A Nahawand (Maqam) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The A Nahawand (Maqam) scale on banjo: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

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

Notes coming down: A G F E D C B

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|--3---6---7-|
B|--1---3---5-|
G|--1---2---4-|
D|--0---2---3-|
G|--6---7-----|

Coming down

D|--3---5---7-|
B|--1---3---5-|
G|--0---2---4-|
D|--0---2---3-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Fifth Position

D|--6---7---9-|
B|--3---5---6-|
G|--2---4---5-|
D|--2---3---6-|
G|--6---7---9-|

Coming down

D|--5---7---9-|
B|--3---5---6-|
G|--2---4---5-|
D|--2---3---5-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|--7---9--10-----|
B|--5---6---9-----|
G|--4---5---7-----|
D|--3---6---7-----|
G|--6---7---9--10-|

Coming down

D|--7---9--10-|
B|--5---6---8-|
G|--4---5---7-|
D|--3---5---7-|
G|------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x x x 0 3`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x x x 3 3`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 4 0 3`
II	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 4 3 3`
III	Caug	C E G#	`x x 1 1 x`
III	Caug	C E G#	`x 2 1 1 2`
III	Caug	C E G#	`x 2 1 1 x`
III	Caug	C E G#	`x 2 1 x x`
IV	Dm	D F A	`12 12 10 10 12`
V	E	E G# B	`9 9 9 9 9`
VI	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
VII	G#dim	G# B D	`x x x 0 0`
VII	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
VII	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
VII	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am(maj7)	A C E G#	`x 2 1 1 2`
I	Am(maj7)	A C E G#	`x 2 1 1 x`
I	Am(maj7)	A C E G#	`x x 1 1 2`
I	Am(maj7)	A C E G#	`x x 2 1 6`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 0`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 x`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x x 2 0 0`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 0 2 0 3`
III	Cmaj7#5	C E G# B	`x 2 1 0 2`
III	Cmaj7#5	C E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
III	Cmaj7#5	C E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
III	Cmaj7#5	C E G# B	`x 2 4 1 2`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 0`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
V	E7	E G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
V	E7	E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
V	E7	E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
V	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 1 0 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 3 2 1 2`
VII	G#dim7	G# B D F	`x x 1 0 3`
VII	G#dim7	G# B D F	`x 0 1 0 3`
VII	G#dim7	G# B D F	`x 0 1 3 3`
VII	G#dim7	G# B D F	`x 3 1 0 0`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am(maj9)	A C E G# B	`x x 2 0 2`
I	Am(maj9)	A C E G# B	`x 2 1 0 x`
I	Am(maj9)	A C E G# B	`x 2 2 0 x`
I	Am(maj9)	A C E G# B	`x x 1 0 2`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 2 1 x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 2 1 0`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 2 1 3`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 2 1 0`
III	Cmaj9#5	C E G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
III	Cmaj9#5	C E G# B D	`x x 1 1 0`
III	Cmaj9#5	C E G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
III	Cmaj9#5	C E G# B D	`x 0 1 1 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 2 1 2`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
V	E7b9	E G# B D F	`x x 1 0 3`
V	E7b9	E G# B D F	`x 0 1 0 3`
V	E7b9	E G# B D F	`x 3 1 0 0`
V	E7b9	E G# B D F	`x 3 1 0 x`
VI	Fmaj7#9	F A C E G#	`x 2 1 1 x`
VI	Fmaj7#9	F A C E G#	`x x 1 1 2`
VI	Fmaj7#9	F A C E G#	`x 3 1 1 2`
VI	Fmaj7#9	F A C E G#	`x 3 1 1 x`
VII	G#dim7(b9)	G# B D F A	`x 0 2 0 x`
VII	G#dim7(b9)	G# B D F A	`x x 2 0 0`
VII	G#dim7(b9)	G# B D F A	`x 0 2 0 3`
VII	G#dim7(b9)	G# B D F A	`x 3 2 0 0`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Am – Bdim – Caug – Dm – E – F – G#dim

D|7---7-----------7-----------7---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
B|5-----------5-----------5-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|7-------7-----------7-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|--------------------------------|12--12----------12----------12--|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|10----------10----------10------|
G|1-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|12------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|12------12----------12----------|

D|9---9-----------9-----------9---|10--10----------10----------10--|
B|9-----------9-----------9-------|10----------10----------10------|
G|9-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|10------10----------10----------|

D|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

Chords: Am – Bdim – Caug – Dm – E – F – G#dim

D|7-----------7-----------7-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
B|5---5-----------5-----------5---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|7-------7-----------7-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|--------------------------------|12----------12----------12------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|10--10----------10----------10--|
G|1-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|12------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|12------12----------12----------|

D|9-----------9-----------9-------|10----------10----------10------|
B|9---9-----------9-----------9---|10--10----------10----------10--|
G|9-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|9-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|9-------9-----------9-----------|10------10----------10----------|

D|0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Am – Bdim – Caug – Dm – E – F – G#dim

D|7-------7-------7-----------7---|3-------3-------3-----------3---|
B|5---5---------------5-----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|5-----------------------5-------|--------------------------------|
D|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|7-----------7-------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|--------------------------------|12------12------12----------12--|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|10--10--------------10----------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|10----------------------10------|
D|--------------------------------|12------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|12----------12------------------|

D|9-------9-------9-----------9---|10------10------10----------10--|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|10--10--------------10----------|
G|9-----------------------9-------|10----------------------10------|
D|9-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
G|9-----------9-------------------|10----------10------------------|

D|0-------0-------0-----------0---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Am – Bdim – Caug – Dm – E – F – G#dim

D|7-----------7---------------7---|3-----------3---------------3---|
B|5---5---------------5-----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|7---------------7---------------|--------------------------------|
G|7-------7---------------7-------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|--------------------------------|12----------12--------------12--|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|10--10--------------10----------|
G|1-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|12--------------12--------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|12------12--------------12------|

D|9-----------9---------------9---|10----------10--------------10--|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|10--10--------------10----------|
G|9-------------------------------|10------------------------------|
D|9---------------9---------------|10--------------10--------------|
G|9-------9---------------9-------|10------10--------------10------|

D|0-----------0---------------0---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|

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