Sargam Notation

Jo hal dil ka

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 song Aoge jab tum o saajna
Singer : Alka Yagnik, Kumar Sanu
Music : Jatin-Lalit
Lyrics : Samir
Movie : Sarfarosh (1999)

MUKHDA:

jo | haal | dil | kaa
R | D P | M# | P

idhar | ho | rahaa | hai
RR | D | P M | P

vo | haal | dil | kaa
R | D P | M# | P{MGR}

udhar | ho | rahaa | hai
RR | D | P M | P

jaan-e-jaa.n | dilo.n | pe | pyaar | kaa
D R’R’ | R’R’ | G’~R’ | S’~D | D S’…

ajab | saa | asar
S’S’ | R’~G’ | R’~S’ NN D P

ho | rahaa | hai
P~N | D PMG | P… DP MGR

GUITAR PIECE:
R SR GS R

jo haal dil kaa …

ANTARA

gale | se | lagaa | luu
R D | D | D nD | D

labo | pe | sajaa | luU
R D | D | D nD | D

tere | afasaano | ko
DD | S’S’ S’ R’G’ | R’~S’ {R’S’N}

Mai | apanaa | banaa | luu
N | S’R’S’ | N D P | D…{NDPM}

gale | se | lagaa | luu
R D | D | D nD | DnD PMGR

labo | pe | sajaa | luU
R D | D | D nR’ | D S’~N S’~D

tere | afasaano | ko
DD | S’S’ S’ R’G’ | R’~S’ {R’S’N}

Mai | apanaa | banaa | luu
N | S’R’S’ | N D P | D…

dard | hai | halkaa | saa
R R | D | PM P | P

magar | ho | rahaa | hai
M# R | D | D PM | P…

jaan-e-jaa.n | dilo.n | pe | pyaar | kaa
D R’R’ | R’R’ | M#G’~R’ | S’~D | D S’…

ajab | saa | asar
S’S’ | R’~G’ | R’~S’ NN D P

ho | rahaa | hai
P~N | D PMG | P… DP MGR

ANTARA 2
(Same notations to repeat for this staza)

ye tujhako khabar hai
ye mujhako pataa hai
jo chhaayaa dhadakan pe
chaahat kaa nashaa hai
diivaanaa teraa
bekhabar ho rahaa hai
jaan-e-jaa.n dilo.n pe …

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