F Nahawand (Maqam) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions (Double Drop D Tuning)

The F Nahawand (Maqam) scale on guitar: 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: Double Drop D Guitar (D A D G B D)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - A Shape

d|--6---8-----|
B|--5---6---8-|
G|--5---6-----|
D|--6---8-----|
A|--7---8--10-|
D|-10--11-----|

Coming down

d|--6---8-----|
B|--4---6---8-|
G|--5---6-----|
D|--6---8-----|
A|--6---8--10-|
D|-10--11-----|

CAGED - G Shape

d|-10--11-----|
B|--9--11-----|
G|--9--10--12-|
D|--8--10--11-|
A|--8--10--11-|
D|-11--14-----|

Coming down

d|-10--11-----|
B|--9--11-----|
G|--8--10--12-|
D|--8--10--11-|
A|--8--10--11-|
D|-11--13-----|

CAGED - E Shape

d|--2---3---5-|
B|--1---2-----|
G|--1---3-----|
D|--2---3---5-|
A|--1---3---4-|
D|--3---5---6-|

Coming down

d|--1---3---5-|
B|--1---2-----|
G|--1---3-----|
D|--1---3---5-|
A|--1---3---4-|
D|--3---5---6-|

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`3 3 3 1 1 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 10 10 9 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 8 6 5 6 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 5`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 10 11 12 11 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 6 5 5 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 11 10 9 9 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 11 10 9 x x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 2 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 1 3 3 2 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`8 8 8 6 6 8`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 13 11 10 11 x`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
V	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 2`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 2 3`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x 7 8 9 8 x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 14 12 11 14`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`3 3 2 1 1 2`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`3 3 2 1 1 3`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`3 3 3 1 1 2`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`3 3 2 1 1 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 11 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 8 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 3`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 8`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`8 8 6 6 6 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 3 2 3 1 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`10 10 10 12 11 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 3 1 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x x 5 3 2 5`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x 8 5 5 5 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 1 3 1 2 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 11 10 12 11 x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 1 2 1 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 3 5 3 5 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 4 6 5 6 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x x 5 6 5 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x 11 9 9 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x 6 6 5 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x 11 11 9 x x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`x x 11 12 11 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 6 5 5 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 11 10 9 x x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 2 1 1 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 3 2 1 x x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`
V	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
V	C	C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
V	C	C E G	`x x 10 9 8 x`
V	C	C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 11 10 9 x`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`3 3 2 x x x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x x 3 5 5 x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x 8 6 9 x x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`x 8 10 9 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 8 10 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 10 11 10 x x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`x x 5 5 5 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 8 6 9 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 13 11 13 x x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x x 2 3 2 x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x x 5 6 5 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x x 2 0 1 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x x x 5 5 5`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`x x 5 5 5 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x 4 3 1 x x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 3 1 2 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x x 6 6 6`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`x x 6 6 6 x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 1 2 0 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 1 2 1 x x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x x 8 9 8 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 3 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 3 3 1 x x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x x 10 10 9 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x x 5 6 5 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x 11 9 9 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x x 6 6 5 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x 11 11 9 x x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 3 3 2 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 5 3 6 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x x 8 6 6 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x 8 8 6 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

d|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---5-----------5---|
B|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
G|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|
D|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
A|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------3---6-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5-----------9---5-----------9---5-----------9---5-----------9---|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|5---5---9-------5---5---9-------5---5---9-------5---5---9-------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
D|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-----------2---1-----------2---1-----------2---1-----------2---|2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---2-----------2---|
G|0-------1-------0-------1-------0-------1-------0-------1-------|1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
D|2---3-----------2---3-----------2---3-----------2---3-----------|3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------|
A|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8---------------8---------------8---------------8---------------|
G|9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---9-----------9---|
D|8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------|
A|7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------7---10----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

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

d|3---------------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1---------------------------------------------------------------|2-------------------------------2-------2---5---2---5---6---5---|
G|1---------------------------------------------------------------|3---1---3---1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------|
D|3-------------------------------------------------------2-------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|3-------------------1-------1---3---1---3---4---3---4-------4---|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|3---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|5-------------------------------------------6-------6---8---6---|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|5-------5-------5---6---5---6---9---6---9-------9---------------|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|6---8-------8---------------------------------------------------|3-------------------2-------2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|1---3---4---3---4-------4---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|1-------------------------------------------------------1-------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------------0-------0---1---0---1---3---1---3-------3---|1-------------------------------1-------1---3---1---3---5---3---|
D|2---2---3---2---3-------3---------------------------------------|3---2---3---2---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------|
A|3---------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|8---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-------------------------------------------------------6-------|
D|8-------------------6-------6---8---6---8---10--8---10------10--|
A|7---8---10--8---10------10--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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