C#/Db Nahawand (Maqam) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

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

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

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Third Position

D|--6---7--10-|
B|--4---5---7-|
G|--2---5---6-|
D|--2---4---6-|
G|--6---7--10-|

Coming down

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

3NPS - Fourth Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m	C# E G#	`11 11 9 9 11`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 x x`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 4`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 1`
II	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 4`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x 1 1 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x 2 1 1 2`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x 2 1 1 x`
III	Eaug	E G# C	`x x 1 1 2`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
IV	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x x x 1 1`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x 1 1 1 1`
V	G#	G# C D#	`x 1 1 1 x`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
VI	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
VI	A	A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x x x 1 4`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x x x 4 4`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x 1 5 1 4`
VII	Cdim	C D# F#	`x 1 5 4 4`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 2 1 1 2`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 2 1 1 x`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x x 1 1 2`
I	C#m(maj7)	C# E G# C	`x 2 5 2 2`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 1`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
II	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x 1 1 1 1`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x 1 1 1 x`
III	Emaj7#5	E G# C D#	`x 2 1 1 1`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 2`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
IV	F#m7	F# A C# E	`x 4 2 2 2`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x x 1 1 4`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x x 1 4 4`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x 1 1 1 4`
V	G#7	G# C D# F#	`x 1 1 4 4`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 2`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
VI	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`6 2 1 2 2`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x 1 2 1 1`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x 1 2 1 x`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x x 2 1 1`
VII	Cdim7	C D# F# A	`x 1 2 1 4`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 1 1 1`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x 1 1 1 x`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x 2 1 1 1`
I	C#m(maj9)	C# E G# C D#	`x x 1 2 1`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 1 2 2 2`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 1`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2`
II	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x 2 2 2 x`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 2 1 4 4`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x x 1 1 4`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x x 1 4 4`
III	Emaj9#5	E G# C D# F#	`x 1 1 1 4`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 2 1 2 x`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x x 1 2 2`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 2`
IV	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x 1 2 1 x`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x x 2 1 1`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x 1 2 1 4`
V	G#7b9	G# C D# F# A	`x 4 2 1 1`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x x 2 1 2`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x 2 1 1 x`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x 2 2 1 x`
VI	Amaj7#9	A C# E G# C	`x x 1 1 2`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 x`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x x 2 2 1`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x 1 2 2 4`
VII	Cdim7(b9)	C D# F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 1`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: C#m – D#dim – Eaug – F#m – G# – A – Cdim

D|11--11----------11----------11--|--------------------------------|
B|9-----------9-----------9-------|--------------------------------|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|1-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|1---1-----------1-----------1---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
G|1-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

Backward Roll

Chords: C#m – D#dim – Eaug – F#m – G# – A – Cdim

D|11----------11----------11------|--------------------------------|
B|9---9-----------9-----------9---|--------------------------------|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
G|11------11----------11----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|1-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

D|1-----------1-----------1-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
G|1-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: C#m – D#dim – Eaug – F#m – G# – A – Cdim

D|11------11------11----------11--|--------------------------------|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|--------------------------------|
G|9-----------------------9-------|2-----------------------2-------|
D|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
G|11----------11------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|2---2---------------2-----------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|2-----------------------2-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|

D|1-------1-------1-----------1---|2-------2-------2-----------2---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|2---2---------------2-----------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|2-----------------------2-------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: C#m – D#dim – Eaug – F#m – G# – A – Cdim

D|11----------11--------------11--|--------------------------------|
B|9---9---------------9-----------|--------------------------------|
G|9-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|11--------------11--------------|1---------------1---------------|
G|11------11--------------11------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|2---2---------------2-----------|
G|1-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|

D|1-----------1---------------1---|2-----------2---------------2---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|2---2---------------2-----------|
G|1-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

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