G#/Ab Nahawand (Maqam) Guitar Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

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

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

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

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--3---4---6-|
B|--4---5-----|
G|--4---6-----|
D|--5---6---8-|
A|--6---7-----|
E|--7---9-----|

Coming down

e|--2---4---6-|
B|--4---5-----|
G|--4---6-----|
D|--4---6---8-|
A|--6---7-----|
E|--7---9-----|

CAGED - A Shape

e|--7---9-----|
B|--8---9--11-|
G|--8---9-----|
D|--9--11-----|
A|-10--11--13-|
E|-11--12-----|

Coming down

e|--7---9-----|
B|--7---9--11-|
G|--8---9-----|
D|--9--11-----|
A|--9--11--13-|
E|-11--12-----|

CAGED - G Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - E Shape

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

Coming down

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

CAGED - D Shape

e|--3---4---6-|
B|--4---5-----|
G|--4---6-----|
D|--5---6---8-|
A|--6---7-----|
E|--6---7---9-|

Coming down

e|--2---4---6-|
B|--4---5-----|
G|--4---6-----|
D|--4---6---8-|
A|--6---7-----|
E|--6---7---9-|

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`x x x 1 0 3`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`4 2 1 0 0 3`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`4 2 1 0 0 4`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`4 2 1 0 4 3`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 9 9 9`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x 1 1 0 x x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`3 1 1 x x x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 4 3`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x x 1 3 4 3`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`x x 1 3 2 3`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`x 6 5 6 4 6`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`x 6 5 6 4 3`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`x 6 8 6 8 6`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x 10 11 9 x x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x 1 2 3 2 x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x 1 2 0 x x`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`4 6 5 3 x x`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x x 6 3 4 3`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x x 6 8 8 6`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x 11 8 8 8 x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 8 6 9 7`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x 2 1 3 2 x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`7 6 8 6 x x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x x 1 3 2 3`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x 4 5 3 x x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x x 1 3 2 0`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x x 9 8 7`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x x 0 0 0`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 2 x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`4 4 2 x x x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`

Triads

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x x 13 12 11`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
I	G#m	G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
II	A#dim	A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x 2 1 0 x x`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x x x 4 4 3`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x x 9 8 8 x`
III	Baug	B D# G	`x x 1 0 0 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 11 9 9 x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`4 4 2 x x x`
IV	C#m	C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`
V	D#	D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 x x`
V	D#	D# G A#	`x x x 8 8 6`
V	D#	D# G A#	`x x 13 12 11 x`
V	D#	D# G A#	`11 10 8 x x x`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
VI	E	E G# B	`x 7 6 4 x x`
VI	E	E G# B	`x x x 9 9 7`
VI	E	E G# B	`12 11 9 x x x`
VII	Gdim	G A# C#	`x 4 5 3 x x`
VII	Gdim	G A# C#	`x x 11 12 11 x`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`x x x 1 0 3`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`x x x 1 4 3`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`4 2 5 x x x`
I	G#m(maj7)	G# B D# G	`4 6 5 x x x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x x 8 6 9 x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`x 13 11 13 x x`
II	A#m7b5	A# C# E G#	`4 4 2 x x x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x 1 1 0 x x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`3 1 1 x x x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 x x`
III	Bmaj7#5	B D# G A#	`x x 5 3 4 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 11 9 12 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
IV	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`x 4 5 3 x x`
V	D#7	D# G A# C#	`x x 11 12 11 x`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x x 9 9 11`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
VI	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x x 5 6 5 x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x 10 11 9 x x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x 1 2 0 x x`
VII	Gdim7	G A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x 1 1 0 x x`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`3 1 1 x x x`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x 6 5 3 x x`
I	G#m(maj9)	G# B D# G A#	`x x 5 3 4 x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x x x 1 0 0`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 2 2 1 x x`
II	A#m7b5b9	A# C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 x x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x 4 5 3 x x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x 4 5 4 x x`
III	Bmaj9#5	B D# G A# C#	`x x 11 12 11 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x x 4 4 4`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
IV	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x 6 6 4 x x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x 1 2 0 x x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x x 2 3 2 x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x x 5 6 5 x`
V	D#7b9	D# G A# C# E	`x 7 8 6 x x`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x x 9 8 7`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x x x 0 0 0`
VI	Emaj7#9	E G# B D# G	`x 2 2 0 x x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x 1 2 1 x x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`4 4 2 x x x`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
VII	Gdim7(b9)	G A# C# E G#	`x x 6 6 5 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: G#m – A#dim – Baug – C#m – D# – E – Gdim

e|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---|
D|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------1---4-----------|
E|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|
B|0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|
G|0-----------4---0-----------4---0-----------4---0-----------4---|6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---6-----------6---|
D|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------|
A|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------4---7-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: G#m – A#dim – Baug – C#m – D# – E – Gdim

e|4---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4---------------------------------------------------------------|3-------------------------------------------------------1-------|
D|6-------------------------------------------------------5-------|2-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---5---2---5-------5---|
A|6-------------------4-------4---6---4---6---7---6---7-------7---|1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
E|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|0---------------------------------------------------------------|5---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|0-------------------------------------------1-------1---3---1---|6-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
D|1-------1-------1---2---1---2---5---2---5-------5---------------|6-------------------5-------5---6---5---6---8---6---8-------8---|
A|2---4-------4---------------------------------------------------|4---6---7---6---7-------7---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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