Sargam Notation

Mera dil ye pukare aja

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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Singer : Lata Mangeshkar,
Lyricist : Rajendra Krishna,
Music Director : Hemant Kumar,
Movie : Nagin (1954)

Scale : D

These songs can never go out of fashion! Even after 70 years this song remains an un-skippable melody.  The following Sargam notations are easy to play on flute and many other instruments.  All 12 notes have been used.

A ja, a ja

MUKHDA:

Mera | dil | ye | pukaare | a ja,
,P ,D | ,n~R | R | R R g R | ,n R

mere | gam | ke | sahaare | a ja
R(g)R | R~S | SR | S,nS ,N | ,D,n,D,P

Bhiga | bhiga | hai | sama,
,n ,D | ,P ,D | ,P | ,P ,P

aise | men | hai | tu | kahaan
,n ,D | ,P | ,D | ,P | ,P ,P

Mera | dil | ye | pukaare | a ja,
,P ,D | ,n~R | R | R R g R | ,n R

INTERLUDE:
Been
R g M#… P….
D M# P…
P D n… D S’…n
R’ S’ nS’ n
P D n… D S’…D
n P D MP

ANTARA 1:

Tu | nahin | to | ye | rut
R | R n | n | D | n

ye | hawa | kya | karun
n~S’ | n D | M# | P D

kya | karun
P~n | D P

Tu nahin to …

Dur | tujh se | main | rah ke
R g | P … M# | P | D… P

bata | kya | karun
M#P | R | g M…

kya| karun
gM | g~R

Suna | suna| hai | jahaan,
R g | M#M# | g | R S

ab | jaaun | main | kahaan
S R | g(M)g | R | SS~,n

Bas | itana | mujhe | samajha | ja
,n S | RR S | ,nS(R)S | ,nS ,D,n… ,D,P

Bhiga bhiga hai sama …


ANTARA 2:
(Follow same notations)

Andhiyaan wo chali,
ashiyaan lut gaya
Pyaar ka muskuraata
jahaan lut gaya
Ek chhoti si jhalak,
mere mitne talak

O | chaand
S~g | R…,nS,n

O | chaand | mere | dikhala | ja
,nS | SRgRS | ,nS(R)S | ,nS ,D,n… ,D,P

Bhiga bhiga hai sama …

ANTARA 3:
(Follow same notations)

Munh chhupa ke meri
zindagi ro rahi
Din dhala bhi nahin
shaam kyon ho rahi
Teri duniya se ham
le ke chale tera gm
Dam bhar ke liye to a ja

Bhiga bhiga hai sama …

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