Sargam Notation

Hum Apki Ankhon Me Is Dil Ko Basa De To

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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Sargam for the song Hum Apki Ankhon Me…

Singers : Mohammad Rafi, Geeta Dutt
Lyricist : Sahir Ludhianvi
Music Director : Sachin Dev Burman
Movie : Pyaasa (1957)

SCALE: C#

MUKHDA:

Hum | apaki | ankho | men |
S | D…PM | G GP | P

is | dil | ko | basa | de | to
SS | G | M | P DP | MG | M

Hum | mund | ke | palakon | ko |
M | S’…S’ | S’ | R’S’ND | PDnS’

is | dil | ko | saja | de | to
MM | n | n | nS’n | DP | D

INTERLUDE

aHa ha ha aha haha
M D S’… S’S’ S’n
G P n… nn n D
M P D … DD DP
R…G…S R G M

ANTARA1:

In | zulfon | men | gundhenge |
S’ | S’G’ G’ | G’ | M’G’ R’r’R’

ham | ful | mohabbat | ke
N | R’ R’ | R’G’R’S’N | {S’NR’S’}

Zulfon ko | jhatak | kar | ham |
M S’ S’ | S’R’S’ | ND | PDnS’

ye | ful | gira | de | to
M | n n | nS’n | DP | D

ANTARA2:
(same notations)
Hum | apako | khwaabon | men |
la | la | ke | sataaenge |
Hum | apaki | ankhon | se |
ninde | hi | uda | de | to

ANTARA3:
(Same notations)00
Hum | apake | kadamon | par |
gir | jaaenge | gash | kha | kar
Isapar | bhi | na | ham | apane |
anchal | ki | hawa | de | to

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