Sargam Notation

Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Ye

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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Singer : Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricist : Shailendra
Music Director : Shankar Jaikishan
Movie : Dil Apana Aur Preet Parai (1960)

Flute used for notations : C#

A very easy song to play on flute and other instruments. I have tried to include all parts of this song like, prelude and interlude music pieces.  While all the Antaras are in same tune, but all three interludes are different. Komal Gandhar (g) and Komal Dhaiwat (d) should be used carefully as indicated in the following notations.

Enjoy!

PRELUDE:

Guitar:
,P,D | SG | RS | ,D,d | ,P,D S G | G GGG
,P,D | SG | RS | ,D,d | ,P,D S P | P PPP

Chorus:
S’… NR’ S’ | NR’ | G’R’S’N D P M
R’…S’ND… | PDS’ R’ N S’

Guitar:
GP ,P | ,P,D,N S R G
GP ,P | ,P,D S G R

Accordion:
{MPD}×3 | {GMP}×3 | {RGM}×3 | ,N R S

Violins:
{PDNDP}NDP | {MPDPM}DPM
{MPD}×3 | {GMP}×3 | {RGM}×3 |
R S ,N S

MUKHDA:

Ajeeb | dastaan | hai | ye,
D P D | P G R | S | G…~g~G…

Chorus:
,P,D ,P,D S R G

kahaan | shuru | kahaan | khtam
D P | D P | G R | S R…~r~R…

Chorus:
,P,D ,P,D S G R

Ye | manzile | hain | kaun si,
G | R G R | S | ,N~,D | ,N…~,D

Chorus:
,P,D ,P,D S R G

n wo | samajh | sake | n ham
P P | D P | G RS | ,D S…~,P

MUSIC :
PPPP PPP PPP P

Ajeeb dastaan hai ye….

INTERLUDE:

Trumpet:
D… d… P… | G R S | ,D,P ,D,P ,D,P
S RG D d P… | G R S | ,D,P ,D,P ,D,P
SRG MGM… | GRG… | RSR… | S….

ANTARA #1:

Ye | roshni | ke | saath | kyon,
S | R G M | G | M~R | M…

dhuan | uthha | charaag | se
D P | D P | MM D | P…

Ye | roshni | ke | saath | kyon,
S | R G M | G | M~R | M…~G~M…

dhuan | uthha | charaag | se
D P | D P | MM D | P…~D{PPPP}

Ye | khwaab | dekhati | hun | main
N | N D | N D D~N | D | P~M

ki | jag | padi | hun | khwaab | se
P | P | D P | G | R S | S…~,P

MUSIC :
PPPP PPP PPP P

Ajeeb dastaan hai ye….

INTERLUDE:

Guitar:
S’DS’ | S’DS’ | DPM…

Chorus:
M…D | M…S

Guitar:
PGP | PGP | GRS…

Chorus:
S…G | S…P

Accordion :
{MPD}×3 | {GMP}×3 | {RGM}×3 | ,N R S

ANTARA 2:
(Notations same)

Mubaaraken tumhen ki tum
kisi ke nur ho gaye
Kisi ke itane paas ho
ki sabase dur ho gaye

INTERLUDE:

Trumpet:
S’…. | NS’ NS’ NS’ | DN | PD… (×2)
P D | P G | SG R…

Chorus:
R…S,D R… | S…,D,P S…
GRS | RS,D | ,P,DS…R
GRS | RS,D | S…

ANTARA 3:
(Notations same)

Kisi ka pyaar leke tum
naya jahaan basaaoge
Ye shaam jab bhi aegi,
tum hamako yaad aoge

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