What scales and / or modes are traditionally used in rebetiko music?
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They quite often use the western major and minor scales we all use, but since it is strongly influenced by eastern civilizations, mainly from Turkey, they use eastern-inspired scales from their traditional music. Some examples are Makam, and from what I see on a quick search, among other scales they also use the phrygian dominant scale, which is called 'hijaz' in Arab and the Persian scale Rast
answered Sep 16, 2017 at 13:27
