Sargam Notation

Ektuku chhoa lage

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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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Ektuku Chhoa Lage Sargam notation – Rabindra Sangeet :

Ektuku | Chhoa | Lage
S MG | GR | N S Rg…R

EkTuku | kotha | shuni
S R g | R S | N S

Tai | diye | mone | mone
.P~S | SS | SRSN | S~Mg MPd

rochi | momo | falguni [x2]
M” P |  d P | M” P | GPM GR SN

[Interlude]
SGP MGR GM…
NRM GRG RS
S d P

Kichu | polasher | nesha
n n | n Dn | D n…D~n~P

kichu | ba chapay | mesha
S’S’ | n n D~n | d P

Tai | diye | shure | shure
P~n | n~d | P~d | MPM… G R

ronge | roshe | jaal | buni
S~g | g M | P d | M P… G M

Tai diye sure sure
rongey rose jaal buni

rochi | momo | falguni
R RM | M G | R~g S R~g RSN

Ek tuku Chowa Lage
Ek Tuku kotha suni

Je tuku | kache-te | ashe
P dS | S S S | S S

khoniker | fake | fake
S S S~R | N SN | S NSRg R

Chokito | moner | kone
g gP P | PdPM | M P

shoponer | chobi | anke
MG R~S | R RGM | G R

[Repeat the first stanza for following…]

Jetuku jay re dure
bhabna kapay shure
Tai niye jay bela
nopurero taal guni
Tai niye jaay bela
nupurero taal guni
Rochi momo falguni
Ek tuku Choya Laage
Ektuku kotha suni..

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