A#/Bb Nahawand (Maqam) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

The A#/Bb Nahawand (Maqam) scale on banjo (A sharp / B flat nahawand (maqam)): scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: Bb C Db Eb F Gb A

Notes coming down: Bb Ab Gb F Eb Db C

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fourth Position

D|--4---7---8-|
B|--2---4---6-|
G|--2---3---5-|
D|--1---3---4-|
G|--7---8-----|

Coming down

D|--4---6---8-|
B|--2---4---6-|
G|--1---3---5-|
D|--1---3---4-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Fifth Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|--8--10--11-----|
B|--6---7--10-----|
G|--5---6---8-----|
D|--4---7---8-----|
G|--7---8--10--11-|

Coming down

D|--8--10--11-|
B|--6---7---9-|
G|--5---6---8-|
D|--4---6---8-|
G|------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 1 4`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x x 4 4`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 5 1 4`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 1 5 4 4`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x x 2 2 x`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x 3 2 2 3`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x 3 2 2 x`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x 3 2 x x`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
V	F	F A C	`10 10 10 10 10`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`11 11 11 11 11`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x 3 2 2 3`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x 3 2 2 x`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x x 2 2 3`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x x 3 2 7`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 1 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x 3 2 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x 3 2 1 x`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x x 2 1 3`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x 3 5 2 3`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 1`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 2 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 4 3 2 3`
VII	Adim7	A C Eb Gb	`x x 2 1 4`
VII	Adim7	A C Eb Gb	`x 1 2 1 4`
VII	Adim7	A C Eb Gb	`x 1 2 4 4`
VII	Adim7	A C Eb Gb	`x 4 2 1 1`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x x 3 1 3`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x 3 2 1 x`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x 3 3 1 x`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x x 2 1 3`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x x 3 2 1`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 3 2 4`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 4 3 2 1`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x x 2 1 1`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x x 2 2 1`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x 1 2 1 x`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x 1 2 2 x`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 3 2 3`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x x 3 2 3`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 3 2 x`
V	F7b9	F A C Eb Gb	`x x 2 1 4`
V	F7b9	F A C Eb Gb	`x 1 2 1 4`
V	F7b9	F A C Eb Gb	`x 4 2 1 1`
V	F7b9	F A C Eb Gb	`x 4 2 1 x`
VI	Gbmaj7#9	Gb Bb Db F A	`x 3 2 2 x`
VI	Gbmaj7#9	Gb Bb Db F A	`x x 2 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj7#9	Gb Bb Db F A	`x 4 2 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj7#9	Gb Bb Db F A	`x 4 2 2 x`
VII	Adim7(b9)	A C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 x`
VII	Adim7(b9)	A C Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 1 1`
VII	Adim7(b9)	A C Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 1 4`
VII	Adim7(b9)	A C Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 1 1`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Dbaug – Ebm – F – Gb – Adim

D|8---8-----------8-----------8---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
B|6-----------6-----------6-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|6-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|--------------------------------|13--13----------13----------13--|
B|2-----------2-----------2-------|11----------11----------11------|
G|2-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|13------13----------13----------|

D|10--10----------10----------10--|11--11----------11----------11--|
B|10----------10----------10------|11----------11----------11------|
G|10------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|11------11----------11----------|

D|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Dbaug – Ebm – F – Gb – Adim

D|8-----------8-----------8-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
B|6---6-----------6-----------6---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|6-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------8-----------8-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|--------------------------------|13----------13----------13------|
B|2---2-----------2-----------2---|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|2-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|13------13----------13----------|

D|10----------10----------10------|11----------11----------11------|
B|10--10----------10----------10--|11--11----------11----------11--|
G|10------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|11------11----------11----------|

D|1-----------1-----------1-------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Dbaug – Ebm – F – Gb – Adim

D|8-------8-------8-----------8---|4-------4-------4-----------4---|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|6-----------------------6-------|--------------------------------|
D|8-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-----------8-------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|--------------------------------|13------13------13----------13--|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|11----------------------11------|
D|--------------------------------|13------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|13----------13------------------|

D|10------10------10----------10--|11------11------11----------11--|
B|10--10--------------10----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|10----------------------10------|11----------------------11------|
D|10------------------------------|11------------------------------|
G|10----------10------------------|11----------11------------------|

D|1-------1-------1-----------1---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Dbaug – Ebm – F – Gb – Adim

D|8-----------8---------------8---|4-----------4---------------4---|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|6-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|8---------------8---------------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------8---------------8-------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|--------------------------------|13----------13--------------13--|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|2-------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|13--------------13--------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|13------13--------------13------|

D|10----------10--------------10--|11----------11--------------11--|
B|10--10--------------10----------|11--11--------------11----------|
G|10------------------------------|11------------------------------|
D|10--------------10--------------|11--------------11--------------|
G|10------10--------------10------|11------11--------------11------|

D|1-----------1---------------1---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|

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