Usul
Raks Aksağı
A nine-beat usul (5+4) made up of a Türk aksağı and a sofyan; in this structure it is the reverse of Aksak (4+5). It is mostly written in 9/8 and used in şarkı, ilahi, Bektashi nefes, the fourth hâne of saz semais and dance tunes.
Related: Raks Aksağı metronomeAksakTürk Aksağı
Example pieces in this usul (2 in total)
- Dök Zülfünü Meydana Gel · Tanbûrî Mustafa Çavuş
- Bana Tavr-i · Şâkir Ağa
The Raks Aksağı usul page: pattern, metronome and all its pieces