Maqamati مقاماتي

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.

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On the piano keyboard

CDFGEbAbBbMaqamati مقاماتي || Copyrighted to A2B Software Corp | Amr Khaled El-Nowahy

Nahawand scale shown on C

RootScale tone

Nahawand scale on every key — keyboard diagrams

CDFGEbAbBbMaqamati مقاماتي || Copyrighted to A2B Software Corp | Amr Khaled El-Nowahy

C

EABDbEbGbAbMaqamati مقاماتي || Copyrighted to A2B Software Corp | Amr Khaled El-Nowahy

Db

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D

FBDbEbGbAbBbMaqamati مقاماتي || Copyrighted to A2B Software Corp | Amr Khaled El-Nowahy

Eb

CDEGABF#Maqamati مقاماتي || Copyrighted to A2B Software Corp | Amr Khaled El-Nowahy

E

CFGDbEbAbBbMaqamati مقاماتي || Copyrighted to A2B Software Corp | Amr Khaled El-Nowahy

F

DEABC#F#G#Maqamati مقاماتي || Copyrighted to A2B Software Corp | Amr Khaled El-Nowahy

F#

CDFGAEbBbMaqamati مقاماتي || Copyrighted to A2B Software Corp | Amr Khaled El-Nowahy

G

EBDbEbGbAbBbMaqamati مقاماتي || Copyrighted to A2B Software Corp | Amr Khaled El-Nowahy

Ab

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A

CFDbEbGbAbBbMaqamati مقاماتي || Copyrighted to A2B Software Corp | Amr Khaled El-Nowahy

Bb

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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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