The scale of this makam is identical to that of Huseyni, but the difference lies in the seyir: Muhayyer has a descending seyir, whereas Huseyni has an ascending-descending seyir.

If the scale is extended above the octave a Buselik pentachord is used above the Ussak tetrachord:

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