B Nahawand (Maqam) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

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

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

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--6---7---9-|
B|--7---8-----|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--9--10-----|
E|-10--12-----|

Coming down

e|--5---7---9-|
B|--7---8-----|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--7---9--11-|
A|--9--10-----|
E|-10--12-----|

CAGED - A Shape

e|-10--12-----|
B|-11--12--14-|
G|-11--12-----|
D|-12--14-----|
A|-13--14--16-|
E|-14--15-----|

Coming down

e|-10--12-----|
B|-10--12--14-|
G|-11--12-----|
D|-12--14-----|
A|-12--14--16-|
E|-14--15-----|

CAGED - G Shape

e|--2---3-----|
B|--3---5-----|
G|--3---4---6-|
D|--2---4---5-|
A|--2---4---5-|
E|--3---6-----|

Coming down

e|--2---3-----|
B|--3---5-----|
G|--2---4---6-|
D|--2---4---5-|
A|--2---4---5-|
E|--3---5-----|

CAGED - E Shape

e|--6---7---9-|
B|--7---8-----|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--7---9--10-|
E|--7---9--10-|

Coming down

e|--5---7---9-|
B|--7---8-----|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--7---9--11-|
A|--7---9--10-|
E|--7---9--10-|

CAGED - D Shape

e|--6---7---9-|
B|--7---8-----|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--9--10-----|
E|--9--10--12-|

Coming down

e|--5---7---9-|
B|--7---8-----|
G|--7---9-----|
D|--7---9--11-|
A|--9--10-----|
E|--9--10--12-|

3NPS - First Position

e|--9--10--12-|
B|--8--11--12-|
G|--7---9--11-|
D|--8---9--11-|
A|--7---9--10-|
E|--7---9--10-|

Coming down

e|--9--10--12-|
B|--8--10--12-|
G|--7---9--11-|
D|--7---9--11-|
A|--7---9--10-|
E|--7---9--10-|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
I	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x 4 5 6 5 x`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 11 9 8 9`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`9 10 11 9 x x`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x x 0 3 3 2`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x 5 4 3 3 x`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x 5 4 3 x x`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x x x 7 7 6`
IV	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 2`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 6 7 6`
VI	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
VI	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
VI	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
VI	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 8 6 5 6`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`6 7 8 6 x x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`x 2 0 3 0 2`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`x 2 0 3 3 2`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`x 2 0 3 0 x`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`x 2 0 3 3 x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 2 x`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`2 4 4 3 2 2`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 2`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 3 5 2`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 4 6 5 6`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 5 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`
VII	A#dim7	A# C# E G	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VII	A#dim7	A# C# E G	`x x 8 9 8 x`
VII	A#dim7	A# C# E G	`0 1 2 0 x x`
VII	A#dim7	A# C# E G	`x x 5 3 2 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`7 9 8 6 x x`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`x x 9 6 7 6`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`x x 9 11 11 9`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`x 14 11 11 11 x`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 11 9 12 10`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 0`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
III	Dmaj9#5	D F# A# C# E	`x 5 4 6 5 x`
III	Dmaj9#5	D F# A# C# E	`10 9 11 9 x x`
III	Dmaj9#5	D F# A# C# E	`2 4 2 3 2 2`
III	Dmaj9#5	D F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
V	F#7b9	F# A# C# E G	`x x 4 6 5 3`
V	F#7b9	F# A# C# E G	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	F#7b9	F# A# C# E G	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	F#7b9	F# A# C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VI	Gmaj7#9	G B D F# A#	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VI	Gmaj7#9	G B D F# A#	`x x x 12 11 10`
VI	Gmaj7#9	G B D F# A#	`x x x 3 3 3`
VI	Gmaj7#9	G B D F# A#	`x 5 5 3 x x`
VII	A#dim7(b9)	A# C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
VII	A#dim7(b9)	A# C# E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VII	A#dim7(b9)	A# C# E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VII	A#dim7(b9)	A# C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 5 x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
I	Bm	B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
I	Bm	B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
I	Bm	B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
II	C#dim	C# E G	`x 10 11 9 x x`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x 5 4 3 x x`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x x x 7 7 6`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x x 12 11 11 x`
III	Daug	D F# A#	`x x 4 3 3 x`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x x 9 8 7`
IV	Em	E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
IV	Em	E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x 9 8 6 x x`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`x x x 11 11 9`
V	F#	F# A# C#	`14 13 11 x x x`
VI	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
VI	G	G B D	`3 2 0 x x x`
VI	G	G B D	`x 10 9 7 x x`
VI	G	G B D	`x x x 12 12 10`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`x 2 0 3 x x`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`x 2 4 3 x x`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`x x x 4 3 6`
I	Bm(maj7)	B D F# A#	`x x x 7 0 6`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x 4 5 4 x x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
II	C#m7b5	C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`x 4 4 3 x x`
III	Dmaj7#5	D F# A# C#	`6 4 4 x x x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x 7 5 7 x x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
IV	Em7	E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	F#7	F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
VI	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
VII	A#dim7	A# C# E G	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VII	A#dim7	A# C# E G	`x x 8 9 8 x`
VII	A#dim7	A# C# E G	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	A#dim7	A# C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`x x 4 3 2 x`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`x x x 3 2 2`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`x 4 4 3 x x`
I	Bm(maj9)	B D F# A# C#	`6 4 4 x x x`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 0 0 0 x`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x 2 0 0 x x`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 5 4 3 x`
II	C#m7b5b9	C# E G B D	`x x 2 0 3 x`
III	Dmaj9#5	D F# A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
III	Dmaj9#5	D F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
III	Dmaj9#5	D F# A# C# E	`x 7 8 7 x x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`2 2 0 x x x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
IV	Em9	E G B D F#	`x x x 7 7 7`
V	F#7b9	F# A# C# E G	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	F#7b9	F# A# C# E G	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	F#7b9	F# A# C# E G	`x x 5 6 5 x`
V	F#7b9	F# A# C# E G	`x x 8 9 8 x`
VI	Gmaj7#9	G B D F# A#	`x x 5 3 3 x`
VI	Gmaj7#9	G B D F# A#	`x x x 12 11 10`
VI	Gmaj7#9	G B D F# A#	`x x x 3 3 3`
VI	Gmaj7#9	G B D F# A#	`x 5 5 3 x x`
VII	A#dim7(b9)	A# C# E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
VII	A#dim7(b9)	A# C# E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VII	A#dim7(b9)	A# C# E G B	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VII	A#dim7(b9)	A# C# E G B	`x 4 2 4 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Bm – C#dim – Daug – Em – F# – G – A#dim

e|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
G|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
D|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------|
A|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
B|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
G|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
D|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------0---3-----------|

e|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
G|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---|
D|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
A|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------|
E|2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Bm – C#dim – Daug – Em – F# – G – A#dim

e|2---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---------------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4-------------------------------------------------------3-------|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
D|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---5---4---5-------5---|5-------------------4-------4---5---4---5---8---5---8-------8---|
A|2---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------------------|4---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-------------------------------------------------------2-------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------------------0-------0---3---0---3---4---3---4-------4---|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|2-------------------------------------------------------0-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---4---2---4-------4---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|0---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|

e|2---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|0-------------------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---|
A|4-------------------2-------2---4---2---4---5---4---5-------5---|2---1---2---1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------|
E|2---3---6---3---6-------6---------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|3-------------------------------------------------------0-------|
D|2-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4-------4---|
A|1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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