Sargam Notation

Bahut door mujhe chale jana hai

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 of a romantic song Bahut Door Mujhe Chale Jana Hai
Singers : Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Movie : Heera Panna (1975)
Lyricists : Anand Bakshi
Music : R D Burman

Flute used for notations : E Bass

Bahot | Door | Mujhe | Chale | Jaana | Hai
.P SS | S | S S | R S | N .P | .P

Bahot | Nazdeek | Mujhe | Aana | Hai
.P SS | SS S S | R S | N S | R

Teri | Baahon | Mein | Mujhe | Aaj | Mar | Jaana | Hai) | (2)
R G | M R | G | RS NS | R G | R SN | D N | S

[Repeat for following lines…]
Kissi | Ko | Iss | Jagah | Pe | Nahin | Aana | Hai
Kissi | Ko | Iss | Jagah | Se | Nahin | Jaana | Hai
Teri | Baahon | Mein | Mujhe | Aaj | Mar | Jaana | Hai

Jaane | Mile…. | Ya | Na | Mile…
S G | G GM~GM~GM~G | S G | G GM~GM~GM~G

Phir | Aisi | Tanhaayi
S | R R | M MP’….{GM~RG~S}

Dil | Ki | Lagi | Le | Ne | Lagi
S G | G GM~GM~GM~G | S G | G GM~GM~GM~G

Seene | Mein | Angdaayi
S | R R | M MP’….

Ho.. | Mujhko | Chhupa | Le
P’…| P n D | P M | M |

Dil | Mein | Basaa | Le
D~ | ~P | GG | G

Dekh | Bura | Yeh | Zamana… | Hai… | Hmmmm
S R | R R | R | RG GM~GM~GM~G | GM~GM~GM~G | GM~GM~GM~G

Video of me playing this song with the above Sargam notations on my Acrylic Flute:

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