dubsahara: Aqsaq

Aqsaq

Aqsaq 9/8

aghr aqsaq (9/4=4+2+3)

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + |

D---____T---____D---____T---____T---|    midi

D---____T---k---D---D---T---____T---|    midi

The name of this mode comes from the Turkish word for ‘limping’, which reflects its Turkish origins. The rest on the sixth beat can also be replaced with a ‘dum’

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