Khamaj Scale short name: KHAM number of notes: 8
notes (in cents): 0, 203.9, 385.9, 497.7, 702.3, 906.2, 996.1, 1110.2
The parent-scale or Thaat of Khamaj, notated in sargam notation, has the following structure: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa’.
In Western terms, assuming the tonic (Sa) to be at C, the scale would be: C D E F G A B-flat C.
Khamaj thaat is thus equivalent to the mixolydian mode in Western classical music. The Carnatic music equivalent of the Khamaj Thaat is Harikambhoji, the 28th Melaka