Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar Na Ho Baalma
Sargam for Song : Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar Na Ho Baalma Film : Kati Patan (1970) Singers : Mukesh Lyrics : Anand Bakshi Music : R D Burman MUKHDA : jis | galii | men | teraa | ghar | na | ho | baalamaa ,D ,D | ,D ,D | ,N | ,N […]
Chandan sa badan
Sargam for song Chandan sa badan Singer : Mukesh Lyrics : Indiver / Anand ji Music : Kalyanji Anandji Film : Saraswatichandra (1968) Raag : Yaman Kalyan Flute used for notations : C Middle Although this song Chandan sa badan is based on Raag Yaman Kalyan, where except Tivr Ma (M#) all other notes should […]
Se Prothom Prem Amar Nilanjana
Singer, Lyricist, Music Director : Nachiketa Chakraborty Album : Eyi besh bhalo achhi (1993) Scale : C I always feared to write notations for the songs composed by Nachiketa, because his compositions are tough with loads of lyrics in almost every line. And sometimes, it becomes difficult to bifurcate the Antaras from the Mukhda :). […]
Neele Gagan Ke Tale
SARGAM for song Neele Gagan Ke TaleFilm : Humraaz (1967)Singer : Mahender KapoorLyrics : Saahir LudhianviMusic : RaviRaag : Bhimpalasi Flute used for notations : G# PRELUDE:(Santoor),P SS ,PS (x3) MUKHDA: Hey… | Nile | gagan | ke | tale, |(R)G.. | GP | DDP | P | GG R… dharati | ka | pyaar […]
Vasihnav Jan To
Singer : Various artistsPoet : Narsinh MehtaDated : 15th Century One of the very popular Gujrati Bhajans sung by different artists. This Bhajan became popular among freedom fighters throughout India. I have tried to produce the Sargam notes of this Vasihnav Janto bhajan (devotional song) as given below. Notations are very easy to follow with […]
Kagaz ke do pankh leke
Sargam notations for the song “Kagaz ke do pankh leke… (Monta Re)” Singers : Swanand Kirkire, Amitabh BhattacharyaLyrics : Swanand KirkireMusic : Amit TrivediMovie : Lootera (2013) Scale : D# Kagaz | Ke | Do | Pankh | Leke,N,N,N | S | R | R~M M | R S Uda | Chala | Jaye | […]
Idhu Varai
Singers : Ajeesh, Andrea Jeremiah Music : Yuvan Shankar Raja Lyrics : Gangai Amaren Movie : Goa (2010) Flute used for notations : C Middle Hmm | Hmm….. Hmm | Hmm…. MUKHDA : I dhu | va rai | i lla dha | unarvidhu ,P ,D | ,N G | R G M | G […]
Kya Maine Socha (One Love)
Sargam notations for the song Kya Maine Socha (One Love) Singer : Shaan / Blue Lyrics : Shaan Music : Blue Movie : Rakht (2004) Scale: D kya | maine | socha | ,P | ,D S | R RG RG aur | kya | hua ,P | ,D | S S kya | dil […]
Awarapan, Banjarapan
Sargam (notations) for song Awarapan Banjarapan Movie : Jism (2003) Singer : KK Lyrics : Neelesh Misra, Sayeed Quadri Music : MM Kareem Although there are many tutorials available on internet for this song, of which most of them start with Komal Gandhar (g) as first note, but, taking Madhyam (M) as the first note instead, the […]
How to make Alankars
For beginners, it is a common dilemma as to what to play and how to play Alankars (ornamentations)? So, whether we have to play only a set group of notes? Or, we can create / make our own Alankars for practice? For this, the answer is: It is all about logical sequencing of notes. Which […]
Mera dil ye pukare aja
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar, Lyricist : Rajendra Krishna, Music Director : Hemant Kumar, Movie : Nagin (1954) Scale : D These songs can never go out of fashion! Even after 70 years this song remains an un-skippable melody. The following Sargam notations are easy to play on flute and many other instruments. All 12 notes […]
Bansuriya Bajao Banshi
Singer : Kabir Suman Lyrics/Music : Kabir Suman Album : Kotha O Sur (1999) Flute used : Scale B MUKHDA: বাঁশুরিয়া | বাজাও | বাঁশি | S R M M | M M | M M দেখি | না | তোমায় G~MG | R~S | S SGRS ,n,D গেঁয়ো | সুর | ভেসে | বেড়ায় […]
Ye jo zindagi ki kitab hai
Ye jo zindagi ki kitab hai – Sargam notations Lyricist : Rajesh Reddy, Singer : Jagjit Singh, Music Director : Jagjit Singh, Album/Movie : Saher (2000) SCALE B: MUKHDA Ye jo | zin da gi | ki | ki taab | hai R g | M M M | M | M Pd | d […]
