C Nahawand (Maqam) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: C D Eb F G Ab B

Notes coming down: C Bb Ab G F Eb D

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Third Position

D|--5---6---9-|
B|--3---4---6-|
G|--1---4---5-|
D|--1---3---5-|
G|--6---9-----|

Coming down

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

3NPS - Fourth Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`10 10 8 8 10`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 x x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x x 0 0 x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`0 1 0 0 1`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`0 1 0 0 x`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x 1 0 0 1`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
V	G	G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x x x 1 1`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x x 0 3`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x x 3 3`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 4 0 3`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 0 4 3 3`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`0 1 0 0 1`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`0 1 0 0 x`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 1 0 0 1`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 1 0 0 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 0`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`0 0 0 0 0`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`0 0 0 0 x`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x 0 0 0 0`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 1`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 1 1`
V	G7	G B D F	`x x 0 0 3`
V	G7	G B D F	`x x 0 3 3`
V	G7	G B D F	`0 0 0 0 3`
V	G7	G B D F	`0 0 0 3 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 1`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 0 1 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x 0 1 0 0`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x 0 1 0 x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x x 1 0 0`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`x 0 1 0 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x x 0 0 0`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 0 0 0 x`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`0 1 0 0 0`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 1 0 0 0`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 0 1 1 1`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 0`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x x 1 1 1`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 1 1 1 x`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`0 1 0 3 3`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x 1 0 3 3`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x x 0 0 3`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x x 0 3 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 1`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 1 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 1 1 x x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`x 1 0 1 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`0 0 1 x x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x 0 1 0 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`x x 1 0 0`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`0 0 1 0 3`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x x 1 0 1`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`0 1 1 0 1`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`0 1 1 0 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x 1 0 0 x`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 x`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x x 1 1 0`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x 0 1 1 3`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 0`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

D|10--10----------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
B|8-----------8-----------8-------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

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

D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

D|10----------10----------10------|--------------------------------|
B|8---8-----------8-----------8---|--------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10------10----------10----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

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

D|3-----------3-----------3-------|
B|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

D|10------10------10----------10--|--------------------------------|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|--------------------------------|
G|8-----------------------8-------|1-----------------------1-------|
D|10------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|10----------10------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

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

D|3-------3-------3-----------3---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

D|10----------10--------------10--|--------------------------------|
B|8---8---------------8-----------|--------------------------------|
G|8-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|10--------------10--------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|10------10--------------10------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

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

D|3-----------3---------------3---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|

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