Yamma Yamma

September 12, 2019
1980-89, Anand Bakshi, Hindi, Mohd. Rafi, R D Burman, Sargam
1980, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor

Yamma Yamma Sargam notations

Singer : R D Burman, Mohd Rafi
lyrics : Anand Bakshi
Music : R D Burman
Movie : Shaan (1980)

If you wish to know what is ‘music arrangement’ in a song, then take this song as a reference. Brilliant composition by RD, as usual! I wrote down the Sargam notations for this song in just 15 minutes flat! But that was only the vocal part. When next day, I sat down to write the prelude and interlude parts of this song, believe me it took me 6 hours to do so. The prelude part is over a minute long. Although I have tried my best to include all parts of this song, but if you find a note or two missing, please pardon me.

I produced the notes by playing this song on my F# flute. Re, Ga and Da swars for this song on this scale are all Komal (Flat notes). So, here it is. Just first listen to this song for a couple of times and then try out the following sargam notations. Hope you’ll enjoy! Good luck.

PRELUDE MUSIC (1:12 sec) :
Keyboard:
S….. | r srsrsrsrsrsr | ,n….,d,n ,d,n | ,d ,p…

Mandolin/Guitar/Violins:
PMPM | MGMG | grgr | rsrs (x 4)

Violins:
,nS ,nS | Sr Sr | {S r g M P d n N} S

Guitar/Rythm:
S
P rS rS | rS rS | P rS rS (x 2)

Trumpet/Violins:
S P… | MG r… d | P M n…. d P.. | P M G r S (x 2)

Drums/Rhythm:
P SN | SN | SN | SN | S | N (x 2)
P rS | rS | rS | rS | r | S

Guitar/Rythm:
S
P rS rS | rS rS | P rS rS (x 2)

Vocals:
(R D Burman)
Hu hu…| hu u uu u..
S P… | MP MGM…

(Mohd. Rafi)
Ho ho | O ….
S r… | G….

(R D Burman)
Hu hu…| hu u uu u..
S P… | MP | MP | M…

(Mohd. Rafi)
Aaaa… | Aaa ….
r… | S….

MUKHDA:

(R D Burman)
Yamma | yamma, | yamma | yamma
S G | M P…n | d P | M P
Yeh | khoobsurat | sama
M | M M M P | M G…
Yamma | yamma, | yamma | yamma
S G | M P…n | d P | M {PdPMP}
Yeh | khoobsurat | sama
M | M M M P | M G…
Bas | aaj | ki | raat | hai | zindagi
S | r S | g | r S | S | rS n
Kal | hum | kahan, | tum | kahan
S | r | S g | r | S S
Bas aaj ki raat hai zindagi
Kal hum kahan, tum kahan

Interlude music:
Guitar/Rythm:
S
P rS rS | rS rS | P rS rS

(Mohd. Rafi)
Yamma yamma….
(same notes as for RD Burman’s part)

Interlude:
Guitar/Rythm:
S
P rS rS | rS rS | P rS rS
Keyboard:
g rg rg r g…. | r Sr Sr S S
Violins:
S’S’S | PPP | dP dP | rS rS | d P (x2)
Rhythms/Claps/Vocal sounds:
SS | S | S | S | SS | S | SS
SS | S | S | S | SS | S | M P

(R D Burman):
Kab | kya | ho | jaaye | kisko | khabar
MM | MP | P | P~d | MM | PP
Aa | naach | lein | jhoomkar
P | d P | n | d P P…

(music):
r….. | n….
ns ns rg rg
PdPM MM g r S.

Kab kya ho jaaye kisko khabar
Aa naach lein jhoomkar

(Mohd. Rafi):
Yeh | zindagi | ik | lamba | safar
M | MPP | P~d | MM | PP
Pal | bhar | ke | sab | hamsafar
M | P | M | d | P MG

(R D Burman):
Arre | ik | raat | ke | mehma | sab | yahan
GS | S | r S | g | r S S | r | S n
Kal | hum | kahan, | tum | kahan
S | r | S g | r | S S

(Mohd. Rafi):
Ik raat ke mehman sab yahan
Kal hum kahan, tum kahan

Yamma yamma…

INTERLUDE:
Wooden block sound
Violin1:
MPd | nnnn dP | dddd PM | PPPP Mg
MPd | nnnn dP d…~P
Violin2:
r g M | PdPMg | MPM g r | g rS ,N
,P ,d ,n S g r S
Violin3:
P… ~g ~r
P d n P g r S
MG

(Use notes of 1st stanza for)
ANTARA2:
Haste huye aise shaan se…

CAPITAL LETTERS = Shuddh Swars (Natural Notes)
small letters = Komal Swars (Flat Notes)
M with # [hash] or ^ [exponent] = Tivra Madhyam (M# / M^)
Letter/Alphabet ONLY = Medium Pitch/Normal blow on flute
Letter/Alphabet PRECEDED BY a ” . ” [full stop] or a ” , ” [comma] = Low Octave Note/Softer blow on flute
Letter/Alphabet FOLLOWED BY a ‘ [single quote] = High Octave Note/harder blow on flute
Notes in { } = “murki” have to be played very fast without any pause
A Note in ( ) = “kann swar” has to be just touched before moving on to the next note
A “~” between two Notes = “meend”. That is, you have to glide from one note to another slowly to produce that wavy effect.
Few “….” (dots) after a note = Play and hold that note