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Hafla Songs
Middle Eastern Belly Dance Party Music!
by Carmine T. Guida
with transcriptions by Amy Krueger
For more info check out:

www.carmine.com
Carmine’s Maqam Cheat Sheet Cool • Hot
www.carmine.com carmine@carmine.com
D Based
Hijaz / Hicaz D, Eb, F#, G, A, Bb, C, D

Ay Ya Zein, Layla, Hicaz Mandira
Shehnaz D, Eb, F#, G, A, Bb, C#, D

Misirlou
Kurd D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C, D

Aziza
Bayati D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C, D (E halfflat here is almost dead center)

Şaşkın
Saba D, Eb, F, Gb, A, Bb, C, Db (technically, it’s a slightly sharper Gb)

El Samer
C Based
Nahawand / Nihavent C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C (usually Bb on way down)

Bir Demet Yasemen, Nihavent Oyun Havasi, Nihavent Longa
Nakriz / Nikriz C, D, Eb, F#, G, A, Bb, C (kind of like playing hijaz from C to C)
Penceresi Yola Karşı, Beyoğlunda Gezersin
Rast C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C (these half flats are on the sharper side)
Darıldın Mı Gülüm Bana
Suznak C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C (rast bottom with hijaz on G)
Also good to know
Hijaz / Hicaz on G G, Ab, B, C, D, Eb, F, G (useful for modulating when soloing)
Nahawand / Nihavent on A A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, A (G on way down)

Nihavent Oriental
Rast on G G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F#, G (that F# is a F halfsharp)

Rast Oyun Havası
Other Great Resources
MaqamWorld.com Educational site with tons of great samples and explanations of several Maqam..
Arabic Musical Scales A book and CD set by Cameron Powers.
Rhythms in 4/4 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
Maqsum (basic) D T T D T
Maqsum (one ka) D T K T D K T TK Carmine's Rhythm Cheat Sheet
Maqsum (filled) D T TK T D TK T TK D Doum right hand low tone
T Tek right hand high tone
Baladi (basic) D D T D T K Ka Left hand high tone
Baladi (filled) D D TK T D TK T TK Bold accent
lowercase played quieter
Saidi (basic) D T D D T
Saidi (filled) D T TK D D TK T TK
Saidi (variation) TK D TK D D TK T TK To learn more check out
these great sites.
Nawari T D T D T
Nawari (filled) T D kk T D kk T kk www.carmine.com
I wrote this :)
Bolero (basic) D T T D
Bolero (filled) D -K T K T K D www.dorku.com
THE SITE for sheet music
Bambi D KT -K T KT -K D D instructional videos and mp3s.
Bambi (variation) D D D KT -K T KT -K
For lessons, workshops, etc.
Wahda D TK TK T TK TK T TK Email Me: carmine@carmine.com
Sombati D kT -k T D kk T kk Special Thanks To:

Raquy, Karim Nagi, Daveed & Jas
Zaffa D tt t t D t t
Rhythms in 2/4 1 and 2 and

Malfuf (basic) D -T T Counted as: 123 123 12
Malfuf (one ka) D kT -k Tk
Malfuf (filled) Dk kT kk Tk Running style is easier to play fast…
Malfuf (running) Dk tK tk Tk RIGHT left right LEFT right left RIGHT left
Khaligi (basic) D -D T Khaligi is Malfuf with 2 Doums

Khaligi (one ka) D kD -k Tk
Khaligi (filled) Dk kD kk Tk
Ayub (basic) D -k D T
Ayub (two ka) D kk D T
Karachi (basic) T -k T D Karachi is an inverted Ayub

Karachi (two ka) T kk T D
Rhythms in 8/4 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Çiftetelli (basic) D K T K T
D D T
Çiftetelli (filled) D K T K T tk
D k D k T t k
Masmoudi (basic) D D TK TK T "3 Doum" Masmoudi has Doum on 3

D TK TK T TK TK T instead of TK
Masmoudi (filled) D tk D tk TK TK T tk
D TK TK T TK TK T tk
Rhythms in 3/4 1 and 2 and 3 and
Vals D T T Counted: 1 2 3
Vals (filled) D -K T K T K Vals is Turkish for "waltz"
Rhythms in 5/8 1 2 3 4 5
Turkish 5 D k T k k Counted: 12 123
Shoush D tk tk D T Counted: 123 12
Rhythms in 6/4 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and

Sudasi D D D D D T
Sudasi (filled) D TK T D D TK T D D K T K
Rhythms in 6/8 1 2 3 4 5 6
Moroccan 6 (line 1) D k k D k k Counted: 123 123 12 12 12
Moroccan 6 (line 2) D k T k T k
Reng (Shish Hasht) D KT D TK TK Persian (Farsi) Shish = 6, Hasht = 8
York Semai D T T D T Karim Nagi: Advanced Arabic Rhythms
Rhythms in 7/8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Laz D k T k D k k Counted: 12 12 123 also: 1234 123
Kalamatiano D k k D k T k Counted: 123 12 12 also: 123 1234
Rhythms in 9/8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Karşılama D T D T T Counted: 12 12 12 123
Karşılama D tk T tk D tk T T tk also: 1234 12345
Gypsy 9 D D tk T tk T T tk
Gypsy 9 (3 doum) D D D tk T tk T T tk
Syncopated D D tk Tk kT kk T
Syncopated (3 doum) D D D tk Tk kT kk T
Rhythms in 10/8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Curcuna (basic) D T D T Counted: 123 12 12 123
Curcuna (filled) D k k T k D k T k k (pronounced "Jorjuna")
Samai (basic) D T D D T
Samai (filled) D tk tk T tk D D T tk tk

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Hafla Songs

Middle Eastern Belly Dance Party Music!

For more info check out:

Hijaz / Hicaz D, Eb, F#, G, A, Bb, C, D

Shehnaz D, Eb, F#, G, A, Bb, C#, D

Kurd D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C, D

Bayati D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C, D (E half­flat here is almost dead center)

Saba D, Eb, F, Gb, A, Bb, C, Db (technically, it’s a slightly sharper Gb)

Nahawand / Nihavent C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C (usually Bb on way down)

Suznak C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C (rast bottom with hijaz on G)

Also good to know

Hijaz / Hicaz on G G, Ab, B, C, D, Eb, F, G (useful for modulating when soloing)

Nahawand / Nihavent on A A, B, C, D, E, F, G#, A (G on way down)

Rast on G G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F#, G (that F# is a F half­sharp)

Other Great Resources

Sombati D kT -k T D kk T kk Special Thanks To:

Rhythms in 2/4 1 and 2 and

Khaligi (basic) D -D T Khaligi is Malfuf with 2 Doums

Karachi (basic) T -k T D Karachi is an inverted Ayub

Rhythms in 8/4 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Masmoudi (basic) D D TK TK T "3 Doum" Masmoudi has Doum on 3

Rhythms in 6/4 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6 and

Kalamatiano D k k D k T k Counted: 123 12 12 also: 123 1234

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Bayati D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb, C, D (E halfflat here is almost dead center)

Rast on G G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F#, G (that F# is a F halfsharp)