As opposed to the tradition of Western music, Arabic music has microtones, that are notes that lie involving notes in the Western chromatic scale. Even though notes during the chromatic scale are separated by semitones (or fifty percent ways), notes in Arabic music can be separated by quarter tones. https://hiphop55554.blogsuperapp.com/31672102/the-fact-about-oriental-music-that-no-one-is-suggesting