Sargam Notation

Dulhe Ka Sehra Suhana Lagta 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 notations for Qawwali song “Dulhe Ka Sehra Suhana…

Singer : Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Lyricist : Sameer
Music Director : Nadeem – Shravan
Movie : Dhadkan (2000)

Scale : C#

PRELUDE:

Aa…aa…
P P PP M… MP MP G…
PMGM P N…. (x2)

Shahanaaiyon | ki |
N N N….N S’…~ N | N

sada | kah | rahi | hai |
P PS’N…R’ | S’~D | D P | M

Khushi | ki | mubaarak |
R M | M | P D D

ghadi | aa.. | gayi | hai |
R’ R’ | R’S’NS'(G)R’ | S’ N | N

Saji | surkh | jode | men |
N D | D n | R’~n’ R’~n D | D

chaand | si | dulhan |
M n D S’…n | P | M~G G

Zamin | pe | falak | se |
SG | GP{DPMG} | SG | GP… DP |

pari | a | gayi | hai |
M S’… | S’~nDn(R’)S’ | n D | D

Aa.a..
D… n…D P | MP MP | D…nR’ D (x2)
D n R’…(G’)R’S’…R’S’ | n..R’ S’R’ nS’ D (x2)

Banjo music:
DDDP DP MP G | SG M | PPPM PM GM R

SARGAM
Nini Sasadha | DhaDhaNini | PamaGaga | MamaPa
S’ S’ R’ R’ | n n S’ S’ | D D n n | P P D

PamaGaga | MamaPaPa | GagaMama | ReReGa
D D N N | P P D D | M M P P | G G M

Dhadada Mama | Papa Gaga | Mama Rere | Gagasa
n n P P | D D M M | P P G G | M M R

STHAYI:

Dulhe | ka | sehara |
M M | G | MGR

suhaana | lagata | hai |
G RG RG | S R | G…

Dulhan | ka | to | dil |
P P | P | M | PD

diwaana | lagata | hai
PM GM | R R | R…

Pal | bhar | men | kaise |
D | D | D | Dn nS’

badalate | hain | rishte
n Dn | P | P P…

Ab | to | har | apana |
P | P | P | PD D~n

begaana | lagata | hai |
D PD | M M | M…~GP

Dulhe ka…

INTERLUDE:
Harmonium

ANTARA 1:

Saat | feron | se | bndha
D P | M P | P D | P M

janmon | ka | ye | bndhan |
P PD | P | M | P PG

Pyaar | se | joda | hai
MP M | G | GM MP | M

rab | ne | prit | ka | daaman |
GG | M | MP M | G | M M~R

(Repeat for following 4 lines)
Hain | nyi | rasmen |
nyi | kasamen | nyi | ulajhaN
Honthh | hain | khaamosh |
lekin | kah | rahi | dhadakan |

Dhadakan | dhadakan
D n D P | D n n S’….

Dhadakan | dhadakan
R’ S’ n | S’ S’~D….

Dhadakan | dhadakan
D n D P | D n n R'(G)R’S’….

Dhadakan | dhadakan
R’ S’ n | S’ S’~D….

Dhadakan | meri dhadakan
D n n R’… | G’ R’ S’ n S’nR’S’…

Dhadakan | teri dhadakan
D n… | R’ S’ nD n…

Dhadakan | dhadakan
PD D~n~P | MP PDM

Dhadakan | dhadakan
GM MP | S S R

Dhadakan | dhadakan
P D n | M P D

Dhadakan | dhadakan | Dhadakan
G M P | R G M | R S R…MGM

meri dhadakan
GG | R S R…

Mushkil | ashkon | ko
M M | G G | R

chhupaana | lagata | hai
G RG RG | S R | G…

Dulhan ka to…

ANTARA 2:
(Same notations of Antara 1)

Main | teri | baahon | ke |
jhule | men | pali | baabul |
Ja | rahi | hun | chhod | ke |
teri | gali | baabul |
Khubasurat | ye | zamaane |
yaad | aenge
Chaah | ke | bhi | ham | tumhe |
na | bhul | paaenge
Mushkil | daaman | ko |
chhudaana | lagata | hai
Dulhan ka to…

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