Sargam Notation

Bechara dil kya kare

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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 song Bechara dil kya kare

Movie : Khushboo (1975)
Singer : Asha Bhonsle
Lyrics : Gulzar
Music : RD Burman

Pure Magic, this song is!  Fantastic arrangement of music.  Such songs can never get old.  I have tried to produce the sargam for this bubbly song on my D scale flute.

MUKHDA:
Bechaara | dil | kya | kare,
D NS N(S)R~S | S~N | S | SR R~D
Ho.. bechara | dil | kya | kare
D… DNS GRSR~S | S~N | S | SR R~D
saawan | jale | bhaado | jale
D NR | N DP | N NS | N D
saawan | jale | bhaado | jale
D NR RG | R NDP | N SRS | N D
Bechara Dil Kya Kare

(Repeat for the following lines …)
Do pal ki raah nahin,
ek pal ruke ek pal chale

ANTARA:
Gaon | gaon | me | ghume | re | jogi,
R~S | S~N N~D | R | R~S | S~N | N~DR
rogi | changey | kare
R~S S | S~N…S | R GN
Mere | hi | man | ka
N G | N | N | N
taap | na | jaane,
S G | S | S S
haath | na | dhare
,P ,D | r | r R
Aha ha ha, aa aa aha
M~R R G R S SRSR SN
Hmm hm hmm hmm hmm
R N P N N~D
(r R)
Bechara dil kya kare…

ANTARA 2:
(Same notations as for Antara 1)
Tere waaste laakhon raasten, tu jahaan bhi chale
Mere liye hain teri hi raahen, tu jo saath le

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