Sargam Notation

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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 notation for Bengali song : Noyono Sarashi keno (1979) Singer: Kishore Kumar Lyrics : Mukul Dutta Sargam notes produced on C middle flute. A wonderful semi classical composition by Kishore da, this song perhaps figures in top 10 Bengali songs of every Kishore fan. You have to listen to it to believe, in case you have still not heard it. I found this as a tough song to pull off on my flute as it contains lots of komal swars (especially Ga, Da and Ni). And the Murki sung at the end of each Antaras was even tougher to jot down in Notes. However, finally after many attempts I have tried to write down the notations as close to the correctness as possible including Prelude and Interlude music pieces.

PRELUDE:
(Sitar)
R g M | P(d)P | GM Rg | N N~…S

noyon | shoroshi | keno
(P)d~P M~g | R S S | (,N)S S

bhoreche | jole
S~,n ,nSR | S ,N~,D

kotoki | royeche | lekha
,P ,d,n | ,n,nR {SRS} ,NSR | R R

kajole | kajole
Rg R~S | R g~R M~g P~M

noyon | shoroshi | keno
(P)d~P M~g | R S S | (,N)S S

INTERLUDE:
(Sitar):
(R)S ,N~,D ,D,D ,D,D ,D,D ,D r g D

(Flute):
P GM R…g {DnDn}d~P

(Sitar):
GM R S

ANTARA 1:

bedonar | koli | tumi
PP M~GM | PP | d~P

dao | bhalo beshe | bodhu
P~d | M P R~gR R(P)M | g g~R~S

ful | photanor | chhole
S R | MM P P | n~d d

ami | bhore | debo | modhu
P d | M M | P P | PP R

shara | mon | keno | tumi
RR(M)R | R~SS | S S | SS

chokhe | shajale
S S | {RS,NSRM}…R S ,N~,D

koto ki royeche….

INTERLUDE:
(Sitar):
(S)R RR RR RR R~gR S ,n ,n~D

(Flute):
,n… S g~S g~S g~S ,n

ANTARA 2:

jonomo | shofolo | hobe
,P ,d ,N | ,N SS | S S

bodhuar | ghore |aaj
g R S,NS | ,NS {,NSRg} | g

shoromero | aralete
gg g g~R | g(M)g gg S

dekha | jabe | phuloshaj
,N S | ,d ,n | S S S

nishiraat e | birohero
PP M~GM | PP ,n~P

INTERLUDE:
(Sitar):
SS R | gM Pd | P gS | RgMP

(Repeat notes from 1st Antara for following…)
nishiraat e | birohero
bashi | ore | ke | bajae
bhalobeshe | keno | bodhu
aj | shudhu | kede | jae
shedhe | shedhe | keno | tumi
moron | nile
koto ki royechhe
lekha kajole kajole

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