Mai Piya Teri Tu Mane Ya Na Mane
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar, Lyricist : Hasrat Jaipuri, Music Director : Shankar Jaikishan, Movie : Basant Bahar (1956) Scale : D PRELUDE: Flute :S GM PM G (x2) Violins:S GM PM G (x2)S GM PMPS GM PM G Flute :G {PDNS’}….{NNNDDDPPPMMMGGGRRRSSS} SS RR G…. MUKHDA: Main | pi ya | te ri | G | […]
Jodi Kagoje Lekho Naam
Singer : Manna Dey Lyricist : Gauriprasanna Mazumder Music Director : Nachiketa Ghosh Album : Chirodiner Manna De Scale : C Although this song can be played with starting note as Gandhar, but it sounded great on my C scale flute when I took Shadaj as the first note. I had to use Mandra Saptak […]
Tumhe dekhti hu…
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar Lyricist : Naqsh Lyallpuri Music Director : Jaidev Movie : Tumhare Liye (1978) SCALE : B This song is based on Raag Shivranjani which follows the following notes : S R g P D S’…. S’ D P g R S…. Which means, throughout the song only one swar would be […]
N&S Contest Season-3
08th – 18th October 2022 Eligibility | How to Participate | Selection Process | Prizes | Judges SEASON 3 RESULTS Out of 23 Round-2 performers, we had a tough time in selecting the 10 best from them. After much deliberation and discussions between the judges, we selected following performers as Top-10. These Top-10 contestants competed in the finals on […]
Bajlo Tomar Alor Benu (Mahalaya)
Song:- Bajlo Tomar Alor Benu Singer:- Supriti Ghosh Music:- Pankaj Kumar Mullick Lyrics:- Bani Kumar Scale : C# This popular Bengali song, especially sung on the occasion of Durga Puja, is based on Raag Bhairavi in which all the four Swars – Re Ga Dha and Ni are played in their Komal forms. Observed seven […]
Mora saiyaan mose bole na (Sawan beeto jaye)
Sargam notations for song : Sawan beeto jaye (mora saiyya) Singer: Shafqat Amanat Ali. Movie: Hyderabad Blues 2 (2004) Music : Fuzon This song is based on Raag Khamaj which has 6 notes in Aaroh : S G M P D N S’ and 7 in Avroh with Nishad as Komal (n) : S’ n […]
The Fields of Athenry
Sargam notations of an Irish Folk Song “The Fields of Athenry” Singer: Paddy Reilly Writer : Pete St. John Album : The fields of Athenry (1979) What a beautiful song! And easy to play on flute as well. Only two notes are vikrit throughout which are Komal Dhaiwat (n) and Komal Nishad (n). Also pay […]
Kiska rasta dekhe
Singer : Kishore Kumar Lyricist : Sahir Ludhianvi Music Director : Rahul Dev Burman Movie : Joshila (1973) Flute used of F# Scale What a melodious composition by RD. It’s a pretty easy song to play on flute. The following Sargam notations are easy to follow on any musical instrument. All Shudhh swars have been […]
Yaaron Dosti Badi Hi Haseen Hai
Yaaron dosti badi hi haseen hai SARGAM Singer : KK Music : Leslie Lewis Lyrics : Mehboob Album : Pal (2000) Scale : F A beautiful emotional song on Friendship and Love by the legendary singer KK. Following SARGAM notations are easy to play as these contain all shuddh swars. Pay attention in playing the […]
Pasoori
Sargam notations for PASOORI song Singer: Ali Sethi, Shae Gill Lyrics: Ali Sethi, Fazal Abbas Music: Ali Sethi, Xulfi Scale : B This Punjabi song has such a catchy tune. I heard it today and could not resist myself from jotting down the notations. Pay attention in playing Komal Gandhar (g), Dhaiwat (d) and Nishad […]
Country Roads Take Me Home
Sargam notations / Piano notes for the song Country Roads Take Me Home… Singer: John Denver Songwriters: Bill Danoff / John Denver / Taffy Nivert Danoff Released in : 1971 Flute used for notations : G# “Country Roads Take Me Home”, likewise referred to just as “Country roads”, is a tune composed by Bill Danoff, […]
Hanuman Chalisa (traditional tune)
Sargam notations for the traditional Sri Hanuman Chalisa bhajan. Sung by singers like Hariharan, Hariom Sharan, Anoop Jalota and many others. Composed by : Goswami Tulsidas ji (in 15th Century) Sri Hanuman Chalisa is a prayer meant to invoke Bajrang Bali ji . It consists of forty couplets (known as Chaupayi ) in awadhi. I […]
