Nahawand is a maqam very close to the minor scale, so it feels familiar to players who come from Western music. It has no quarter tones. In its basic form it has the same notes as the natural minor scale.
Choose an instrument and a root above to see Nahawand on the fretboard.
Note: a regular flat (like E♭) is a semitone, so it is blue. Only a half-flat (↓, e.g. E↓ or B↓) is a quarter tone, shown in yellow. Each quarter tone is drawn inside the fret box above it, and if that box also holds a regular note, both are shown side by side. Play it by bending the string or on a fretless guitar.
Degrees: 1 - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7
Notes on D: D E F G A B♭ C
Notes on C: C D E♭ F G A♭ B♭
In terms of notes, Nahawand in its basic form is identical to the natural minor scale.
Maqam Nahawand has no quarter tones, so it can be played on instruments with regular frets without any change.