F#/Gb Nahawand (Maqam) Banjo Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

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

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

Tuning: Standard (G D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Sixth Position

D|--4---6---7-|
B|--2---3---6-|
G|--1---2---4-|
D|--0---3---4-|
G|--6---7-----|

Coming down

D|--4---6---7-|
B|--2---3---5-|
G|--1---2---4-|
D|--0---2---4-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Seventh Position

D|--6---7---9-|
B|--3---6---7-|
G|--2---4---6-|
D|--3---4---6-|
G|--6---7---9-|

Coming down

D|--6---7---9-|
B|--3---5---7-|
G|--2---4---6-|
D|--4---6-----|
G|------------|

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 4`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 2 2 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 2 2 4`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x x x 0 0`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 2 2 3`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x x 2 3`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 3 2 2 3`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 3 2 2 x`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 0`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`9 0 4 0 4`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 7 7 9`
V	C#	C# F G#	`6 6 6 6 6`
VI	D	D F# A	`7 0 2 3 4`
VI	D	D F# A	`7 7 7 7 7`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 1 0 x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x 3 1 0 3`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x 3 1 0 x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 1 0 3`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x x 2 2 3`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x 3 2 2 3`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x 3 2 2 x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x 4 2 2 3`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 1 0 4`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 1 0 4`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 1 3 4`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 0 4 0 4`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 3 1 2 3`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 3 1 2 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x x 1 2 3`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`6 3 1 2 3`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 0`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 3 1 0 3`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 3 1 0 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x x 1 0 3`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 3 4 2 3`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 0`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x 0 1 0 0`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x 3 1 0 0`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 3 1 2 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x 1 2 3`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 4 1 2 3`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 4 1 2 x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 2 0 0`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 0 2 0 4`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 4 2 0 0`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x x 2 0 3`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 3 1 0 x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 3 2 0 x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x x 1 0 3`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 2 2 0`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 0`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 0 2 2 4`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x x 1 0 0`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x 0 1 0 x`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x x 1 2 0`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x 0 1 2 x`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x 0 2 2 3`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x 3 2 2 0`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x x 2 2 3`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x x 2 3 3`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x x 1 0 4`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x 0 1 0 4`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x 4 1 0 0`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x 4 1 0 x`

Progressions

Forward Roll

Chords: F#m – G#dim – Aaug – Bm – C# – D – Fdim

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

D|3---3-----------3-----------3---|0---0-----------0-----------0---|
B|2-----------2-----------2-------|7-----------7-----------7-------|
G|2-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|9-------9-----------9-----------|

D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|4---4-----------4-----------4---|
B|6-----------6-----------6-------|3-----------3-----------3-------|
G|6-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

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

Backward Roll

Chords: F#m – G#dim – Aaug – Bm – C# – D – Fdim

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

D|3-----------3-----------3-------|0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|2---2-----------2-----------2---|7---7-----------7-----------7---|
G|2-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
G|--------0-----------0-----------|9-------9-----------9-----------|

D|6-----------6-----------6-------|4-----------4-----------4-------|
B|6---6-----------6-----------6---|3---3-----------3-----------3---|
G|6-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|6-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|6-------6-----------6-----------|7-------7-----------7-----------|

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

Forward-Reverse Roll

Chords: F#m – G#dim – Aaug – Bm – C# – D – Fdim

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

D|3-------3-------3-----------3---|0-------0-------0-----------0---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|7---7---------------7-----------|
G|2-----------------------2-------|7-----------------------7-------|
D|--------------------------------|9-------------------------------|
G|------------0-------------------|9-----------9-------------------|

D|6-------6-------6-----------6---|4-------4-------4-----------4---|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|6-----------------------6-------|2-----------------------2-------|
D|6-------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
G|6-----------6-------------------|7-----------7-------------------|

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

Alternating Thumb Roll

Chords: F#m – G#dim – Aaug – Bm – C# – D – Fdim

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

D|3-----------3---------------3---|0-----------0---------------0---|
B|2---2---------------2-----------|7---7---------------7-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|7-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|9---------------9---------------|
G|--------0---------------0-------|9-------9---------------9-------|

D|6-----------6---------------6---|4-----------4---------------4---|
B|6---6---------------6-----------|3---3---------------3-----------|
G|6-------------------------------|2-------------------------------|
D|6---------------6---------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|6-------6---------------6-------|7-------7---------------7-------|

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

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