Sargam Notation

Har karam apna karenge (Aye watan tere liye)

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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Song Title: Har Karam Apna Karenge Aye Watan Tere Liye
Movie: Karma (1986)
Singers: Mohammad Aziz, Kavita Krishnamurthy
Lyrics: Anand Bakshi
Music: Laxmikant-Pyarelal

Mera | karma | tu,
P P | D D | D NS’

mera | dharma | tu
N DP | D D | D

Tera | sabakuchh | main,
P P | NN NN | RN RN

mera | sabakuchh | tu
P P | D D | D

Ummm…ummm
DNS’R’ G’… | D N S’…

Aaaa….aaaa
P D N… | MP D N rS’rS’ D G…

Har | karam | apana | karenge
S’ | S’S’ | S’ R’ S’R’~N | N D D

aye | watan | tere | liye
D~R’~N | N~D D | PM {PDPDP} | M G…S’

Dil | diya | hai, | jaan | bhi | denge,
S’N | P D | D | PDPDP | M | {GPMGR}

aye | watan | tere | liye
,N | R P | PM | D N {DNDNDNP} | M G…

INTERLUDE (Banjo music):

G g G S’…. | R’ N D PP…
G R S M…. | DP M GG…
D d D | N S’R’ S’ | N D d D | N…
S’ ND | N DP | MD MP MG

G g G S’…. | R’ N D PP…
G R S M…. | DP M G
D…P…M….G…

ANTARA 1:

Tu | mera | karma,
R’~G’ | G’ G’~R’ | R’~S’S’

tu | mera | dharma,
S’~R’ | R’ R’~S’ | (R’)S’~N N

tu | mera | abhimaan | hai
N | N rS’rS’ | ND D D | D N S’G’~D

Aye | watan | mehabub | mere
G… | M P | PM G…M | P P

tujhape | dil | kurbaan | hai
GG M | P | S’~P {DNDNDNP} | M G

Ham | jienge | aur | marenge
G’ | GG’ R’~r’ | R’ | S’ NDNR’ NDP

aye | watan | tere | liye
N | N rS’rS’ | N~D D | D{PMDPMG}

Dil diya hai….

ANTARA 2:

Hindu | muslim | sikh | isaai,
DD | DDD | D D | D DD

hamawatan | hamanaam | hai
N N r~S’ r~S’ | ND D DD | D

Jo | kare | inako | juda
S’ | S’S’ | R’G’ R’~S’~g’ R’ | S’~N N

majahab | nahin | ilzaam | hai
NN N N | N r~S’ r~S | N~D D… | D

Ham | jienge | aur | marenge
G’ | GG’ R’~r’ | R’ | S’ NDNR’ NDP

aye | watan | tere | liye
N | N rS’rS’ | N~D D | D{PMDPMG}

Dil diya hai….

Teri galiyon men chalaakar nafaraton ki goliyaan
Lutate hai kuchh lutere dulhanon ki doliyaan
Lut rahe hai ap wo apan gharon ko lutakar
Khelate hain bekhabar apane lahu se holiyaan

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