F#/Gb Nahawand (Maqam) Ukulele Scale, Chords & Progressions

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

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

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

Tuning: Standard (G C E A)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - Fifth Position

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

Coming down

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

3NPS - Sixth Position

A|--4---5---8-----|
E|--4---5---7-----|
C|--2---5---6-----|
G|--2---4---6---7-|

Coming down

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

3NPS - Seventh Position

A|--5---8---9-|
E|--5---7---9-|
C|--5---6---8-|
G|--6---7-----|

Coming down

A|--5---7---9-|
E|--5---7---9-|
C|--6---8-----|
G|------------|

Exercises

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m	F# A C#	`2 6 5 4`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`6 6 5 4`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`2 6 2 4`
I	F#m	F# A C#	`11 9 9 9`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`1 2 x x`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`1 2 4 2`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`4 2 4 2`
II	G#dim	G# B D	`4 2 4 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 1 1 0`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x x 1 0`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`x 1 1 x`
III	Aaug	A C# F	`2 1 1 0`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`4 2 2 5`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 2 2`
IV	Bm	B D F#	`7 6 7 2`
V	C#	C# F G#	`1 1 1 4`
V	C#	C# F G#	`1 5 1 4`
V	C#	C# F G#	`6 5 4 4`
V	C#	C# F G#	`6 8 9 8`
VI	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
VI	D	D F# A	`2 2 2 5`
VI	D	D F# A	`2 6 2 5`
VI	D	D F# A	`7 6 5 5`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 1 2`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`x x 4 2`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`1 5 1 2`
VII	Fdim	F G# B	`1 5 4 2`

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`x 1 1 0`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`2 1 1 0`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`2 1 1 x`
I	F#m(maj7)	F# A C# F	`2 1 1 4`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`1 2 2 2`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`1 2 2 x`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
II	G#m7b5	G# B D F#	`4 2 2 2`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`1 1 1 0`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`1 1 1 x`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`1 1 4 0`
III	Amaj7#5	A C# F G#	`2 1 4 0`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 0`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
IV	Bm7	B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`1 1 1 2`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`x 1 1 2`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`1 1 4 2`
V	C#7	C# F G# B	`4 1 1 2`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 0`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
VI	Dmaj7	D F# A C#	`2 1 2 4`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`1 2 1 2`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`1 2 1 x`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`x 2 1 2`
VII	Fdim7	F G# B D	`1 2 4 2`

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`1 1 1 0`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`1 1 1 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`1 1 2 x`
I	F#m(maj9)	F# A C# F G#	`x 1 4 0`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`1 2 2 0`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`x 2 2 0`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 2 2 2`
II	G#m7b5b9	G# B D F# A	`2 2 2 x`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`1 1 1 2`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`x 1 1 2`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`4 1 4 0`
III	Amaj9#5	A C# F G# B	`2 1 4 2`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 1 2 0`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 2`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`2 1 2 x`
IV	Bm9	B D F# A C#	`x 1 2 2`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`1 2 1 2`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`1 2 1 x`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`x 2 1 2`
V	C#7b9	C# F G# B D	`4 2 1 4`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x 1 1 0`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`x 2 1 0`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`2 2 1 x`
VI	Dmaj7#9	D F# A C# F	`2 1 1 x`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`1 2 2 2`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`1 2 2 x`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`x 2 2 2`
VII	Fdim7(b9)	F G# B D F#	`4 2 2 x`

Progressions

Arpeggios

Chords: F#m – G#dim – Aaug – Bm – C# – D – Fdim

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

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

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

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

Three Note Runs

Chords: F#m – G#dim – Aaug – Bm – C# – D – Fdim

A|4-------------------------------4-------4---5---4---5---8---5---|--------------------------------------------2-------2---4---2---|
E|5---4---5---4---5---7---5---7-------7---------------------------|--------2-------2---4---2---4---5---4---5-------5---------------|
C|6---------------------------------------------------------------|2---5-------5---------------------------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------------------------------------------|1---------------------------------------------------------------|

A|0-------------------0-------0---2---0---2---4---2---4---2---0---|2-------------------------------------------------------4-------|
E|1---2---4---2---4-------4---------------------------------------|2-------------------4-------4---5---4---5---7---5---7-------7---|
C|1---------------------------------------------------------------|2---5---6---5---6-------6---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|4---------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

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