C Nahawand (Maqam) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: C D Eb F G Ab B

Notes coming down: C Bb Ab G F Eb D

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Second Position

A|--3---5---6-|
E|--3---4---7-|
C|--2---3---5-|
G|--4---5---7-|

Coming down

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

3NPS - Third Position

A|--5---6---8-----|
E|--4---7---8-----|
C|--3---5---7-----|
G|--4---5---7---8-|

Coming down

A|--5---6---8-|
E|--4---6---8-|
C|--3---5---7-|
G|------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`5 3 3 6`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 3 3`
I	Cm	C Eb G	`8 7 8 3`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 2 1 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 2 x x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`x 2 4 x`
II	Ddim	D F Ab	`1 2 1 5`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`0 3 3 2`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x 3 3 2`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`x x 3 2`
III	Ebaug	Eb G B	`4 3 3 2`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 4 3`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`5 5 4 3`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 1 3`
IV	Fm	F Ab C	`10 8 8 8`
V	G	G B D	`0 2 3 2`
V	G	G B D	`4 2 3 2`
V	G	G B D	`7 7 7 5`
V	G	G B D	`7 7 7 10`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`5 3 4 3`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 6`
VI	Ab	Ab C Eb	`8 8 8 11`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 1 2`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 1 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x 1 2`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`4 2 1 2`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`0 0 3 2`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 0 3 2`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`0 3 3 2`
I	Cm(maj7)	C Eb G B	`x 3 3 2`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 0 1 3`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`1 2 1 3`
II	Dm7b5	D F Ab C	`x 2 1 3`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`0 2 3 2`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`x 2 3 2`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`4 2 3 2`
III	Ebmaj7#5	Eb G B D	`4 2 3 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
IV	Fm7	F Ab C Eb	`1 3 4 3`
V	G7	G B D F	`0 2 1 2`
V	G7	G B D F	`0 2 1 x`
V	G7	G B D F	`x 2 1 2`
V	G7	G B D F	`4 2 1 2`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 x`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`0 3 3 3`
VI	Abmaj7	Ab C Eb G	`1 3 3 3`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`1 2 1 2`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`1 2 1 x`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`1 2 4 2`
VII	Bdim7	B D F Ab	`4 2 4 2`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 2 3 2`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`x 2 3 3`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`4 2 3 3`
I	Cm(maj9)	C Eb G B D	`4 2 3 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 3`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`1 3 1 x`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 1 3`
II	Dm7b5b9	D F Ab C Eb	`x 3 4 3`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`0 2 1 2`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`0 2 1 x`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`x 2 1 2`
III	Ebmaj9#5	Eb G B D F	`0 3 1 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 0 1 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`1 0 3 x`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 1 3`
IV	Fm9	F Ab C Eb G	`0 3 1 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`1 2 1 2`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`1 2 1 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`1 2 3 x`
V	G7b9	G B D F Ab	`0 2 4 x`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`1 0 3 2`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x 0 3 2`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`1 3 3 2`
VI	Abmaj7#9	Ab C Eb G B	`x 3 3 2`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`1 0 1 2`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`x 0 1 2`
VII	Bdim7(b9)	B D F Ab C	`1 2 1 3`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

A|3-----------6---3-----------6---3-----------6---3-----------6---|------------5---------------5---------------5---------------5---|
E|3-------7-------3-------7-------3-------7-------3-------7-------|1---1---4-------1---1---4-------1---1---4-------1---1---4-------|
C|3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------3---7-----------|2---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
G|5---------------5---------------5---------------5---------------|1---------------1---------------1---------------1---------------|

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Cm – Ddim – Ebaug – Fm – G – Ab – Bdim

A|3-------------------------------------------------------5-------|--------------------------------------------2-------2---3---2---|
E|3-------------------4-------4---7---4---7---8---7---8-------8---|1-------1-------1---3---1---3---4---3---4-------4---------------|
C|3---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------------------|2---3-------3---------------------------------------------------|
G|5---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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