Maqam rast

Rast رست

rast Family

Standalone · full width

Rast

رست

Maqam card

rast

Jins structure

Jins — Jins —

D 1

E♭− 2 half-flat

F 3

G 4 shared

A 5

B♭ 6

C 7

D 8

Jins Rast on C + Jins Rast on G

Sayr · melodic path

Opens on the tonic, settles on the fifth, and resolves downward through the lower jins

Inline in an article · half width on desktop

Rast

رست

Maqam card

rast

Jins structure

Jins — Jins —

D 1

E♭− 2 half-flat

F 3

G 4 shared

A 5

B♭ 6

C 7

D 8

Jins Rast on C + Jins Rast on G

Sayr · melodic path

Opens on the tonic, settles on the fifth, and resolves downward through the lower jins

Suznak سوزناك rast family

Rast below, Hijaz above — the standard cadential surprise of the Egyptian repertoire Jins Rast on C + Jins Hijaz on G

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