Maqam (Arabic) · Soulful · pleading

Bayati Scale

Bayati is among the most common and beloved maqamat, heard constantly in Arabic song, muwashshahat and the call to prayer. Its quarter-flat 2nd degree lends it a soulful, pleading quality that listeners recognise instantly.

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On the piano keyboard

Bayati scale shown on C

RootScale toneQuarter-tone

Bayati scale on every key — keyboard diagrams

Bayati scale in every key

Key	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
C	C	D‡	Eb	F	G	Ab	Bb
Db	Db	Eb‡	E	Gb	Ab	A	B
D	D	E‡	F	G	A	Bb	C
Eb	Eb	F‡	Gb	Ab	Bb	B	Db
E	E	F#‡	G	A	B	C	D
F	F	G‡	Ab	Bb	C	Db	Eb
F#	F#	G#‡	A	B	C#	D	E
G	G	A‡	Bb	C	D	Eb	F
Ab	Ab	Bb‡	B	Db	Eb	E	Gb
A	A	B‡	C	D	E	F	G
Bb	Bb	C‡	Db	Eb	F	Gb	Ab
B	B	C#‡	D	E	F#	G	A

Popular songs in this scale

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‡ marks a quarter-flat (microtonal) note — a pitch between two piano keys that is characteristic of Arabic Maqam scales. Hear it in the interactive app.

On the piano keyboard

Bayati scale on every key — keyboard diagrams

Bayati scale in every key

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