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List of notes in Turkish makam theory
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<p>This is a list of notes in <a href="/facts/Turkish_makam/RpydUEBx">Turkish makam theory</a>, a system of <a href="/facts/Melody_type/QGlVSCmS">melody types</a> used in Turkish classical and folk music: </p><p>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. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th><a href="/facts/Holdrian_comma/WxlRUBfc">Comma</a><p>difference from Çargah</p></th><th>1st octave</th><th>2nd octave</th><th>3rd octave</th><th>Representation<p>with sharps</p></th><th>Representation<p>with Flats</p></th></tr><tr><td>0</td><td>Kaba Çargâh</td><td>Çargâh</td><td>Tiz Çargâh</td><td>C</td><td>C</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Kaba Nim Hicâz</td><td>Nim Hicâz</td><td>Tiz Nim Hicâz</td><td>C♯</td><td>D♭</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Kaba Hicâz</td><td>Hicâz</td><td>Tiz Hicâz</td><td>C</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Kaba Dik Hicâz</td><td>Dik Hicâz</td><td>Tiz Dik Hicâz</td><td>C</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Yegâh</td><td>Neva</td><td>Tiz Neva</td><td>D</td><td>D</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Kaba Nim Hisâr</td><td>Nim Hisâr</td><td></td><td>D♯</td><td>E♭</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Kaba Hisâr</td><td>Hisâr</td><td></td><td>D</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Kaba Dik Hisâr</td><td>Dik Hisâr</td><td></td><td>D</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Hüseynî Aşiran</td><td>Hüseynî</td><td></td><td>E</td><td>E</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Acem Aşiran</td><td>Acem</td><td></td><td>F</td><td>F</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Dik Acem Aşiran</td><td>Dik Acem</td><td></td><td>F</td><td>G</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Irak</td><td>Eviç</td><td></td><td>F♯</td><td>G♭</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Geveşt</td><td>Mahur</td><td></td><td>F</td><td>G</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Dik Geveşt</td><td>Dik Mahur</td><td></td><td>F</td><td>G</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Rast</td><td>Gerdaniye</td><td></td><td>G</td><td>G</td></tr><tr><td>35</td><td>Nim Zirgüle</td><td>Nim Şehnaz</td><td></td><td>G♯</td><td>A♭</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Zirgüle</td><td>Şehnaz</td><td></td><td>G</td><td>A</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Dik Zirgüle</td><td>Dik Şehnaz</td><td></td><td>G</td><td>A</td></tr><tr><td>40</td><td>Dügâh</td><td>Muhayyer</td><td></td><td>A</td><td>A</td></tr><tr><td>44</td><td>Kürdî</td><td>Sümbüle</td><td></td><td>A♯</td><td>B♭</td></tr><tr><td>45</td><td>Dik Kürdî</td><td>Dik Sümbüle</td><td></td><td>A</td><td>B</td></tr><tr><td>48</td><td>Segâh</td><td>Tiz Segâh</td><td></td><td>A</td><td>B</td></tr><tr><td>49</td><td>Buselik</td><td>Tiz Buselik</td><td></td><td>B</td><td>B</td></tr><tr><td>52</td><td>Dik Buselik</td><td>Tiz Dik Buselik</td><td></td><td>-</td><td>C</td></tr></tbody></table>