Sargam Notation

Hum tere sheher me aye hai

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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Ghazal : Hum Tere Sheher Mein Sargam notation
Singer: Ghulam Ali
Lyrics : Qaiser ul Jafri
Album : Tere Shehar Me (1996)

Hum | Tere | Shehar | Mein
S~g | ~R S~.D | .DS S | S

Aaye | Hain | Musafir | Ki | Tarah
R S .P.D | .N(.D).P | P’P’G RS Rg | R | S S

Sirf | Ek | Baar | Mulaqaat | Ka
G P | DDS’ | Dn DP | PPD P~DP G | G~R

Mauqa | De De
Rg SRgRg | g g

Interlude:
n DND PDP GPG R S

Hum tere shehar me…

Meri | Manzil | Hai | Kahan
S’S’ | D~P P~S’ | S’ | S’ S’~D

Mera | Thikana | Hai | Kaha
M DD | DD MD R’~S’ | D | PP

Subah | Tak | Tujh | Se
S’S’ | D~P | S’S’ | S’

bichhad | kar | Mujhe
D PM | D | DD

Jaana | Hai | Kaha
D MD S’ | D | PP

Sochne | Ke | Liye
G P D S’ | nDP | PP

Ek | Raat | Ka
PD | P~D PG | G

Mauqa | De De
Rg SRgRg | g g

Interlude:
n DND PDP GPG R S

Hum tere shehar me…

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