Maqam saba

Saba صبا

Saba Family

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Saba

صبا

Maqam card

Saba

Jins structure

Jins — Jins —

D 1

E♭− 2 half-flat

F 3

G 4 shared

A 5

B♭ 6

C 7

D 8

Jins Saba on D + Jins Hijaz on F

Sayr · melodic path

Its diminished fourth means the mode never fully closes — the reason it reads as grief

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Saba

صبا

Maqam card

Saba

Jins structure

Jins — Jins —

D 1

E♭− 2 half-flat

F 3

G 4 shared

A 5

B♭ 6

C 7

D 8

Jins Saba on D + Jins Hijaz on F

Sayr · melodic path

Its diminished fourth means the mode never fully closes — the reason it reads as grief

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