Woh beete din yaad hai
Sargam (notation) for song Woh beete din yaad hai… Singer : Ajit Singh / Asha Bhonsle Lyrics : Amit Khanna Music : Ajit Singh Movie : Purana Mandir (1984) Flute used for notations : F# Such a melodious song! And the beauty is that all the Antaras in this song have the same tune but […]
Keno Roder Moto Hashle Na
Singers : Mekhla Dasgupta | Rishi Panda Lyrics : Ranajoy Bhattacharjee Music : Rishi Panda Movie : Hritpindo (2020) Scale : E What a beautiful song! Someone requested me to write its Sargam. Although I charge for on request songs, but after listening to this one, it got stuck in my mind for days and […]
Haye mera dil churake le gaya
Sargam for Haye Mera Dil Churake Le gaya Singer : Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan Lyricist : Sameer Musician : Anu Malik Movie : Josh (2000) Flute used for notations : G# A beautiful, slow-paced, romantic, easy-to-play song. All notes are Shuddh. Pay attention to play the lower octave notes (indicated with a comma) carefully. PRELUDE: […]
Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Ye
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 […]
Songs that contain Sargam in lyrics
It is a good idea, for beginners and amateur flute players, to practice songs which already have Sargam in them, like, this Asha Bhonsle Song – “Piya Bawari…” which has Sargam inside its lyrics. Why? Because you can play such songs on any flute without actually worrying about the ‘scale.’ And then once you have […]
Pyar manga hai tumhi se
Singer : Kishore KumarLyricist : Shiv Kumar SarojMusic Director : Bappi Lahiri Movie : College Girl (1978) Flute used for notations : F# Such a beautiful composition by Bappi Lahiri and divinely rendition by Kishore Da. Pay attention on the use of both forms of Gandhar (g, G) and Nishad (n, N) in the following […]
Tere mere milan ki ye raina
Singer : Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar Lyricist : Majrooh Sultanpuri Music Director : Sachin Dev Burman Movie : Abhimaan (1973) Scale used : F# This song is inspired from Bengali Rabindra Sangeet – ‘Jodi Taare Nayi Chini Go Sheki…’ sung by Kishore Kumar. SD Burman re-composed it beautifully, especially the interlude parts of this song […]
Banarasiya (rang me bhang ya)
Sargam notations for the song Banarasiya… Singer : Shreya GhoshalMusic Director : A.R. RahmanWriter : Irshad KamilMovie : Ranjhana (2013) Scale used : G# A pretty lengthy song. Took me almost a week to jot down its notations. Lots of ‘Meend’ and ‘Murkis’ used. As for the Raag on which this Banarasiya song is based, […]
Tula paahate re
Sargam notations for the Marathi Song – Tula Paahate Re…, including prelude and interlude music pieces. Singer : Asha Bhosle Lyricist : G. D. Madgulkar, Music Director : Sudhir Phadke Movie : Jagachya Pathivar (1960) Scale : C# PRELUDE MUSIC: G’… {R’G’R’S’NDPG’} G’ P D N | DN DN P D N R’ | NR’NR’ […]
He gombhir (Neel anjano ghono)
Sargam (notations) for Rabindra Sangeet: Neel anjano ghono (He Gombhir) This beautiful Rabindra Sangeet is based on Raag Megh Malhar. Use of Komal Nishad (n) is prominent with subtle use of Komal Gandhar (g) at some places. Enjoy a rainy season by playing this song with the following easy Sargam notations. STHAYI: নীল | অঞ্জনঘন […]
Shivoham Shivoham
Listen to this meditational/devotional song here and then play it with the help of the following Sargam notations. Post Views: 196
Piya Haji Ali
Singers: A. R. Rahman, Kadar Ghulam Mushtafa, Murtaza Ghulam Mushtafa, Srinivas Lyrics: Shaukat Ali Music: A.R. Rahman Movies: Fiza (2000) Flute used : G# PRELUDE Khuda | Apne | Valiyon | Se | Hota | Hai | Raazi S GM DP | P P P | PP P | P | P P | P […]
Arziyan (Maula Mere Maula)
Singers : Javed Ali, Kailash KherLyrics : Prasoon JoshiMusic : A R RehmanMovie : Delhi-6 (2009) Flute used : C natural Another long Qawwali. Use of Komal Gandhar (g), Komal Nishad (n) is prominent and at few places, Komal Dhaiwat (d). Listen carefully to the song first before trying out these Sargam notations. Enjoy! Post […]
Roz Roz Ankhon Tale
