Sargam Notation

Chehra hai ya chand khila

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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Chehra hai ya chand khila hai Sargam
Singer : Kishore kumar
Lyricist : Javed Akhtar
Music by : R D Burman
Film : Sagar (1985)

S M M P d P d P S – S r S n S –
O Chehra hai ya chand khila hai

S M M P d P d P M – – G MG PMGM GM g
Zulf ghaneri shaam hai kya

g P P n n d P M g – g R g R g –
Saagar jaisi ankhon wali

S M M P d P d P M – – G M
ye to bata, tera naam hai kya

S N S d d M M – MPM G MP P P – P –
Aaj main tujhse door sahi aur

d P d PM M – P S d – – P d – – –
tu mujh se anjaan kahi

S N S d d M M M MPM G MP – P – P –
tera saath na hi pa uun to

d P d PM M g P M M – – G M – – –
ghar te ra aur maan ka hin

S g P g g P – – – S g P g g P –
La la la la la la la la la la

M P d M M d – – – M P d M M d –
La la la la la la la la la la

P d n P P n – – – P d n P P n –
La la la la la la la la la la

S – – – P N – R S – – – – – – –
La la la la la

d P P M M – M – Md P P M M – M –
Ye ar maan hai shor na hi ho

Md P Pn M M – M – MPM G MP – P – – –
khamoshi ke mele ho

PD D D D D – D – Dn – n D n D n –
is duni ya me koi na hi ho

g P P n n d P MG M – M G M – – –
hum do no hi aa kele ho

S M M P d P d M S – S r S n S –
tere sapne dekh ra ha hu

S M M P d P d P M – – G MG PMGM GM g
aur me ra ab kaam hai kya

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