Sargam Notation

Ek daal par tota bole

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Sargam notations for song: Ek dal par tota bole

Singers: Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar
Movie: Chor Machaye Shor (1974)
Music Director: Ravindra Jain
Lyrics: Indrajeet Singh, Tulsi

PRELUDE:

Flute (start with High Sa):
S’ND S’ND NP D NS’DN R’…S’ND
S’ND S’ND N P GD

Violins (repeat above notes at Middle Sa)

(Then, end the prelude with…)
G D

MUKHDA:

Ek | daal | par | tota | bole
P D | DS’ND | NDP | PD | D D

ek | daal | pa | maina
DD | NS’ | N | D N

[Music piece]
G’~D DN S’NDN G

door | door | baithe | hai | phir | bhi
GG | G P | M~R R | R | GM | G

pyar | to | fir bhi | haina..
r r | r | R~r GR | S S~N

bolo | haina | haina | hai na
D d | D (N)S | D d | D R S

(Repeat above for following female part)

o o o o | ek dal par tota bole ek dal par maina
mai tere naino ki nidiya tu mere dil ka chaina
bolo hai na hai na hai na
ek dal par tota bole

INTERLUDE:

Keyboard:
G D N SRSN NSND DNPDG
G D N SRSN GN GN GGGGGGG

Flute:

ANTARA:

ye | kya | mujhako | ho | gaya | sajan
S’~D | P M | MM G~M R~G | P | PP | P P

kabhi | roun | kabhi | gaun
MP~N | N N | D N | N R’ S’… N {DNS’ND}

(Repeat for following lines)
ped se lipati bel jo dekhun
laj se mar-mar jaun

ye | pagalapan | kaisa
R | GM GRS | R… GMP

kabse | ho | gaya | aisa
M PM | G | R S | R M#….

bin batalae samajho sajan
GG | G P | M~R R | R | GM | G

aj nahi kuchh kahana
r r | r | R~r GR | S S~N

bolo | haina | haina | hai na
D d | D (N)S | D d | D R S

ek dal par tota bole..

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