Sargam Notation

O Saiyyan (Meri adhuri kahani…)

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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Singer : Roop Kumar Rathod
Lyrics : Amitabh Bhattacharya
Music : Ajay-Atul
Movie : Agneepath (2012)
Scale : C

This song is simply one of the best of these composers. Lyrics, music, singing – all top notch!

Writing notations for this song O Saiyaan… wasn’t too easy. Took me long and hard practice sessions to conclude the first note. Pay attention to the use of Komal Rishabh (r), Gandhar (g), Nishad (n) and, at few place Dhaiwat (d). Mastering the notes will definitely take some time, but once you get a hang of it, then you’ll want to play this song again and again for its intensity and sweetness.
Enjoy!

MUKHDA:

Meri | adhoori | kahaani
S r | g S r | g S r…~S

Lo | daastaan | bann | gayi
S | S…S (,D),N | ,P | ,D,N,D…

Ho | Tune | chhuaa | aaj | aise
{,DMGR} | S r | g S | r g | Sr~,D Sr…{grS}

Main | kya | se | kya | ban | gayi
S | S…rg | r | ,N… | ,P | ,D,N,D…

Sehme | huye | sapne | mere |
,D ,N S | ,N(,D),N | ,D ,N S | ,N(,D),N |

haule-haule | angdaiyaan | le | rahe
,D,N S,N | S,N S…,N S(g)R | S…{,N,D} | ,D,D

Thehre | huye | lamhe | mere |
,D ,N S | ,N(,D),N{,D,P} | ,D ,N S | ,N(,D),N |

nayi-nayi | gehraiyaan | le | rahe
,D,N S,N | S,N S…,N SR | SR… | S ,N,D

STHAYI:

Zindagi | ne | pehni | hai | muskaan
,D ,N R | G | GG M | M | GG R…R

Karne | lagi | hai |
GG M | MG | R…

itna | karam | kyun | na | jaane
GMP | M GR | RG | R | R…S~,NS~,D

Karvat | lene | lage | hai |
,D ,N R G | G M | M G | R

armaan | phir | bhi |
GM GM…M | G | R

hai | Aankh | num |
RG | MP…M | GR

kyun | naa | jaane |
RG… | R | R…S,N

O | Saiyyan…
(,N)R | R…R…

INTERLUDE

Santoor: R ,D ,n ,D (x4)

Aaaa…
,D M GP MG RG RS (x2)
R G M P…M GR G… RR…

 

ANTARA 1:

Odhu | teri | kaaya
R R… | RG RS | SR R

Solah | sigaar |
RG RS | SR SR..S

main | saja | loon
,N ,D,P | ,P ,D | ,D…

Sangam | ki | ye | raina |
R R… | RG | RS | SR R

isme | tyonhar |
RG RS | SR S(G)R…S

main | mana | loon
,N… ,D,P | ,P ,D | ,D…

Khushboo | teri | choo | ke |
,D.D R…S | ,N,D | ,D,n | S…

kastoori | ho | jaaun
,N S…,D | ,n,D | ,P ,D

Kitni | pheeki | thi | main |
,D,D RS{GRS} | ,n ,D | ,D,n | S

sindoori | ho | jaaun
,N S ,D | ,n ,D | ,P ,D

Sur | se | zara | behki | huyi |
,D ,N | S | ,N,N | ,D ,N S | ,N,N |

meri | duniya | thi | badi | be-suri
,D ,N | S,N S ,N | S | ,N SR… | S…,N,D

Sur | me | tere | dhalne | lagi
,D ,N | S | ,N(,D),N{,D,P} | ,D ,N S | ,N,N |

Bani | re | piya | main | bani | baansuri
,D ,N, | S | RS,N | S | ,NSR | SR…S,N,D

Zindagi | ne | pehni | hai | muskaan
,D ,N R | G | GG M | M | GG R…R

Karne | lagi | hai |
GG M | MG | R…

itna | karam | kyun | na | jaane
GM P | M GR | RG | R | R…S~,NS~,D

Karvat | lene | lage | hai |
,D ,N R G | G M | M G | R

armaan | phir | bhi |
GM GM…M | G | R

hai | Aankh | num |
RG | MP…M | GR

kyun | naa | jaane |
RG… | R | R…S,N

O | Saiyyan…
(,N)R | R…R…

ANTARA 2:

Mere | aasmaan | se |
(,P),D ,D | ,n…,D ,P | ,D |

jo | hamesha |
,n | ,D,P S….

gumshuda | thay
S ,n ,D | ,n

Chaand | taare |
,n ,D | ,P ,D

tune | garrdishon | ki |
(,P),D… ,D | ,n…,D ,P | ,D |

lay | badal | di
,n | ,D,P S….

Laut | aaye | aaj | saare…
S ,n | ,D ,n | ,n ,D | ,P ,D…

MUSIC:
(same notation as for “zindagi ne….)

O | Saiyyan…
,n…,D,P {,P,D,NSR}… | S~,N(R)S…,N,D ,D….

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