Ferahfeza Makam

Ferahfeza Makam

This makam is a combination of the a Buselik scale of the 2nd type on D (Yekah) and a Cargah scale on F (Acem Asiran):


Sometimes the B flattened by five commas (Kurdi) is replaced by B flattened by one comma (Segah), in allusion to Bayati makam - this is shown by red ovals on the fingering diagram at the bottom of the page. If the Ferahfeza scale is extended upwards a Cargah pentachord is used above the Cargah tetrachord:

 

 


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