Sargam Notation

Mushkil hai bahut mushkil

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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 the old Hindi film song “Mushkil Hai Bahut Mushkil Chahat Ka Bhula Dena…”

Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Zohrabai, Rajkumari
Lyricist: Nakshab Jaravchi
Music Director: Khemchand Prakash
Movie : Mahal (1949)

All 3 Antaras start with different notes. Only one Komal swar is used, i.e., komal Rishab (r) at few places. Rest all the notes are Shuddh.

Flute used for notations : D#

PRELUDE:
(aalaap)

mushkil | hai
G G P D | D~S’…R’ NN DP {DND}P…

mushkil | hai
G M PD | PD PM GM RS G…

STHAYI:

mushkil | hai | bahut | mushkil |
,P,P ,DS | S | S R G | SR {RGRG}…

chaahat | ka | bhula | dena |
G~R RG | S | S RP | G~S S ,N ,D…R

chaahat | ka | bhula | dena |
R~r r R | R | r R~r | R~G G~S

MUSIC :
,P,D | G… | SR… | P GRS…

aasan | nahi | dil | ki |
,P ,DS S | S RG | SR | {RGRG}…

ye | aag | bujha | dena |
G~R | RG S | S RP | G~S S ,N ,D…R

ye | aag | bujha | dena |
R | r~R R | r R~r | R~G G~S

ANTARA 1:

ye | khel | nahi | dekhen |
S’ | S’ | S’ NR’ | S’~N D~P DS'{NNDD}…

ye | khel | hai | ulfat | ka |
PM | P~D | P | G~S R S | R{PDP}G…|

MUSIC:
PDPD | S’… D N… P | D P G R S

ye | khel | nahi | dekhen |
S’ | S’ | S’ NR’ | S’~N D~P DS'{NNDD}…

ye | khel | hai | ulfat | ka |
PM | P~D | P | G~S R S | R{PDP}G…|

MUSIC:
PDPD | S’… D N… P | D P G R S

roto | ko | hansa | dena |
,P ,DS | S | S RG | SR {RGRG}… |

hansato | ko | rula | dena |
G G R G | S | S RP | G~S S ,N ,D…R |

hansato | ko | rulaa | dena |
R R R | R | r R~r | R~G G~S… |

MUSIC :
,P,D | G… | SR… | P GRS…

mushkil hai bahut mushkil…


ANTARA 2:

dilavalo | ki | duniya | me |
P D R’ | R’~S’ | R’G’ G’~S’ | S’…

hai | rasm | ke | jab | koi
S’ | N D | P | MP | P G….|

dilavalo | ki | duniya | me |
P D R’ | R’~S’ | R’G’ G’~S’ | S’…

hai | rasm | ke | jab | koi
S’ | N D | P | MP | P G….P |

aae | to | qadam | lena, |
,P,D |S | S RG | SR R G… |

jaae | to | duva | dena |
G~R R~G | S | S RP | G~S S ,N ,D…R |

jaae | to | duva | dena |
R r | R | R R | R~G G~S… |

MUSIC :
,P,D | G… | SR… | P GRS…

mushkil hai bahut mushkil…


ANTARA 3:

ulajhan | hai | bahut | phir | bhi |
G M MP | P | PDS’ | N P | D~P…|

ham | tumko | na | bhulege |
P D | DR’R’ | S’ | N~P P~D D~N…D P M

tumko | naa | bhulege |
P DD | P | M PDPM G…

ulajhan | hai | bahut | phir | bhi |
G M MP | P | PDS’ | N P | D~P…|

ham | tumko | na | bhulege |
P D | DR’R’ | S’ | N~P P~D D~N…D P M

tumko | naa | bhulege |
P DD | P | M PDPM G…

MUSIC:
PDPD | S’… D N… P | D P G R S

mumakin | to | nahi | lekin |
,P ,DS | S | SR G | SR R G… |

tum | hamko | bhula | dena
G~R | R~G S | S RP | G~S S ,N ,D…R |

tum | hamko | bhula | dena
R | r R | r R~r | R~G G~S… |

mushkil | hai | bahut | mushkil…

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