Maqam Transpositions

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MAQAMAT
Commonly used in Arab Music
With Ascending Intervals & Transpositions
Prepared by: Sami Asmar

#: sharp; b: flat; +: half-sharp; -: half-flat; (b): flat on descending; (n): natural on descending; bold: most common
Western Major Scale is Ajam (or Mahur) = 1 1 1/2 1 1 1 1/2 = C D E F G A B C

Rast

Saba

3/4

3/4

3/4

3/4

1/2

1.5

1/2

E-

A B-(b) C

3/4

D-

Eb

Ab

Bb

D
E
F
G
A
B

E
F#
G
A
B
C#

F+
G+
ABC+
D+

G
A
Bb
C
D
E

A
B
C
D
E
F#

B
C#
D
E
F#
G#

E-

Gb

Bb

Db

E
F
G
A
B

F+
GABC+

G
Ab
Bb
C
D

Ab
A
B
Db
Eb

B
C
D
E
F#

C
Db
Eb
F
G

D
Eb
F
G
A

Eb
E
Gb
Ab
Bb

C+(b)
D+(n)
E-(b)
F+(n)
G+(n)
A+(n)

3/4

D
E
F
G
A
B

Bayati

1/2

Nahawand

3/4

3/4

3/4

3/4

D-

Eb

A-(b)

Bb

E-

A B-(b) C

E
F
G
A
B

F+
GABC+

G
Ab
Bb
C
D

A
Bb
C
D
E

B
C
D
E
F#

E
F
G
A
B

C+(n)
D-(b)
E-(b)
F+(n)
G+(n)

D
Eb
F
G
A

1/2

1/2

1.5

1/2

Eb

Ab

B(b)

D
E
F
G
A
B

E
F#
G
A
B
C#

F
G
Ab
Bb
C
D

G
A
Bb
C
D
E

A
B
C
D
E
F#

Bb
C
Db
Eb
F
G

C#(n)
D#(n)
E(b)
F#(n)
G#(n)
A#(n)

D
E
F
G
A
B

Hijaz

Kurd

1/2

1.5

1/2

3/4

3/4

1/2

1/2

Db

A-(b)

Bb

Db

Eb

Ab

Bb

Eb F#

A B-(b) C

E
F
G
A
B

F
Gb
Ab
Bb
C

A
Bb
C
D
E

B
C
D
E
F#

G#
A
B
C#
D#

Eb

Bb

C+(n)
D-(b)
E-(b)
F+(n)
G+(n)

D
Eb
F
G
A

E
F
G
A
B

E
F
G
A
B

F
Gb
Ab
Bb
C

G
Ab
Bb
C
D

A
Bb
C
D
E

B
C
D
E
F#

C
Db
Eb
F
G

D
Eb
F
G
A

E
F
G
A
B

Huzam
3/4

1/2

1.5

1/2

3/4

C+
D-

D
Eb

E
F

F
Gb

G#
A

A
Bb

B
C

C+
D-

E-

G Ab

E-

F+
G+
AB-

G
A
Bb
C

A
B
C
D

C#
D#
E
F#

D
E
F
G

E
F#
G
A

F+
G+
AB-

Bb
C
Db
Eb

Others
Sikah
E- F G A B- C D E- 3/4 1 1 3/4 3/4 1 3/4
Shad Arban G Ab B C D Eb F# G 1/2 1.5 1/2 1 1/2 1.5 1/2
AjamAshiran Bb C D Eb F G A Bb 1 1 1/2 1 1 1 1/2
Hijaz Kar C Db E F G Ab B C 1/2 1.5 1/2 1 1/2 1.5 1/2
Nawa Athar C D Eb F# G Ab B C 1 1/2 1.5 1/2 1/2 1.5 1/2
Nakriz
C D Eb F# G A Bb C 1 1/2 1.5 1/2 1 1/2 1
Suznak
C D E- F G Ab B C 1 3/4 3/4 1 1/2 1.5 1/2

Maqamat sharing the same notes or scale intervals:

Farah Faza = Nahawand on G, Ushaq = (Ascending) Bayati, Muhayyar = (Descending Bayati)
Buslik = Nahawand on D, Yakah = Rast on G, Nawa = Bayati on G, Shad Arban = Hijaz Kar on G
Hijaz Kar Kurd = Kurd on C, Zingula = Hijaz Kar on D

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