A#/Bb Nahawand (Maqam) Guitar CAGED Scale Shapes

The A#/Bb Nahawand (Maqam) scale on guitar (A sharp / B flat nahawand (maqam)): every CAGED scale shape, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes going up: Bb C Db Eb F Gb A

Notes coming down: Bb Ab Gb F Eb Db C

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

CAGED Shapes

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--5---6---8-|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--7---8--10-|
A|--8---9-----|
E|--9--11-----|
Coming down
e|--4---6---8-|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--6---8--10-|
A|--8---9-----|
E|--9--11-----|

CAGED - A Shape

e|--9--11-----|
B|-10--11--13-|
G|-10--11-----|
D|-11--13-----|
A|-12--13--15-|
E|-13--14-----|
Coming down
e|--9--11-----|
B|--9--11--13-|
G|-10--11-----|
D|-11--13-----|
A|-11--13--15-|
E|-13--14-----|

CAGED - G Shape

e|--1---2-----|
B|--2---4-----|
G|--2---3---5-|
D|--1---3---4-|
A|--1---3---4-|
E|--2---5-----|
Coming down
e|--1---2-----|
B|--2---4-----|
G|--1---3---5-|
D|--1---3---4-|
A|--1---3---4-|
E|--2---4-----|

CAGED - E Shape

e|--5---6---8-|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--7---8--10-|
A|--6---8---9-|
E|--6---8---9-|
Coming down
e|--4---6---8-|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--6---8--10-|
A|--6---8---9-|
E|--6---8---9-|

CAGED - D Shape

e|--5---6---8-|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--7---8--10-|
A|--8---9-----|
E|--8---9--11-|
Coming down
e|--4---6---8-|
B|--6---7-----|
G|--6---8-----|
D|--6---8--10-|
A|--8---9-----|
E|--8---9--11-|

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