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 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 |
References
"Nota Sistemi". www.sufi.gen.tr. Retrieved 2024-04-01. https://www.sufi.gen.tr/nota-sistemi#:~:text=%C3%A7argah%20(do),%20nim%20hicaz,,%20tiz%20%C3%A7argah%20(do). ↩