A Nahawand (Maqam) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

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

Notes coming down: A G F E D C B

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Third Position

A|--2---3---5-----|
E|--1---4---5-----|
C|--0---2---4-----|
G|--1---2---4---5-|

Coming down

A|--2---3---5-|
E|--1---3---5-|
C|--0---2---4-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

A|--3---5---7-----|
E|--4---5---7-----|
C|--2---4---5-----|
G|--2---4---5---7-|

Coming down

A|--3---5---7-|
E|--3---5---7-|
C|--2---4---5-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Fifth Position

A|--5---7---8-|
E|--5---7---8-|
C|--4---5---8-|
G|--4---5---7-|

Coming down

A|--5---7---8-|
E|--5---7---8-|
C|--4---5---7-|
G|------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

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

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am(maj7)	A C E G#	`1 0 0 0`
I	Am(maj7)	A C E G#	`1 0 0 x`
I	Am(maj7)	A C E G#	`1 0 0 3`
I	Am(maj7)	A C E G#	`1 0 4 0`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 0`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 1 0`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 2`
II	Bm7b5	B D F A	`2 2 1 x`
III	Cmaj7#5	C E G# B	`1 0 0 2`
III	Cmaj7#5	C E G# B	`x 0 0 2`
III	Cmaj7#5	C E G# B	`1 0 4 2`
III	Cmaj7#5	C E G# B	`4 0 0 2`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 0`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
IV	Dm7	D F A C	`2 0 1 3`
V	E7	E G# B D	`1 2 0 2`
V	E7	E G# B D	`1 2 0 x`
V	E7	E G# B D	`x 2 0 2`
V	E7	E G# B D	`4 2 0 2`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 0`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 x`
VI	Fmaj7	F A C E	`2 0 0 3`
VII	G#dim7	G# B D F	`1 2 1 2`
VII	G#dim7	G# B D F	`1 2 1 x`
VII	G#dim7	G# B D F	`x 2 1 2`
VII	G#dim7	G# B D F	`4 2 1 2`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Am(maj9)	A C E G# B	`1 0 0 2`
I	Am(maj9)	A C E G# B	`x 0 0 2`
I	Am(maj9)	A C E G# B	`2 0 4 2`
I	Am(maj9)	A C E G# B	`4 0 4 0`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 1 0`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 1 2`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`2 0 1 x`
II	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 0 1 2`
III	Cmaj9#5	C E G# B D	`1 2 0 2`
III	Cmaj9#5	C E G# B D	`1 2 0 x`
III	Cmaj9#5	C E G# B D	`x 2 0 2`
III	Cmaj9#5	C E G# B D	`x 2 0 3`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 0 0 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`2 2 0 x`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`x 2 0 0`
IV	Dm9	D F A C E	`2 0 0 x`
V	E7b9	E G# B D F	`1 2 1 2`
V	E7b9	E G# B D F	`1 2 1 x`
V	E7b9	E G# B D F	`x 2 1 2`
V	E7b9	E G# B D F	`1 4 1 x`
VI	Fmaj7#9	F A C E G#	`1 0 0 0`
VI	Fmaj7#9	F A C E G#	`1 0 0 x`
VI	Fmaj7#9	F A C E G#	`1 0 1 x`
VI	Fmaj7#9	F A C E G#	`2 0 4 x`
VII	G#dim7(b9)	G# B D F A	`1 2 1 0`
VII	G#dim7(b9)	G# B D F A	`x 2 1 0`
VII	G#dim7(b9)	G# B D F A	`2 2 1 2`
VII	G#dim7(b9)	G# B D F A	`2 2 1 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Am – Bdim – Caug – Dm – E – F – G#dim

A|0-----------3---0-----------3---0-----------3---0-----------3---|2-----------5---2-----------5---2-----------5---2-----------5---|
E|0-------4-------0-------4-------0-------4-------0-------4-------|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|
C|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3---|0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---0-----------5---|
E|0-------4-------0-------4-------0-------4-------0-------4-------|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|
C|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|

A|2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---2-----------7---|0-----------3---0-----------3---0-----------3---0-----------3---|
E|4---4---7-------4---4---7-------4---4---7-------4---4---7-------|1-------4-------1-------4-------1-------4-------1-------4-------|
C|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------0---4-----------|
G|4---------------4---------------4---------------4---------------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|

A|------------5---------------5---------------5---------------5---|
E|----1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-----------1---5-------|
C|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Am – Bdim – Caug – Dm – E – F – G#dim

A|0-------------------------------------------------------2-------|2-------------------------------------------2-------2---3---2---|
E|0-------------------1-------1---4---1---4---5---4---5-------5---|1-------1-------1---4---1---4---5---4---5-------5---------------|
C|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|2---4-------4---------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------2-------|0-------------------------------------------2-------2---3---2---|
E|0-------------------1-------1---4---1---4---5---4---5-------5---|1-------1-------1---4---1---4---5---4---5-------5---------------|
C|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|2---4-------4---------------------------------------------------|
G|1---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|2-------------------------------------------3-------3---5---3---|0-------------------------------------------------------2-------|
E|4-------4-------4---5---4---5---7---5---7-------7---------------|1-------------------1-------1---4---1---4---5---4---5-------5---|
C|4---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|0---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|
G|4---------------------------------------------------------------|2---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------2-------2---3---2---|
E|--------1-------1---4---1---4---5---4---5-------5---------------|
C|2---4-------4---------------------------------------------------|
G|1---------------------------------------------------------------|

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