D#/Eb Nahawand (Maqam) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: Eb F Gb Ab Bb B D

Notes coming down: Eb Db B Bb Ab Gb F

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Second Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Third Position

D|--8---9--12-----|
B|--6---7---9-----|
G|--4---7---8-----|
D|--4---6---8-----|
G|--6---8---9--12-|

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`13 13 11 11 13`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 3`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x 3 1 0 x`
II	Fdim	F Ab B	`x x 1 0 3`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 0 3 x x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x x 3 3 x`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 4 3 3 0`
III	Gbaug	Gb Bb D	`x 0 3 3 4`
IV	Abm	Ab B Eb	`6 6 4 4 6`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
V	Bb	Bb D F	`x x x 3 3`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x x x 0 4`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x 4 4 0 1`
VI	B	B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 4 4`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 x x`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
VII	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x 1 3 3 0`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x 0 3 3 1`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x 1 3 3 1`
I	Ebm(maj7)	Eb Gb Bb D	`x 1 3 3 x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 1`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`
II	Fm7b5	F Ab B Eb	`x 3 1 0 1`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x 0 3 3 3`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 0`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
III	Gbmaj7#5	Gb Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 3`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 4 0 4`
IV	Abm7	Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 0 1 3 3`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 0`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 3`
V	Bb7	Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 1`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
VI	Bmaj7	B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
VII	Ddim7	D F Ab B	`x 0 1 0 0`
VII	Ddim7	D F Ab B	`x 0 1 0 x`
VII	Ddim7	D F Ab B	`x x 1 0 0`
VII	Ddim7	D F Ab B	`x 0 1 0 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x 1 3 3 3`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 1`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x x 3 3 3`
I	Ebm(maj9)	Eb Gb Bb D F	`x 3 3 3 x`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x x 1 0 4`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 1 1 0 4`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 1`
II	Fm7b5b9	F Ab B Eb Gb	`x 4 1 0 x`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 3 1 3 x`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x x 1 3 3`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 4 1 3 3`
III	Gbmaj9#5	Gb Bb D F Ab	`x 4 1 3 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 x`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x x 3 0 1`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 1 3 0 4`
IV	Abm9	Ab B Eb Gb Bb	`x 4 3 0 1`
V	Bb7b9	Bb D F Ab B	`x 0 1 0 x`
V	Bb7b9	Bb D F Ab B	`x x 1 0 0`
V	Bb7b9	Bb D F Ab B	`x x 3 0 0`
V	Bb7b9	Bb D F Ab B	`x x 3 0 3`
VI	Bmaj7#9	B Eb Gb Bb D	`x 1 3 0 0`
VI	Bmaj7#9	B Eb Gb Bb D	`x x 3 0 0`
VI	Bmaj7#9	B Eb Gb Bb D	`x 0 3 0 1`
VI	Bmaj7#9	B Eb Gb Bb D	`x 0 3 0 x`
VII	Ddim7(b9)	D F Ab B Eb	`x 0 1 0 1`
VII	Ddim7(b9)	D F Ab B Eb	`x x 1 0 1`
VII	Ddim7(b9)	D F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 0`
VII	Ddim7(b9)	D F Ab B Eb	`x 1 1 0 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Ebm – Fdim – Gbaug – Abm – Bb – B – Ddim

D|13--13----------13----------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11----------11----------11------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13----------13----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
B|3-----------3-----------3-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

Backward Roll

Chords: Ebm – Fdim – Gbaug – Abm – Bb – B – Ddim

D|13----------13----------13------|--------------------------------|
B|11--11----------11----------11--|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13----------13----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

D|3-----------3-----------3-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
B|3---3-----------3-----------3---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
G|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|--------0-----------0-----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Ebm – Fdim – Gbaug – Abm – Bb – B – Ddim

D|13------13------13----------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11--11--------------11----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|11----------------------11------|1-----------------------1-------|
D|13------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|13----------13------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

D|3-------3-------3-----------3---|4-------4-------4-----------4---|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|3-----------------------3-------|--------------------------------|
D|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|------------0-------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Ebm – Fdim – Gbaug – Abm – Bb – B – Ddim

D|13----------13--------------13--|--------------------------------|
B|11--11--------------11----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|11------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|13--------------13--------------|--------------------------------|
G|13------13--------------13------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

D|3-----------3---------------3---|4-----------4---------------4---|
B|3---3---------------3-----------|0---0---------------0-----------|
G|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0---------------0---------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---------------0-------|

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

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