Sargam Notation

Hame tumse pyaar kitna

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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Film: Kudrat (1981)
Singer : Kishore Kumar
Lyrics : Majrooh Sultanpuri
Music : R D Burman
Based on Raag : Bhairavi

Flute used for notations : F#

STHAYI:
Hame | tumse | pyaar | kitna
S r | g g | M M | M M M

yeh | hum | nahin | jaante
P | P n | PM g | g r g

magar | jee | nahin | sakte
P M | g | r Srg | r S ,n

tumhare | bina | (music)
,n g n | g S… | g…M

ANTARA:

Suna | gum | judaai | ka
S’n d | n S’ | n d n S’ S’ | S’

Utaathe | hain | log
M d M | g | M

jaane | zindagi | kaise,
S’n d | n S’n d nS’ dnd |d d

bitaate | hain | log
M d M | g | M

din | bhi | yahaan | to | lage,
M P | d | nn | n~P | MM g

baras | ke | samaan
g d | g | d M…g rg S

hamen | intazaar | kitna
S r | gg M…M | M M M

yeh | hum | nahin | jaante
P | P n | PM g | g r g

magar | jee | nahin | sakte
P M | g | r Srg | r S ,n

tumhare | bina | (music)
,n g n | g S… | g…M

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