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A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that I would call essential for oriental music, its [[harmonica|natural ability to play microtones]], seems to be hardly ever used.

This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in [[12edo]]. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard "bending" playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU|Steve Baker special tuning]]//, //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg|spanish tuning]]//, //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M|country tuning]]//.

This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in [[12edo]]. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard "bending" playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are ////[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU|Steve Baker special tuning]]////, ////[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg|spanish tuning]]////, ////[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M|country tuning]]////.

This list is, of course, far from being complete.

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Bayati Shuri scale, fifth position on a standard diatonic harmonica in Bb (amateurish attempt)

With the overblowing playing technique, standard diatonic harmonicas can play Bayati Shuri also on first position (starting on C on a C harmomica) and on 4th position (starting on A on a C harmonica)

With the uncommon playing technique of [[http://patmissin.com/uncommon/uncommon03.html|upward bending]], standard harmonicas also can play a full Bayati Shuri scale on 8th position (starting on C# on a C harmonica). (A little difficult.)

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A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that I would call essential for oriental music, its <a class="wiki_link" href="/harmonica">natural ability to play microtones</a>, seems to be hardly ever used.

This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a>. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard &quot;bending&quot; playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are ~~~~<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU" rel="nofollow">Steve Baker special tuning</a~~></em~~>, ~~~~<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg" rel="nofollow">spanish tuning</a~~></em~~>, ~~~~<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M" rel="nofollow">country tuning</a~~></em~~>.

This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in <a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo">12edo</a>. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard &quot;bending&quot; playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU" rel="nofollow">Steve Baker special tuning</a>, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg" rel="nofollow">spanish tuning</a>, <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M" rel="nofollow">country tuning</a>.

This list is, of course, far from being complete.

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Bayati Shuri scale, fifth position on a standard diatonic harmonica in Bb (amateurish attempt)

With the overblowing playing technique, standard diatonic harmonicas can play Bayati Shuri also on first position (starting on C on a C harmomica) and on 4th position (starting on A on a C harmonica)

With the uncommon playing technique of <a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://patmissin.com/uncommon/uncommon03.html" rel="nofollow">upward bending</a>, standard harmonicas also can play a full Bayati Shuri scale on 8th position (starting on C# on a C harmonica). (A little difficult.)

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 A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that I would call essential for oriental music, its [[harmonica|natural ability to play microtones]], seems to be hardly ever used.
-This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in [[12edo]]. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard "bending" playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU|Steve Baker special tuning]]//, //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg|spanish tuning]]//, //[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M|country tuning]]//.
+This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in [[12edo]]. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard "bending" playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are ////[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU|Steve Baker special tuning]]////, ////[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg|spanish tuning]]////, ////[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M|country tuning]]////.
 This list is, of course, far from being complete.
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 [[media type="file" key="HarmonicaBayatiShuri120606003.MP3" width="240" height="20"]]
 Bayati Shuri scale, fifth position on a standard diatonic harmonica in Bb (amateurish attempt)
+With the overblowing playing technique, standard diatonic harmonicas can play Bayati Shuri also on first position (starting on C on a C harmomica) and on 4th position (starting on A on a C harmonica)
 With the uncommon playing technique of [[http://patmissin.com/uncommon/uncommon03.html|upward bending]], standard harmonicas also can play a full Bayati Shuri scale on 8th position (starting on C# on a C harmonica). (A little difficult.)
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 A little surprising is, however, that one property of the harmonica that I would call essential for oriental music, its &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/harmonica"&gt;natural ability to play microtones&lt;/a&gt;, seems to be hardly ever used.&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
-This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo"&gt;12edo&lt;/a&gt;. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard &amp;quot;bending&amp;quot; playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are &lt;em&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU" rel="nofollow"&gt;Steve Baker special tuning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg" rel="nofollow"&gt;spanish tuning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;&lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M" rel="nofollow"&gt;country tuning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
+This page documents some of the arabic maqam scales that can be played on standard harmonicas, especially those maqamat with neutral seconds and/or thirds, which are impossible to approximate in &lt;a class="wiki_link" href="/12edo"&gt;12edo&lt;/a&gt;. Quite a number of them can be played without too much difficulty on a standard diatonic harmonica, with the standard &amp;quot;bending&amp;quot; playing technique alone. Others require the more advanced playing technique of overblowing and/or a harmonica witih a non-standard tuning. A number of special harmonica tunings are commercially available. Examples that are interesting with respect to maqamat are &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BQlbK0YYxU" rel="nofollow"&gt;Steve Baker special tuning&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=higvIZUKlJg" rel="nofollow"&gt;spanish tuning&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YI5yZACY_M" rel="nofollow"&gt;country tuning&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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 This list is, of course, far from being complete.&lt;br /&gt;
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 Bayati Shuri scale, fifth position on a standard diatonic harmonica in Bb (amateurish attempt)&lt;br /&gt;
+&lt;br /&gt;
+With the overblowing playing technique, standard diatonic harmonicas can play Bayati Shuri also on first position (starting on C on a C harmomica) and on 4th position (starting on A on a C harmonica)&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
 With the uncommon playing technique of &lt;a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://patmissin.com/uncommon/uncommon03.html" rel="nofollow"&gt;upward bending&lt;/a&gt;, standard harmonicas also can play a full Bayati Shuri scale on 8th position (starting on C# on a C harmonica). (A little difficult.)&lt;br /&gt;