E Nahawand (Maqam) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

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

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

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Seventh Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Second Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Em	E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
I	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 2`
I	Em	E G B	`0 2 4 0 5`
II	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 2 1 x`
II	F#dim	F# A C	`x 4 2 1 4`
II	F#dim	F# A C	`x 4 2 1 x`
II	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 2 1 4`
III	Gaug	G B D#	`x x 0 0 1`
III	Gaug	G B D#	`x x x 0 1`
III	Gaug	G B D#	`0 1 0 0 1`
III	Gaug	G B D#	`0 1 0 0 x`
IV	Am	A C E	`7 7 5 5 7`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x x 0 4`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 0 4`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 4 4 0 1`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 1 4 4 4`
VI	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
VI	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
VI	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
VI	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 x x`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 1 2 4 4`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 1`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 4 2 4 4`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Em(maj7)	E G B D#	`x x 0 0 1`
I	Em(maj7)	E G B D#	`0 1 0 0 1`
I	Em(maj7)	E G B D#	`0 1 0 0 x`
I	Em(maj7)	E G B D#	`x 1 0 0 1`
II	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
II	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 2`
II	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`
II	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 4 2 1 2`
III	Gmaj7#5	G B D# F#	`x x 0 0 4`
III	Gmaj7#5	G B D# F#	`x x 0 4 4`
III	Gmaj7#5	G B D# F#	`0 1 0 0 4`
III	Gmaj7#5	G B D# F#	`0 1 0 4 4`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
IV	Am7	A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 1`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 4`
VI	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 0 0 2`
VI	Cmaj7	C E G B	`0 2 0 0 x`
VI	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 0 0 2`
VI	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
VII	D#dim7	D# F# A C	`x 1 2 1 1`
VII	D#dim7	D# F# A C	`x 1 2 1 x`
VII	D#dim7	D# F# A C	`x x 2 1 1`
VII	D#dim7	D# F# A C	`x 1 2 1 4`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Em(maj9)	E G B D# F#	`0 2 0 4 4`
I	Em(maj9)	E G B D# F#	`0 2 4 4 4`
I	Em(maj9)	E G B D# F#	`x 2 0 4 4`
I	Em(maj9)	E G B D# F#	`x x 0 0 4`
II	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 1 2`
II	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 1 x`
II	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`0 2 2 x x`
II	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`
III	Gmaj9#5	G B D# F# A	`0 1 2 x x`
III	Gmaj9#5	G B D# F# A	`x 1 2 0 x`
III	Gmaj9#5	G B D# F# A	`x x 2 0 1`
III	Gmaj9#5	G B D# F# A	`0 1 2 0 4`
IV	Am9	A C E G B	`x x 2 0 2`
IV	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 0 2`
IV	Am9	A C E G B	`0 2 2 0 x`
IV	Am9	A C E G B	`x 2 0 0 x`
V	B7b9	B D# F# A C	`x 1 2 1 x`
V	B7b9	B D# F# A C	`x x 2 1 1`
V	B7b9	B D# F# A C	`x x 4 1 1`
V	B7b9	B D# F# A C	`x x 4 1 4`
VI	Cmaj7#9	C E G B D#	`x x 0 0 1`
VI	Cmaj7#9	C E G B D#	`x x 0 1 1`
VI	Cmaj7#9	C E G B D#	`x 1 0 0 x`
VI	Cmaj7#9	C E G B D#	`x 1 0 1 x`
VII	D#dim7(b9)	D# F# A C E	`x 1 2 1 2`
VII	D#dim7(b9)	D# F# A C E	`x x 2 1 2`
VII	D#dim7(b9)	D# F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 1`
VII	D#dim7(b9)	D# F# A C E	`x 2 2 1 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Em – F#dim – Gaug – Am – B – C – D#dim

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

D|1---1-----------1-----------1---|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|5-----------5-----------5-------|
G|0-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

D|4---4-----------4-----------4---|2---2-----------2-----------2---|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|1-----------1-----------1-------|
G|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

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

Backward Roll

Chords: Em – F#dim – Gaug – Am – B – C – D#dim

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

D|1-----------1-----------1-------|7-----------7-----------7-------|
B|0---0-----------0-----------0---|5---5-----------5-----------5---|
G|0-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

D|4-----------4-----------4-------|2-----------2-----------2-------|
B|0---0-----------0-----------0---|1---1-----------1-----------1---|
G|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|0-------0-----------0-----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Em – F#dim – Gaug – Am – B – C – D#dim

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

D|1-------1-------1-----------1---|7-------7-------7-----------7---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|5---5---------------5-----------|
G|0-----------------------0-------|5-----------------------5-------|
D|--------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|7-----------7-------------------|

D|4-------4-------4-----------4---|2-------2-------2-----------2---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|0-----------------------0-------|
D|--------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|0-----------0-------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Em – F#dim – Gaug – Am – B – C – D#dim

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

D|1-----------1---------------1---|7-----------7---------------7---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|5---5---------------5-----------|
G|0-------------------------------|5-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|7---------------7---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|7-------7---------------7-------|

D|4-----------4---------------4---|2-----------2---------------2---|
B|0---0---------------0-----------|1---1---------------1-----------|
G|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|2---------------2---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|0-------0---------------0-------|

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

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