Sargam Notation

O Re Majhi (Mere Sajan Hai Us Par)

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 Hindi song – “O re Majhi…”

Singer : Sachin Dev Burman
Lyricist : Shailendra,
Music Director : Sachin Dev Burman
Movie : Bandini (1963)

Scale : C#

PRELUDE:

O re | maajhi
RR | R…N….R’

o re | Maajhi
RR | R D…~P

o o | mere | maajhi
PM~R M~G~R | R R | R R

Music:
RMG RS,N

MUKHDA:

Mere | saajan | hai | us | paar
,N S | R RR | R | PR | R

Mai | man | maar | hun | is | paar
S~G | R R | R | S~G | R R | R

O | mere | maajhi | abaki | baar
R~S | S R | S~,N ,N | RS S~,N | ,N

Le | chal | paar | le | chal | paar
RS | S~,N | ,N | RS | S~,N | ,N~S ,D~,N~,D

Mere | saajan | hai | us | paar
,N S | R RR | R | PR | R

INTERLUDE:
P… {MDPMG}… {RMGR,D}…
,N S ,P ,D ,N R

ANTARA 1:

Ho | man | ki | kitaab | se | tum
P…M…(R)G | ,N S | R | GG DPM | G | G

Mera | naam | hi | mita | dena
R R | M~G~R | M~G | R~G~S | R GR

Gun | to | na | tha | koi | bhi
,N S | R | G | G DP | M~G | G M~R

Avagun | mere | bhula | dena
R R M~G | R M~G | R G~S | R GR

MUSIC: R’….S’N DR’

man | ki | kitaab | se | tum
,N S | R | GG DPM | G | G M~R

Mera | naam | hi | mita | dena
R R | M~G~R | M~G | R~G~S | R R

Gun | to | na | tha | koi | bhi
,N S | R | G | G DP | M~G | G

Avagun | mere | bhula | dena
R R M~G | R M~G | R G~S | R R

Mujhako | teri | bidaa | kaa
R R GP | P DN~P | D DN | N….R’S’

Mujhako | teri | bidaa | kaa
R R GP | P DN~P | D DN | N S’~P

Marke | bhi | rehta | itazaar
PM PD | P | M G R | RM MGRS,N

Mere saajan hai us paar…

INTERLUDE:
P D… {NDPD} {NDPD}~P
P D N S’ R’ (N)S’N..
D ND PR G {MGRG} {MGRG}
R GM PD P DP DP DP

ANTARA 2:

Mat khel jal jaaegi
,N S | R G | G D | PM GGM~R

kahati| Hai | aag | mere | man | ki
R R M~G~| R | M~G R | G~S | R GR

Mat | khel | mat | khel
G D | P… | P P | MG~R MG~R

Mat khel jal jaaegi
,N S | R G | G D | PM GGM~R

kahati| Hai | aag | mere | man | ki
R R M~G~| R | M~G R | G~S | R GR

Mai | badini | piya | ki
,N S | R G G DP | M~G | G G~M~R

Chir | sagini | hun | saajan | ki
R R | M~G R M~G | R | G~S R | R

Mera | khichati | hai | aanchal
R R | GP P DN~P | D | DN N….R’S’

Mera khichati hai aanchal
R R | GP P DN~P | D | DN NS’P

Manmit | teri | har | pukaar
PM PD P | M G R | R | M MGRS,N

Mere saajan hai us paar
O re maajhi o re
Maajhi o o mere maajhi.

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