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'''Bayati''' is a maqam that, like all other maqams, is a heptatonic scale. It contains neutral intervals and the standard version has step pattern LLmmLLs, making it a MODMOS which can be derived by chromatic alteration from either the diatonic or the [[~~Mohajira|~~mohajira]] scale.

''This page is about the maqam. For the scale in Western xenharmonic theory with the same pattern, see [[Trachytonic]].''

'''Bayati''' is a maqam that, like all other maqams, is a heptatonic scale. It contains neutral intervals and the standard version has step pattern LLmmLLs, making it a MODMOS which can be derived by chromatic alteration from either the diatonic or the [[mohajira]] scale.

The term bayati is also used to refer to the variants (modulations) '''Bayati Shuri''' and '''Husseini.''' The latter has the same step structure (LLmmLmm) as the [[Mohajira|rast]] MODMOS, while the former includes an augmented second.

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Bayati embeddings can be classified by the size of the tempered perfect fifth. On the very wide superpyth end of the spectrum, [[27edo|27edo]] gives a version that is 5533551. This embedding is very unusual because the "minor second" is actually smaller than a quarter tone, which would make it alien even within the context of Arab music; its "major third" is also decidedly [[Interseptimal|interseptimal]] and thus has an odd effect.

The more moderate superpyth system [[17edo|17edo]] gives an interesting bayati embedding (~~[[Screamapillar|screamapillar]];~~ 3322331) that is excellent for harmony, providing an abundance of no-fives 13-limit chords; especially of interest is its diminished triad that closely matches 9:11:13. Melodically it's also close to optimal if you're going for expressive intonation.

The more moderate superpyth system [[17edo|17edo]] gives an interesting bayati embedding (3322331) that is excellent for harmony, providing an abundance of no-fives 13-limit chords; especially of interest is its diminished triad that closely matches 9:11:13. Melodically it's also close to optimal if you're going for expressive intonation.

The typical tuning for Arab music, however, is [[24edo|24edo]] and here the step pattern is 4433442.

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-'''Bayati''' is a maqam that, like all other maqams, is a heptatonic scale. It contains neutral intervals and the standard version has step pattern LLmmLLs, making it a MODMOS which can be derived by chromatic alteration from either the diatonic or the [[Mohajira|mohajira]] scale.
+''This page is about the maqam. For the scale in Western xenharmonic theory with the same pattern, see [[Trachytonic]].''
+'''Bayati''' is a maqam that, like all other maqams, is a heptatonic scale. It contains neutral intervals and the standard version has step pattern LLmmLLs, making it a MODMOS which can be derived by chromatic alteration from either the diatonic or the [[mohajira]] scale.
 The term bayati is also used to refer to the variants (modulations) '''Bayati Shuri''' and '''Husseini.''' The latter has the same step structure (LLmmLmm) as the [[Mohajira|rast]] MODMOS, while the former includes an augmented second.
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 Bayati embeddings can be classified by the size of the tempered perfect fifth. On the very wide superpyth end of the spectrum, [[27edo|27edo]] gives a version that is 5533551. This embedding is very unusual because the "minor second" is actually smaller than a quarter tone, which would make it alien even within the context of Arab music; its "major third" is also decidedly [[Interseptimal|interseptimal]] and thus has an odd effect.
-The more moderate superpyth system [[17edo|17edo]] gives an interesting bayati embedding ([[Screamapillar|screamapillar]]; 3322331) that is excellent for harmony, providing an abundance of no-fives 13-limit chords; especially of interest is its diminished triad that closely matches 9:11:13. Melodically it's also close to optimal if you're going for expressive intonation.
+The more moderate superpyth system [[17edo|17edo]] gives an interesting bayati embedding (3322331) that is excellent for harmony, providing an abundance of no-fives 13-limit chords; especially of interest is its diminished triad that closely matches 9:11:13. Melodically it's also close to optimal if you're going for expressive intonation.
 The typical tuning for Arab music, however, is [[24edo|24edo]] and here the step pattern is 4433442.