List of notes in Turkish makam theory explained

This is a list of notes in Turkish makam theory, a system of melody types used in Turkish classical and folk music:^[1]

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 Çargah!1st octave!2nd octave!3rd octave!Representation with sharps!Representation with Flats

0	Kaba Çargâh	Çargâh	Tiz Çargâh	C	C
4	Kaba Nim Hicâz	Nim Hicâz	Tiz Nim Hicâz	C	D
5	Kaba Hicâz	Hicâz	Tiz Hicâz	C	D
8	Kaba Dik Hicâz	Dik Hicâz	Tiz Dik Hicâz	C	D
9	Yegâh	Neva	Tiz Neva	D	D
13	Kaba Nim Hisâr	Nim Hisâr		D	E
14	Kaba Hisâr	Hisâr		D	E
17	Kaba Dik Hisâr	Dik Hisâr		D	E
18	Hüseynî Aşiran	Hüseynî		E	E
22	Acem Aşiran	Acem		F	F
23	Dik Acem Aşiran	Dik Acem		F	G
26	Irak	Eviç		F	G
27	Geveşt	Mahur		F	G
30	Dik Geveşt	Dik Mahur		F	G
31	Rast	Gerdaniye		G	G
35	Nim Zirgüle	Nim Şehnaz		G	A
36	Zirgüle	Şehnaz		G	A
39	Dik Zirgüle	Dik Şehnaz		G	A
40	Dügâh	Muhayyer		A	A
44	Kürdî	Sümbüle		A	B
45	Dik Kürdî	Dik Sümbüle		A	B
48	Segâh	Tiz Segâh		A	B
49	Buselik	Tiz Buselik		B	B
52	Dik Buselik	Tiz Dik Buselik		-	C

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nota Sistemi . 2024-04-01 . www.sufi.gen.tr.