charlie oud - 1-21-2008 at 11:01 AM
Hi all, Ive been improvising on this scale for somtime and really enjoy it, I call it an Egyptian blues scale, is that cheeky?, and can anyone tell
me if it is identical to any known maqam? ( A, B1/2b,) C,D,Eb,F,F#,G,Bb,C. The notes below the C tonic help keep the music ethnically mysterious and
prevents the music from falling into a,"woke up this morning, baby done stole my camel" type thing. The Eb can also be half flat too & the B below
tonic can be B natural.
dampwater - 1-21-2008 at 11:36 AM
How does it have F# and Gb at the same time?
the closest similar maqam I know to this is Nahawand Murassa, which is like a typical nahawand, but the hijaz starts out at F, so it become C D Eb F
Gb A Bb C.
It also can be a Saba Zamzama (if it has just a normal Eb) or an original Saba (if it had the Eb as a half flat like the Bayati), but both those start
on the D as the tonic, and so if this scale starts with the C as the tonic then it would be Nahawand Murassa3...
but, really, its hard to tell because what you're giving out as the scale is kinda confusing.
charlie oud - 1-21-2008 at 12:03 PM
Thanks for pointing that out Dampwater. Re-read, I have edited the post, Gb changed to G(natural). Thankyou for the maqams you responded with, very
helpful.
Ararat66 - 1-22-2008 at 08:11 AM
Hey Charlie where are you in Blighty - I'm falling off the bottom of England in Portsmouth.
Cheers
Leon
charlie oud - 1-22-2008 at 08:53 AM
Hi ararat, I live near Newcastle on tyne, long way from pompey, my home town is Brighton along the coast from you. Would be great if we could get all
uk oudies to meet up some day, summer school maybe?, Regards, Charlie