Maqam Saba has two possible forms, shown
above. The first form ends on the octave (D) while the
second goes beyond 8 notes and doesn't include the octave
of the tonic (D). Since the first 3 notes of maqam Saba
are the beginning of the Bayati
tetrachord, Saba is a popular modulation from maqam Bayati.
Maqam Saba Zamzam resembles maqam Saba,
except the 2nd note is 1/4 step lower. In other words
instead of the first 3 notes forming the beginning of
a Bayati tetrachord,
they form the beginning of a Kurd
tetrachord. In practice this maqam is rarely used by
itself, it is usually used as a modulation from maqam
Kurd.
