Turkish makams

A makam is more than a scale: it sets the notes, the koma accidentals, the note a piece rests on (karar), its strong note (güçlü) and the way the melody moves (seyir). These pages cover common makams, with each scale note and its fingering on the clarinet, and how to scan pieces in them with Dizek.

• Rast Karar (tonic): Rast (G) · Güçlü (strong note): Nevâ (D) Key signature (donanım): B koma flat, F bakiye sharp Scale and details →
• Uşşak Karar (tonic): Dügâh (A) · Güçlü (strong note): Nevâ (D) Key signature (donanım): B koma flat Scale and details →
• Hicaz Karar (tonic): Dügâh (A) · Güçlü (strong note): Nevâ (D) Key signature (donanım): B bakiye flat, C bakiye sharp, F bakiye sharp Scale and details →
• Hümayun Karar (tonic): Dügâh (A) · Güçlü (strong note): Nevâ (D) Key signature (donanım): B bakiye flat, C bakiye sharp Scale and details →
• Hüseyni Karar (tonic): Dügâh (A) · Güçlü (strong note): Hüseynî (E) Key signature (donanım): B koma flat, F bakiye sharp Scale and details →
• Muhayyer Karar (tonic): Dügâh (A) · Güçlü (strong note): Hüseynî (E) Key signature (donanım): B koma flat, F bakiye sharp Scale and details →
• Kürdi Karar (tonic): Dügâh (A) · Güçlü (strong note): Nevâ (D) Key signature (donanım): B küçük mücennep flat Scale and details →
• Nihavend Karar (tonic): Rast (G) · Güçlü (strong note): Nevâ (D) Key signature (donanım): B küçük mücennep flat, E küçük mücennep flat Scale and details →
• Kürdilihicazkâr Karar (tonic): Rast (G) · Güçlü (strong note): Gerdaniye (G) Key signature (donanım): B küçük mücennep flat, E küçük mücennep flat, A küçük mücennep flat Scale and details →
• Buselik Karar (tonic): Dügâh (A) · Güçlü (strong note): Hüseynî (E) Key signature (donanım): no accidentals Scale and details →
• Hüzzam Karar (tonic): Segâh (B) · Güçlü (strong note): Nevâ (D) Key signature (donanım): B koma flat, E bakiye flat, F bakiye sharp Scale and details →
• Sabâ Karar (tonic): Dügâh (A) · Güçlü (strong note): Çârgâh (C) Key signature (donanım): B koma flat, D bakiye flat Scale and details →
• Segâh Karar (tonic): Segâh (B) · Güçlü (strong note): Nevâ (D) Key signature (donanım): B koma flat, E koma flat, F bakiye sharp Scale and details →