Rast Makam

Rast Makam

Sometimes the F sharp (Rast tetrachord) is replaced by an F natural (Buselik tetrachord) in the descending part of the scale, which gives the so-called Acemli Rast scale:

If the scale is extended beyond the octave the following structures are used:

The full two octaves are shown in the fingering diagram below, where the red ovals indicate the optional F natural as mentioned:

 

 

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