F Nahawand (Maqam) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

Notes going up: F G Ab Bb C Db E

Notes coming down: F Eb Db C Bb Ab G

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Sixth Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Seventh Position

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

Coming down

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

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 4 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`5 5 4 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`1 5 1 3`
I	Fm	F Ab C	`10 8 8 8`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 1 x x`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`0 1 3 1`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 1 3 1`
II	Gdim	G Bb Db	`3 1 3 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x 0 0 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`1 0 0 x`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`1 0 0 3`
III	Abaug	Ab C E	`x x 0 3`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`3 1 1 4`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 1 1`
IV	Bbm	Bb Db F	`6 5 6 1`
V	C	C E G	`0 0 0 3`
V	C	C E G	`0 4 0 3`
V	C	C E G	`5 4 3 3`
V	C	C E G	`5 7 8 7`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`1 5 1 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 5 4 4`
VI	Db	Db F Ab	`6 8 9 8`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 0 1`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`x x 3 1`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 4 0 1`
VII	Edim	E G Bb	`0 4 3 1`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`1 0 0 x`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`1 0 0 3`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`1 4 0 3`
I	Fm(maj7)	F Ab C E	`1 4 1 3`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 1`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 x`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
II	Gm7b5	G Bb Db F	`3 1 1 1`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`0 0 0 x`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`0 0 0 3`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`1 0 3 3`
III	Abmaj7#5	Ab C E G	`1 0 3 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 4`
IV	Bbm7	Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 4 1`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 0 0 1`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`x 0 0 1`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`0 0 3 1`
V	C7	C E G Bb	`3 0 0 1`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`1 1 1 3`
VI	Dbmaj7	Db F Ab C	`x 1 1 3`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`0 1 0 1`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`0 1 0 x`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`x 1 0 1`
VII	Edim7	E G Bb Db	`0 1 3 1`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`0 0 0 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`0 0 1 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`1 0 3 x`
I	Fm(maj9)	F Ab C E G	`0 0 4 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 1`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 1 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`1 1 3 x`
II	Gm7b5b9	G Bb Db F Ab	`0 1 4 x`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`0 0 0 1`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`x 0 0 1`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`1 0 3 1`
III	Abmaj9#5	Ab C E G Bb	`3 0 0 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 1`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`1 0 1 x`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`x 0 1 1`
IV	Bbm9	Bb Db F Ab C	`3 0 1 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`0 1 0 1`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`0 1 0 x`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`x 1 0 1`
V	C7b9	C E G Bb Db	`3 1 0 3`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`1 1 0 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`1 0 0 x`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`1 1 0 3`
VI	Dbmaj7#9	Db F Ab C E	`x 1 0 3`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 1`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`0 1 1 x`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`x 1 1 1`
VII	Edim7(b9)	E G Bb Db F	`3 1 1 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Abaug – Bbm – C – Db – Edim

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

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: Fm – Gdim – Abaug – Bbm – C – Db – Edim

A|3-------------------------------3-------3---4---3---4---7---4---|--------------------------------------------1-------1---3---1---|
E|4---3---4---3---4---6---4---6-------6---------------------------|--------1-------1---3---1---3---4---3---4-------4---------------|
C|5---------------------------------------------------------------|1---4-------4---------------------------------------------------|
G|1---------------------------------------------------------------|0---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

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