List of notes in Turkish makam theory

This is a list of notes in Turkish makam theory, a system of melody types used in Turkish classical and folk music:

Notes: Kaba means that a note is in the lower register and Tiz means that it's in the higher register. Nim means that a note is slightly lower, Dik means that a note is slightly higher. +Comma difference from Çargah1st octave2nd octave3rd octaveRepresentation with sharpsRepresentation with FlatsNotes0Kaba ÇargâhÇargâhTiz ÇargâhCC4Kaba Nim HicâzNim HicâzTiz Nim HicâzCD5Kaba HicâzHicâzTiz HicâzCD8Kaba Dik HicâzDik HicâzTiz Dik HicâzCDNot used in practice.9YegâhNevaTiz NevaDD13Kaba Nim HisârNim HisârTiz Nim HisârDE14Kaba HisârHisârTiz HisârDE17Kaba Dik HisârDik HisârTiz Dik HisârDE18Hüseynî AşiranHüseynîTiz HüseynîEE22Acem AşiranAcemTiz AcemFF23Dik Acem AşiranDik AcemTiz Dik AcemFGNot used in practice.26IrakEviçTiz EviçFG27GeveştMahurTiz MahurFG30Dik GeveştDik MahurTiz Dik MahurFGNot used in practice.31RastGerdaniyeTiz GerdaniyeGG35Nim ZirgüleNim ŞehnazTiz Nim ŞehnazGA36ZirgüleŞehnazTiz ŞehnazGA39Dik ZirgüleDik ŞehnazTiz Dik ŞehnazGA40DügâhMuhayyerTiz MuhayyerAA44KürdîSümbüleTiz SümbüleAB45Dik KürdîDik SümbüleTiz Dik SümbüleAB48SegâhTiz SegâhTiz Tiz SegâhAB49BuselikTiz BuselikTiz Tiz BuselikBB52Dik BuselikTiz Dik BuselikTiz Tiz Dik Buselik -CNot used in practice.

Usage frequency While technically in the list of notes, some of these notes are either not used, or very rarely used in practice.

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