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

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

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

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

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