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

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - A Shape

d|--7---9-----|
B|--6---7---9-|
G|--6---7-----|
D|--7---9-----|
A|--8---9--11-|
D|-11--12-----|

Coming down

d|--7---9-----|
B|--5---7---9-|
G|--6---7-----|
D|--7---9-----|
A|--7---9--11-|
D|-11--12-----|

CAGED - G Shape

d|-11--12-----|
B|-10--12-----|
G|-10--11--13-|
D|--9--11--12-|
A|--9--11--12-|
D|-12--15-----|

Coming down

d|-11--12-----|
B|-10--12-----|
G|--9--11--13-|
D|--9--11--12-|
A|--9--11--12-|
D|-12--14-----|

CAGED - E Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - D Shape

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m	F# A C#	`4 4 4 2 2 4`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 11 11 10 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 9 7 6 7 x`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 6 4 3 6`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x 11 12 13 12 x`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x 5 6 4 x x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 7 6 6 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 12 11 10 10 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 12 11 10 x x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 3 2 2 x`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 0`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`9 9 9 7 7 9`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x x x 6 6 6`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 2 3`
VI	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
VI	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
VI	D	D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`
VI	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 4`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 3 1 0 3`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x 8 9 10 9 x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 9 10 9 x`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 0 3 2 2 3`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 0 3 2 2 4`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 0 4 2 2 3`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 0 3 2 2 x`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 12 11 12 x`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 9 11 9 x`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 9 11 x x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x x 3 1 2 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 2 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 4 6 6 6 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 0`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 4 6 4 6 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 4 3 4 2 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`11 11 11 13 12 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x x 3 1 0 3`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 4 2 2 4`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 x`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x 8 9 7 x x`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x 2 3 4 3 x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 9 6 6 6 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x 3 1 2 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x x 6 6 6`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 12 11 13 12 x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 2 3 2 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 4 6 4 6 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 5 7 6 7 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x x 3 4 3 x`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x 5 6 4 x x`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x x 6 7 6 x`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x x 12 10 10 x`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x x 7 7 6 x`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x 12 12 10 x x`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`x 5 6 4 x x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 7 6 6 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 12 11 10 x x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 3 2 2 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 4 3 2 x x`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x x x 6 6 6`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x x 11 10 9 x`
V	C#	C# F G#	`x x 3 1 2 x`
VI	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
VI	D	D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`
VI	D	D F# A	`x x 12 11 10 x`
VI	D	D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 0 3 x x x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`4 4 3 x x x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x x 4 6 6 x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x 9 7 10 x x`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 9 11 x x`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 11 12 11 x x`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x x 3 1 2 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x x x 6 6 6`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`x x 6 6 6 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 9 7 10 x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x x 3 4 3 x`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x 8 9 7 x x`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x 5 6 4 x x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 4 3 1 x x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x 3 1 2 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x x 6 6 6`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x x 6 6 6 x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x 4 2 3 x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x x x 7 7 7`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 2 3 1 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 2 3 2 x x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x x 9 10 9 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 4 4 2 x x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x x 11 11 10 x`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x x 0 1 0 x`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x x 3 4 3 x`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x 5 6 4 x x`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x x 6 7 6 x`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x x 12 10 10 x`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x x 7 7 6 x`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x 12 12 10 x x`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x x 4 4 3 x`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x x 6 4 7 x`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x x 9 7 7 x`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x 9 9 7 x x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

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

d|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
B|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------|
G|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------|
D|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|6---------------6---------------6---------------6---------------|
A|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6-----------10--6-----------10--6-----------10--6-----------10--|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|6---6---10------6---6---10------6---6---10------6---6---10------|4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---|
D|7---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------|4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------2---5-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

d|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
B|0-----------6---0-----------6---0-----------6---0-----------6---|
G|1---1---4-------1---1---4-------1---1---4-------1---1---4-------|
D|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Three Note Runs

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

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

d|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|6-------------------------------------------7-------7---9---7---|3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|6-------6-------6---7---6---7---10--7---10------10--------------|4-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
D|7---9-------9---------------------------------------------------|4-------------------3-------3---4---3---4---6---4---6-------6---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|2---4---5---4---5-------5---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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