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D Nawa or Rast (Arabian) scale

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About the D Nawa or Rast (Arabian) scale

D Nawa or Rast (Arabian) is a maqam-flavored scale that shares the notes of harmonic minor. It's used for Middle Eastern flavored and modal melodies.

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Positions

Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.

CAGED

Five shapes, each anchored to a chord form you already know, the pop and rock default that ties your scales to your chords. The outlined notes are that chord, so you can see the C, A, G, E, and D shapes inside the scale.

D shapeopen
C shapefr 2
A shapefr 4
G shapefr 7
E shapefr 9
3NPS

3NPS stands for 3 notes per string. It lays the scale out in seven even shapes for rock and metal lead, and favors speed because the picking pattern stays consistent across every string.

Shape 1open
Shape 2fr 1
Shape 3fr 3
Shape 4fr 5
Shape 5fr 6
Shape 6fr 8
Shape 7fr 10
7-position system

7 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.

Position 1open
Position 2fr 1
Position 3fr 3
Position 4fr 5
Position 5fr 6
Position 6fr 9
Position 7fr 10

Chords in the key of D Nawa or Rast (Arabian)

Expand a chord to see how to play it.

i D minor
5fr 6fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

ii° E diminished
5fr 7fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

III+ F augmented
6fr 8fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

iv G minor
3fr 5fr 10fr

(1st inversion)

V A
2fr 5fr 7fr

(1st inversion)

VI B flat
3fr 6fr 8fr

(1st inversion)

vii° C sharp diminished
4fr 7fr 11fr

(1st inversion)

Seventh chords in D Nawa or Rast (Arabian)

The four-note version of each chord, richer and jazzier.

i D minor major seven
2fr 5fr 10fr

ii° E minor seven flat five
7fr 8fr 11fr

III+ F major seven sharp five
5fr 8fr 12fr

iv G minor seven
3fr 5fr 8fr 10fr

V A seven
5fr 7fr

VI B flat major seven
3fr 6fr 8fr

vii° C sharp diminished seven
3fr 8fr 11fr

Progressions in D Nawa or Rast (Arabian)

Tap any chord to hear it, or play the whole progression.

i Isus4
i V
i VIM7
ii°7 i
V i

Notes and intervals

1 D Root
2 E Major 2nd
3 F Minor 3rd
4 G Perfect 4th
5 A Perfect 5th
6 B flat Minor 6th
7 C sharp Major 7th

Shapes

Chromatic

C C♯ D♭ D D♯ E♭ E F F♯ G♭ G G♯ A♭ A A♯ B♭ B

Circle of Fifths

C G D A E B F♯ G♭ C♯ D♭ G♯ A♭ D♯ E♭ A♯ B♭ F

Related scales

Nawa or Rast (Arabian) in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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