Maqam ajam

Ajam عجم

Ajam Family

Standalone · full width

Ajam

عجم

Maqam card

Ajam

Jins structure

Jins — Jins —

D 1

E♭− 2 half-flat

F 3

G 4 shared

A 5

B♭ 6

C 7

D 8

Jins Ajam on B flat + Jins Ajam on F

Sayr · melodic path

The closest maqam to a Western major scale, and the hardest to make sound Arabic

Inline in an article · half width on desktop

Ajam

عجم

Maqam card

Ajam

Jins structure

Jins — Jins —

D 1

E♭− 2 half-flat

F 3

G 4 shared

A 5

B♭ 6

C 7

D 8

Jins Ajam on B flat + Jins Ajam on F

Sayr · melodic path

The closest maqam to a Western major scale, and the hardest to make sound Arabic

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