Sargam Notation

Lag Ja Gale

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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Full Sargam notations for song Lag ja Gale
movie : Woh kaun thi (1964)
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics : Raja Mehdi Ali Khan
Music : madan mohan

Based on Raag : Pahadi

STHAYI:

Lag | ja | gale | ki | phir | ye
,P,P | G | R G… | G~R | RG RG | G

hasin | raat
G RG RG | RG{MGRS}S

ho | na | ho…….o
S{RMG} | R | R…(G)R N(S)N D(N)D P

Shayad | phir | is | janam | mein
,P ,D | ,D | ,D,D | N~R NDPD | P

Mulakat | ho | na | ho
,P,P~P’ P’D’ | MP MDP | M | G… R {SRGRS}

Lag | jaa | gale | se | ae
,P,P | G | R G… | G | G

Interlude:
S N PD SN | PD DDDD | DN NNNN | NS SSSS (×2)
PD SR | D'(N)D’P
R(G)RS (×3)

ANTARA:

Humko | mili | hai | aaj | ye
S P | M P | P | S’D’P’M M | M

ghadiya | naseeb | se
S M M | DPM DPMG | G

[Repeat for following]
Je | bhar ke | dekh | leejiye
Hamako | kareeb | se

Phir | apke | naseeb | mein
P | G R G | G RG RG G | G

Ye | raat
RG RG | RG{MGRS}S

ho | na | ho…….o
S{RMG} | R | R…(G)R N(S)N D(N)D P

Shayad | phir | is | janam | mein
,P ,D | ,D | ,D,D | N~R NDPD | P

Mulakat | ho | na | ho
,P,P~P’ P’D’ | MP MDP | M | G… R {SRGRS}

Lag | jaa | gale | se | ae
,P,P | G | R G… | G | G

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