Sargam Notation

Banarasiya (rang me bhang ya)

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 song Banarasiya…

Singer : Shreya Ghoshal
Music Director : A.R. Rahman
Writer : Irshad Kamil
Movie : 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, I think it is Raag Yaman Kalyan.  Enjoy!

PRELUDE
Sarangi:
PMGM | PNS’R’ | SNDP | MDPM
PMGM | GRGR | SNRS | N S
N R G | R MG | PMGM | PNS’R S’….

Flute:
G P D(S)n D… n | {DnSnDPG} G P
R G MD | S R GP | N RG | G S… {PDNSNDPMGRS}

Haa…Oye Oye Oye
{NSRGMP} M~G G~R R~S S

STHAYI:

Banarasiya
GG~R GM G~R~S

Haaye | Banarasiya
P…MG | GG~R GM G~R~S

Aa Aa…
NR~SG~RM~GP M~G G~R R~S S

Banarasiya
GG~R GM G~R~S

Haaye | Bana….| rasiya
S~,n~S G | G g~G~g~G~g~M | G g G~S

Rang|Mein | Bhang|Yaa
,D S|S | SR|R

Bhang|Mein | Rang
RP|P | M~G

Banarasiya…
GG~R GM G~R~S

haaye | Bana | rasiya
P…~M | GG | GM G~R~S

Sang | mein | jung | yaa
,D S|S | SR|R

jung | mein | sang
RP|P | M~G

Banarasiya…
GG~R GM G~R~S

haaye | Bana | rasiya
P…~M | GG | GM G~R~S

Haan.. | haan.. | haan..
{PDNSN} | {PDND} | (MPDP} |

Haaye | Bana | Rasiya
M~G | GG | GM G~R~S

Haaye | Banarasiya
P~M~P | GG~R GM G~R~S

Aa…
{SRG RGM GMP MPD PDN DNS’ NDPMGRS}

Bana | Rasiya
GG | GM G~R~S

ANTARA 1:

Chaal | chalaaki
{RGMPD} P | M G G

har | hoshiyari | jaanat
G | G G G G | G RR

Yun | to | sab | nar | naari
G | G | G G | GG | M~G P~G M~G P~G

Chaal | chalaaki
{GMPDNS’ND} | P G G

har | hoshiyari | jaanat
G | G G G G | G D PP

Yun | to | sab | nar | naari
G | G | G G | GG | M~G P~G M~G…

Mann | ke | par | bhole | bhandari
G | G | GP | P PD | D D D~P

Mann | ke | par | bhole | bhandari
P D | N | D | P P | P M~G

Ghaat | kinare | umar | guzaari
G G | P M G | GGG | P M G

Ghaat | Bana | rasiya…
G M | G G | R S SRG

Haaye | ghaat | Banarasiya
G | G P | M G | R S SRG

Ghaat | Bana | rasiya…
G G | P P | PD PDNS’…{NS’RS’NDPMGRS}

Thaathon | mein | thaath | Bana | rasiya
G G | G | G G | M G | R S SRG

Haaye | haaye | thaath | Banarasiya
G | G | G P | M G R S SRG

Thaathon | mein | thaath | Bana | rasiya
G G | G | G P | P PD | DDD

Thaathon | mein | thaath | Bana | rasiya
D~P P~D | n | D P | P P | PM M~G

Thaath | Banarasiya!
G G | MG~R R~S S

Haan | haan | haaye | haaye
G | M | P | D | N

Thaath | Banarasiya!
G G | MG~R R~S S

STHAYI:

Rang|Mein | Bhang|Yaa
,D S|S | SR|R

Bhang|Mein | Rang
RP|P | M~G

Banarasiya…
GG~R GM G~R~S

haaye | Bana | rasiya
P…~M | GG | GM G~R~S

Sang | mein | jung | yaa
,D S|S | SR|R

jung | mein | sang
RP|P | M~G

Banarasiya…
GG~R GM G~R~S

haaye | Bana | rasiya
P…~M | GG | GM G~R~S

INTERLUDE:
Sitar:
{SSS}{RRR}{GGG}{MMM}{PPP}{DDD}{MPG}
G D… | G GM RG S

STHAYI:

Rang|Mein | Bhang|Yaa
,D S|S | SR|R

Bhang|Mein | Rang
RP|P | M~G

O | Sang | mein | jung | yaa
S’… | S’N | N | D P | P

jung | mein | sang
M~GG | R | P

Rang|Mein | Bhang|Yaa
,D S|S | SR|R

Bhang|Mein | Rang
RP|P | M~G

Banarasiya…
GG~R GM G~R~S

O | Sang | mein | jung | yaa
,D S|S | SR|R

jung | mein | sang
RP|P | M~G

Banarasiya…
GG~R GM G~R~S

Han | Han | Han | Han | Aa…ye
(M)G | (D)P | (N)D | (S’)N | {S’NDPMG}

Bana | Rasiya
GG | GM G~R~S

Haaye | Banarasiya…
P… | GG~R GM G~R~S

ANTARA 2:

Turat | furat | mein | sab | kar | jaavein
G…{MPD}P | M GG | G | PM | G | G G

Aayi | pe | jo | apni | aave
PM M~G | G | G | PMG | G M~G P~G M~G P~G

Turat | furat | mein | sab | kar | jaavein
S’…{NDPM}G | G GG | G | PM | G | G G

Aayi | pe | jo | apni | aave
G G | G | G | G G G | G~S S~G~M~P

Gaal | mein | jab | ye | paan | dabaave
G G | G | GP | P | P~DD | DD D~P

Gaal | mein | jab | ye | paan | dabaave
P~D~S’ | N | ND | D~P | PM M | GG G

Teen | taal | mein | chalte | jaave
G P | M G | G | G PM | M~G G

Baat | Banarasiya..
G P | MG RS SR RG

Haaye | baat | Banarasiya
S~,D | ,D S | GM DP G(M)G RG

Baat | Bana | rasiya | aa…
G G | PP | PD {PDNS’}…. | {NS’R’S’NDPMGRS}

Thaathon | mein | thaath | Banarasiya
G G | G | G G | MG RS S

Haaye | haaye | thaath | Banarasiya
G | G | G G | MG RS S

Thaathon | mein | thaath | Banarasiya
G G | G | G G | MG RS S

Haaye | haaye | thaath | Bana | rasiya
G | G | PMG | R GR| S,N S

Thaath | Bana | rasiya, | haye | haye | haye
G G | MG~R | RS S | S R G

Thaath | Banarasiya
PMG | RGR S,N S

Rang|Mein | Bhang|Yaa
,D S|S | SR|R

Bhang|Mein | Rang
RP|P | M~G

Banarasiya…
GG~R GM G~R~S

haaye | Bana | rasiya
P…~M | GG | GM G~R~S

Sang | mein | jung | yaa
,D S|S | SR|R

jung | mein | sang
RP|P | M~G

Banarasiya…
GG~R GM G~R~S

haaye | Bana | rasiya
P…~M | GG | GM G~R~S

haaye | Bana | rasiya
P…~M | GG | GM G~R~S

haaye | Bana | rasiya
P…~M | GG | GM G~R~S

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