Sargam Notation

Aap ke haseen rukh pe

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How to read SARGAM
  • CAPITAL LETTERS Shuddh Swars (Natural Notes)
  • small letters Komal Swars (Flat Notes)
  • 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
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Sargam notations for
Song : Ap ke hasin rukh pe
Lyricist : Anjaan

Singer : Mohammad Rafi

Music : O. P. Nayyar

Movie : Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966)

Aap | ke | haseen | rukh | pe
G~R~S | S | S,N~SS | S | S

Aaj | naya | noor | hai
,NS~,N | ,D,D | ,N… | ,N

Mera | dil | machal | gaya
GG | (R)G~,N | ,N(S),N~,D | ,N GMP

to | mera | kya | kusur | hai
P | M~R | G~R~S | SS S | S

(Repeat for following lines…)
Aap ki nigaah ne
kaha to kuchh jrur hai
Mera dil machal gaya
to mera kya kasur hai

Khuli | laton | ki
G P | P M~G | G

chhaanw | men
P P | M~G

khila | khila | ye | roop | hai
G P | P P M~R | R | G G | G

Interlude: ,PS P G S ,PS PG

Khuli laton ki …

Ghata | se | jaise | chhan | rahi,
,D ,NR | ,N | ,NGR R | RMG | GP

subah | subah | ki | dhoop | hai
M PR | R G~R~S | S | S S | S

Jidhar | nazar | mudi,
G S | ,NS~,P | ,N ,NS

Jidhar | nazar | mudi,
,P,N | S PG | g G

Jidhar | nazar | mudi
PS | ,NS | ,N S

udhar | surur | hi | surur | hain
SS | S,NS,N,N | ,D | ,D,N(,D),N | ,N…

Mera | dil | machal…

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