Sargam Notation

Chingari koyi bhadake

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: Chingari koyi bhadake
Singer: kishore kumar
Music: R D Barman
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Film: Amar Prem (1972)
Raag : Bhairavi

Flute used for notations : F#

PRELUDE MUSIC:

Flute:
D~dd D…| DS~n…| S G…| MD
G R S ,N ,D S… | ,N(S)R… | S ,n ,D ,P
,P ,D ,P,D… | ,nS | ,D,nS ,D,nS ,D,nS | ,D…

Guitar:
G PDn D | n G’ | G PDn D
G PDn D | n G’ | G PDn D

STHAYI:
Chingari | koyi | bhadake
,D,D S~,N S~,D | ,D S~,N S~,D | ,D,D ,DGRG…{MGR}

MUSIC PIECE:
Flute:
SR… gRgRS | R~S R~S…M | g S ,N(R)S ,N~,D

Chingari | koyi | bhadake
,D,D S~,N S~,D | ,D S~,N S~,D | ,D,D ,DGRG…{MGR}

toh | sawan | use | bujhaye
R | R~SR | SS~G | R S~DS (NDP)

Sawan | jo | agan | lagaye
,P,P | ,DP | ,D,D,n | ,D,D(D)S…

use | kaun | bujhaye
S S | S~N(R)S | ,NS ,D,D…

O | use | kaun | bujhaye
(,N)S… | gR | S~N(R)S | ,NS ,D,D…

(repeat for…)

Patjhad jo bag ujade
woh bag bahar khilaye
Jo bag bahar me ujade
use kaun khilaye
O use kaun khilaye

ANTARA:

Hamse | mat | puchho | kaise
GG | MG | GMG | GG

mandir | tuta | sapno | kaa… (2)
(MGR)R | RR~S | GR R | R (GRS)

Logo | kee | bat | nahee | hai,
RR | (G)M | G~SM | GS | NSND

yeh | kissa | hain | apano | kaa
D | D(S)R | S~NS | NDD | D

(Repeat the starting sargam for following lines…)

Koyi dushman thens lagaye
toh mit jiya bahalaye
Manamit jo ghanv lagaye
use kaun mitaye

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