Sargam Notation

Aro dure chalo jai

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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 the Bengali Song “Aro dure chalo jai…”

Singer : Asha Bhonsle
Lyrics : Sudhin Dasgupta
Music : Sudhin Dasgupta
Movie : Chhadmabeshi (1971)

Flute used for notations : G# 

PRELUDE:
(Whistling):
P… D… S’…
S’R’S’ D…. S’P
P G S R… PP G S

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
G… M… P… ,N S…

Aro | dure | chalo | jai
P P | G GD… | (S’)R’~S’D | PD P…

ghure | ashi
G G | S R

Mon | niye | kachha | kachhi
S | GP | MM | G S

Tumi | achho | ami | achhi
SS | GP | MM | G S

Pasha | pashi
,D R | R R(G)R S… S(R)S,D

ghure | ashi
,D~R R~M | G R(G)R S…

Aro | dure | chalo | jai
P P | G GD… | S’R’ S’D | PD P…

ANTARA:

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
G… M… P… ,N S…

Paye | paye | path | chola
PG | ,DP | D | nD

Sei | katha | hok | bola
D | nS’… | n d | P G~P

Paye | paye | path | chola
PG | ,DP | D | nD

Sei | katha | hok | bola
D | nS’… | n d | P G

Sei | boli | jeno | shuni
S’ N | D S’ | DP | MD

Bhalobashi | bhalobashi
P~G’ R’G(‘R)’S’ S’S’R’S’D | D~P PM MP

Mon | niye | kachha | kachhi
S | GP | MM | G S

Tumi | achho | ami | achhi
SS | GP | MM | G S

Pasha | pashi
,D R | R R(G)R S… S(R)S,D

ghure | ashi
,D~R R~M | G R(G)R S…

Aro | dure | chalo | jai
P P | G GD… | S’R’ S’D | PD P…

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
G… M… P… ,N S…

ANTARA 2
(Notation same as for Antara 1)

Rekhechhi | e | haath | dhore
Ek | hoye | antare
Shob | seshe | tai | eshe
Jhore | hasi | Jhore | hasi
Mone | niye | kachha | kachhi
Tumi | achho | ami | achhi
Pasha | pashi
Ghure | Ashi
Aro | dure | chalo | jai
Ghure | ashi,
Mon | niye | kachha | kachhi
Tumi | achho | ami | achhi
Pasha | pashi | ghure | ashi

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