Maqam (Arabic) · Romantic · emotional
Nahawand Scale
Maqam Nahawand is the Arabic cousin of the Western natural minor scale. Romantic and emotional, it bridges Eastern and Western ears because it contains no quarter-tones — an ideal first maqam for players coming from Western music.
Open the interactive Nahawand scale →On the piano keyboard
Nahawand scale shown on C
RootScale tone
Nahawand scale on every key — keyboard diagrams
C
Db
D
Eb
E
F
F#
G
Ab
A
Bb
B
Nahawand scale in every key
| Key | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | C | D | Eb | F | G | Ab | Bb |
| Db | Db | Eb | E | Gb | Ab | A | B |
| D | D | E | F | G | A | Bb | C |
| Eb | Eb | F | Gb | Ab | Bb | B | Db |
| E | E | F# | G | A | B | C | D |
| F | F | G | Ab | Bb | C | Db | Eb |
| F# | F# | G# | A | B | C# | D | E |
| G | G | A | Bb | C | D | Eb | F |
| Ab | Ab | Bb | B | Db | Eb | E | Gb |
| A | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
| Bb | Bb | C | Db | Eb | F | Gb | Ab |
| B | B | C# | D | E | F# | G | A |
Popular songs in this scale
A curated list of well-known songs built on the Nahawand is coming soon.
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