Sargam Notation

Baar baar din ye aye (happy birthday)

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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Film: Farz (1967)
Singer: Mohd. Rafi
Lyrics : Anand Bakshi
Music : Laxmikant Pyarelal

Baar baar din | ye aye
.P.P S S S | R(G)R SRG

Baar baar dil | ye gaye
GM PPP~D | MPPM GR

Tum jiyo | hazaro | saal
MM MM | DD~P P| P

Ye meri | hai | arzoo
GG RS | R~~G | RSS

Happy birthday | to you
G M | P G M | DD

Happy | birthday | to you
R G | M R G | PP

Happy | birthday to | sunita
S R | G S R | R R R

Happy | birthday | to you
R S | N D | SSS

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