Sargam Notation

Neela asman so gaya

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 for song Neela Aasmaan So Gaya
Film : Silsila (1981)
Singer : Amitabh Bachchan
Music : Shiv / Hari
Lyrics : Javed Akhtar
Raag : Pahadi

Flute used for notations : A#

Neela | aasmaan | so | gaya -2
.P.D | GRG(R)S | RMG~R
.P.D | GRG(R)S | R~SS

(music: S N D P)

La ra la ra la, la la la la… Ho..o
.P.D GG R GS R R R(G)R S~D

La ra la ra la, la la ra la
.P.D GG R GS R SS

Neela aasmaan so gaya

O ho, | ons | barse | raat | bheege
P’— (MP) | PDn | DPP | R~M | MMM

honth | tharraaye
.D.N | SGR~S

Dhadkane | kuchh | kehna | chaahe
PDn DP | P | R~MM | MM

keh | nahin | paaye
.D.D | NSG | R~S

Hawa | ka | geet | madhyam | hai -2
GG | M(G)R | RGS | RR | R

Samay | ki | chaal | bhi | kam | hai
GG | M(G)R | RGS | R | R | R

Neela aasmaan so gaya -2

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