Sargam Notation

More Kanha Jo Aye Palat Ke

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 More Kanha Jo Aye Palat Ke…

Singer: Asha Bhonsle
Lyrics : Javed Akhtar
Music : Vanraj Bhatia
Movie : Sardari Begum (1996)

Raag : Pilu
S g M P N S’…
S’ n D P M G R S…

More Kanha jo aye palat ke… is a Thumri style song based on Raag Pilu. Songs in Thumri generallly have many harkate (ornamentations), which are not easy to notate.  Hence, I’ve given below the basic notes of this song, which should be mastered first, and thereon you can improvise to build up the ‘harkats’ as needed.  First two lines of 2nd Antara has different tune than the 1st Antara, but then those revert to the original tune. 

Enjoy! 

Scale : A#

MUKHDA:

More | kanha | jo |
,N S | Rg g | g

aaye | palat | ke |
R g~R~g | R Sg | R

abake | horii | main |
,N,N S | {RgM}M | M

khelungi | dat | ke |
M~G R~g R~S | R R | R

ANTARA 1:

Unke | pichhe | main |
G M | P P | P

chupke | se | jaake
PM MPD | P | G P(D)P M~G~M (R)G

ye | gulaal | apane |
G | M D | D D D

tan | pe | lagaa | ke
D | n~D~n | D P(n)D | P

rang | dungi | unhe |
P P | P d~P~d | PM

main | lipat | ke
P~M~P | M RM | g

abake | horii | main |
S~,D S | {RgM}M | M

khelungi | dat | ke |
M~G R~g R~S | R R | R

More kanha…

ANTARA 2:

Ki | un ho ne |
(P)M | (D)P M~G R~S

agar | jora | jori
S,NS | ,D ,N | S S

Jora | Jori
,D ,N R R

Jora Jori
,D S | R~M GRS

Ki | un ho ne |
G | M P P

agar | jora jori
P PM | MPDP | G P(D)P M~G~M R~G~R

chhini | pichkari |
G M | DD D D

bahiyan | marori
DD n~D~n | P nD P

gaariya | maine |
P P P | d~P~d P

rakkhi | hain | rat | ke
M P~M~P | M | RM | g

abake | hori…

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