F Nahawand (Maqam) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: F G Ab Bb C Db E

Notes coming down: F Eb Db C Bb Ab G

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Seventh Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Second Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 3 2 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 5`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 5 3 2 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 1 1 2`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x x 1 2`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 2`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 6 6 8`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 0 1 5`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 2`
V	C	C E G	`0 2 5 5 5`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 6 6 6 6`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x 2 3 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 2`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 2 3 5 5`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x x 1 1 2`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 2`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x 3 1 1 2`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 3`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 3 2 3`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 3 0 2 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`0 2 0 1 2`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`0 2 1 1 2`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`0 2 0 1 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`0 2 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 1 2 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`6 3 1 2 3`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 2`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 5 2 3`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`0 2 0 2 2`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`0 2 0 2 x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 2 0 2 2`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 2 0 2 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`0 2 1 1 2`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`0 2 1 1 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`0 2 1 x x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x 2 0 1 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 3`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 2 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 3 1 x x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 3 1 2 x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 2`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`0 2 3 1 x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`0 2 3 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 2 3 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 3`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 1 1 3`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x 2 0 2 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x x 0 2 2`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`0 2 3 2 2`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`0 2 3 2 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x 1 1 2`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x 1 2 2`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x 2 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x 2 1 2 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`0 2 0 2 3`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`0 2 3 2 3`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x 2 0 2 3`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 0 2 3`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Abaug – Bbm – C – Db – Edim

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

D|2---2-----------2-----------2---|8---8-----------8-----------8---|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

D|2---2-----------2-----------2---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
B|1-----------1-----------1-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
G|0-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|

Backward Roll

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Abaug – Bbm – C – Db – Edim

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

D|2-----------2-----------2-------|8-----------8-----------8-------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|8-------8-----------8-----------|

D|2-----------2-----------2-------|6-----------6-----------6-------|
B|1---1-----------1-----------1---|6---6-----------6-----------6---|
G|0-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|6-------6-----------6-----------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------|
D|2-------------------------------|
G|0-------0-----------0-----------|

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Abaug – Bbm – C – Db – Edim

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

D|2-------2-------2-----------2---|8-------8-------8-----------8---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|1-----------------------1-------|6-----------------------6-------|
D|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|8-----------8-------------------|

D|2-------2-------2-----------2---|6-------6-------6-----------6---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|0-----------------------0-------|6-----------------------6-------|
D|2-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
G|0-----------0-------------------|6-----------6-------------------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|3-----------------------3-------|
D|2-------------------------------|
G|0-----------0-------------------|

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Abaug – Bbm – C – Db – Edim

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

D|2-----------2---------------2---|8-----------8---------------8---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|1-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|8---------------8---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|8-------8---------------8-------|

D|2-----------2---------------2---|6-----------6---------------6---|
B|1---1---------------1-----------|6---6---------------6-----------|
G|0-------------------------------|6-------------------------------|
D|2---------------2---------------|6---------------6---------------|
G|0-------0---------------0-------|6-------6---------------6-------|

D|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------|
D|2---------------2---------------|
G|0-------0---------------0-------|

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