Sargam Notation

Mora saiyaan mose bole na (Sawan beeto jaye)

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 notations for song : Sawan beeto jaye (mora saiyya)

Singer: Shafqat Amanat Ali.
Movie: Hyderabad Blues 2 (2004)
Music : Fuzon

This song is based on Raag Khamaj which has 6 notes in Aaroh : S G M P D N S’ and 7 in Avroh with Nishad as Komal (n) : S’ n D P M G R S… Since I have followed the notations that are used in Raag Khamaj hence, the following notations can be played on any scale. Entire song follows same notations of the Mukhda (opening) part. You may improvise with these notations if you wish. Enjoy!

Scale : D

PRELUDE MUSIC:

Keyboard:
G MR | D | SRG | S | D |P

Guitar:
,N SD | PDS

Keyboard:
G MR | D | SRG | S | D
,N SD | PDS

Guitar:
,N ,NS ,DS | ,N S,N ,DS (x3)

MUKHDA:

sawan | beeto | jaye | piharwa
G GG | G~R GP | M~G~RG | R ,n S R~G

sawan | beeto | jaye | piharwa

man | mera | ghabraye
P | P PG | GP {DNS’}…{nDPMG} G MP

man | mera | ghabraye

aiso | gaye | pardes | piya | tum
G G | G G~R | GP MGRG | R ,nS | R~G

aiso | gaye | pardes | piya | tum
G G | P G~R | GM (D)P MGR G | R ,nS | R~G

chain | hame | nahi | aaye
P P | P PG | G P | {DNS’}…{nDPMG} G MP

chain | hame | nahi | aaye
P P | P PG | P PR’ | S’…{nDPMG}…

mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
G M | G R GRS | S R | P M | G

mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
G…{MGRGMP} | M~R GRS | S R | GMP M | G

mai | lakh | jatan | kar | hari
{MGRGMP} | P P | PPP | P P | GRGR~S SPMP MGRG

lakh | jatan | kar | har | rahi
P P | PPP | G P | DNS’…,n | D PMG

mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
G M | G R GRS | S R | P M | G

mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
G…{MGRGMP} | M~R GRS | S R | GMP M | G

ANTARA 1:
Follow the same notations)

tu | jo | nahi | to | aise | piya | hum
tu | jo | nahi | to | aise | piya | hum
jaise | suna | angana
jaise | suna | angana
nain | tihari | rah | nihare
nain | tihari | rah | nihare
nainan | ko | tarsao | na
nainan | ko | tarsao | na
mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
mai | lakh | jatan | kar | hari
lakh | jatan | kar | har | rahi
mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
mora | saiya | mose | bole | na

ANTARA 1:
Follow the same notations)

pyar | tumhe | kitna | karte | hai
pyar | tumhe | kitna | karte | hai
tum | ye | samjh | nahi | paoge
tum | ye | samjh | nahi | paoge
jab | hum | na | honge | to | piharwa
jab | hum | na | honge | to | piharwa
bolo | kya | tab | aaoge
bolo | kya | tab | aaoge
mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
mai | lakh | jatan | kar | hari
lakh | jatan | kar | har | rahi
mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
mai | lakh | jatan | kar | hari
lakh | jatan | kar | har | rahi
mora | saiya | mose | bole | na
mora | saiya | mose | bole | na

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