Singers : Asha Bhonsle, Amit Kumar Lyrics : Gulzar Music : R D Burman Movie : Jeeva (1986) For the first time, I am writing Sargam notations for a song in two options. One at C# scale and the other at F# scale. You can take whichever scale suits your playing. Thank me later 😉 […]
Dawat-e-ishq hai
Singers : Wajid, Shreya Ghoshal, Javed Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam, Keerthi Sagathia, Shabab Sabri, Shalmali KholgadeMusic: Sajid-WajidLyrics: Kausar MunirMovie: Daawat-e-Ishq (2014) Flute used : G# A pretty long Qawwali type song this is. Took me 2 days to complete its notations. All the 12 Swars and all the 3 octaves are used in this […]
Humne dekhi hai un ankhon ki
Singer : Lata MangeshkarLyricist : GulzarMusic Director : Hemant KumarMovie : Khamoshi (1969) Flute used : F# There cannot be any better definition of Love than what this song tells. Hats off to Gulzar sahab. Here are the Sargam notations for this amazing song with interlude music pieces. Use of Komal Gandhar (g) and Komal […]
Sohnea (Jinna-mera-tod-da-ae-dil)
Sargam for Punjabi non-film Song Sohnea | Jinna Mera Tod Da Ae Dil… | …Tuhi meri dinuya jahan ve | Singers : Miss Pooja, Milind GabbaLyrics : Happy RaikotiMusic : Milind GabbaAlbum : Music Video by Baljinder S Mahant (2017) Flute used for notations : C# A beautiful Punjabi song with a catchy tune and […]
Kisi nazar ko tera intezar
Sargam notations for the song Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intezar Aj Bhi Hai Singer : Asha Bhosle, Bhupendra Singh, Lyricist : Hasan Kamaal Music Director : Bappi Lahiri Movie : Aitbaar (1985) Flute used for notations : F# This is a lengthy song with five Antaras (Stanzas). Although the tune of these stanzas are similar, […]
Amar hath bandhibi
Sargam notations for Bengali Folk Song – ‘Amar Hath Bandhibi…’ Singer : Dev Goutam Flute used for notaitons : C# This beautiful Bengali Folk song has been sung by many artists. I have written down the sargam notations for the version sung by Dev Goutam. Pay attention to play two Komal swars – Komal Rishab […]
Pyar ka pehla khat likhne me
Pyar ka pehla khat likhne me – Sargam notations Lyricist : HastiSinger & Composer : Jagjit Singh, Album : Face to face (1994) Flute used for notation : F# This Ghazal needs to be played with ’emotions’. Do not hurry through the notes. Listen to this Ghazal first for a couple of times to feel […]
Mere deewanepan ki bhi
Sargam notations for song Mere Deewanepan ki bhi dawa nahi… Singer : Kishore Kumar Lyricist : Anand Bakshi Music Director : Laxmikant Pyarelal Movie : Mehbood Ki Mehandi (1971) Flute used for notations : A# STHAYI: Mere | diwanepan | ki | bhi G M | P D N S S’S’~P PN | N~P | […]
Sham se ankh me nami si hai
Sham se ankh me nami si hai – Sargam notations Lyricist : Gulzar Singer & Composer : Jagjit Singh, Album : Marasim (1999) Flute used for notation : B This song is another example that not every song has to start with ‘Sa’. Initially when I was playing this song with Sa as first note, […]
O go nirupama
Sargam notations for Bengali song O go nirupama Singer : Kishore KumarLyricist: Mukul DuttMusic : Hemanta MukherjeeMovie: Anindita (1972) Flute used for notations : C# O | go | nirupamaR | R | SR gR koriyo | khoma..aR R M | R D… Tomake | amar | ghoroni | koriteD D D | n S’…{nDP} […]
Jete Dao Amay Deko Na
Singer : Asha BhonsleLyricist : Gauriprasanna MazumderMusic : R D BurmanAlbum : Released in 1969 The Hindi version of this very melodious Bengali song is “Jane Do Mujhe Roko Na…” penned by Gulzar from the Album ‘Dil Padosi Hai’. Both versions are composed by R D and sung by Asha Bhonsle. Following notations will help […]
Aha rimjhim ke ye pyare pyare
Sargam notations for the old Hindi film song “Aha rimjhim ke ye pyare pyare…” Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Talat MehmoodLyricist: ShailendraMusic Director: Salil ChowdhuryMovie : Usne Kaha Tha (1961) What a timeless composition by Salil Chowdhury! A very beautiful song to play on musical instruments. Following Sargam notations for this song are easy to play as there […]