Sargam Notation

Felu Da Theme Music

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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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Presenting Sargam notations for a very popular tune from Bengali detective film series “Felu Da”, composed by Satyajit Ray.  This tune can be played in two ways as I have mentioned below.

Feluda, is a fictional Bengali private investigator starring in a series of Bengali novels of Indian fictional detective novels and short stories written by Indian Bengali film director and writer Satyajit Ray

Option 1

PP MPD
NN S’ND
PP MPG
R PMP

Option 2

SS ,NSR
GG MGR
SS ,NS,D
,P S,NS

Interestingly, if you get a hang of this tune, then you could also play the theme music of TITAN ads with the same notes with some improvisation.

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