A#/Bb Nahawand (Maqam) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: Bb C Db Eb F Gb A

Notes coming down: Bb Ab Gb F Eb Db C

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Second Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Third Position

A|--3---4---6-----|
E|--2---5---6-----|
C|--1---3---5-----|
G|--2---3---5---6-|

Coming down

A|--3---4---6-|
E|--2---4---6-|
C|--1---3---5-|
G|------------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

A|--4---6---8-----|
E|--5---6---8-----|
C|--3---5---6-----|
G|--3---5---6---8-|

Coming down

A|--4---6---8-|
E|--4---6---8-|
C|--3---5---6-|
G|------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 1 1`
I	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 6 1`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 0 2 x`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 3`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 x`
II	Cdim	C Eb Gb	`x x 2 3`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x 1 1 0`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`x x 1 0`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`2 1 1 0`
III	Dbaug	Db F A	`2 1 1 x`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`3 3 2 1`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 6`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`8 6 6 9`
IV	Ebm	Eb Gb Bb	`11 10 6 6`
V	F	F A C	`2 0 1 0`
V	F	F A C	`5 5 5 3`
V	F	F A C	`5 5 5 8`
V	F	F A C	`5 9 5 8`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 4`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 6 6 9`
VI	Gb	Gb Bb Db	`6 10 6 9`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`2 3 x x`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`5 3 5 0`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`2 3 5 3`
VII	Adim	A C Eb	`5 3 5 3`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`x 1 1 0`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`2 1 1 0`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`2 1 1 1`
I	Bbm(maj7)	Bb Db F A	`2 1 1 x`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 1`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 3`
II	Cm7b5	C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`x 0 1 0`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`2 0 1 0`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`2 0 1 x`
III	Dbmaj7#5	Db F A C	`2 0 1 3`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 1`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
IV	Ebm7	Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 4`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 0`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`x 3 1 0`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 3`
V	F7	F A C Eb	`2 3 1 x`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
VI	Gbmaj7	Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
VII	Adim7	A C Eb Gb	`2 0 2 0`
VII	Adim7	A C Eb Gb	`2 0 2 x`
VII	Adim7	A C Eb Gb	`x 0 2 0`
VII	Adim7	A C Eb Gb	`2 0 2 3`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x 0 1 0`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`x 0 1 1`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`2 0 1 1`
I	Bbm(maj9)	Bb Db F A C	`2 0 1 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 1`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 3`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`3 1 2 x`
II	Cm7b5b9	C Eb Gb Bb Db	`x 1 2 3`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x 3 1 0`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`2 3 1 3`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`2 3 1 x`
III	Dbmaj9#5	Db F A C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 3 1 x`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`x 3 1 1`
IV	Ebm9	Eb Gb Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`
V	F7b9	F A C Eb Gb	`2 0 2 x`
V	F7b9	F A C Eb Gb	`x 0 2 0`
V	F7b9	F A C Eb Gb	`x 3 2 0`
V	F7b9	F A C Eb Gb	`2 3 2 3`
VI	Gbmaj7#9	Gb Bb Db F A	`x 1 1 0`
VI	Gbmaj7#9	Gb Bb Db F A	`x 1 2 0`
VI	Gbmaj7#9	Gb Bb Db F A	`2 1 1 1`
VI	Gbmaj7#9	Gb Bb Db F A	`2 1 1 x`
VII	Adim7(b9)	A C Eb Gb Bb	`2 0 2 1`
VII	Adim7(b9)	A C Eb Gb Bb	`x 0 2 1`
VII	Adim7(b9)	A C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 0`
VII	Adim7(b9)	A C Eb Gb Bb	`3 0 2 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Dbaug – Ebm – F – Gb – Adim

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

A|0-----------4---0-----------4---0-----------4---0-----------4---|1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---1-----------6---|
E|1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------1---1---5-------|2---2---6-------2---2---6-------2---2---6-------2---2---6-------|
C|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|

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

A|------------6---------------6---------------6---------------6---|
E|----2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-----------2---6-------|
C|3---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------|
G|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|

Three Note Runs

Chords: Bbm – Cdim – Dbaug – Ebm – F – Gb – Adim

A|1-------------------------------------------------------3-------|--------------------------------------------------------1-------|
E|1-------------------2-------2---5---2---5---6---5---6-------6---|2-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---5---2---5-------5---|
C|1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|0---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|
G|3---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|0-------------------------------------------1-------1---3---1---|1-------------------------------------------3-------3---4---3---|
E|1-------1-------1---2---1---2---5---2---5-------5---------------|2-------2-------2---5---2---5---6---5---6-------6---------------|
C|1---3-------3---------------------------------------------------|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|0-------------------------------------------------------1-------|1-------------------------------------------------------3-------|
E|1-------------------1-------1---2---1---2---5---2---5-------5---|2-------------------2-------2---5---2---5---6---5---6-------6---|
C|0---1---3---1---3-------3---------------------------------------|1---3---5---3---5-------5---------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|3---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------3-------3---4---3---|
E|--------2-------2---5---2---5---6---5---6-------6---------------|
C|3---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|

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