Sargam Notation

Ranjish Hi Sahi

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 Ghazal:  Ranjish Hi Sahi
Singer Mehdi Hasan
Poet : Ahmad Faraz

Flute used for notations : F#

Ranjish hi sahi
(S)D S | RGM~S | S R

Dil hi dukhaane ke liye aa,
M  G | PM M~S | S | GG P | M GR S

ranjish hi sahi

Aa | phir se | mujhe
D{nDPD} | n… n | nn~D

chhod ke | jaane ke | liye | aa
D~S”~D P | M M~S S | GGP | M GR S~D

Ranjish hi sahi…

Pehale | se | marasin | na | sahi
n’n'(D)P DPM | GR | G RS R | R |  RR

phir | bhi | kabhi | toh
.D | S | M RS N | M RS NGR

Pehale | se | marasin | na | sahi
GGG | G | GG P G~R (G)R S | S | SS

phir | bhi | kabhi | toh
D~P | P | DPM | M

Rasm-o-rang-e | duniya | hi
D’D’ n’…n’n’ | DD D~S~D | D

nibhaane | ke | liye | aa
MM M~S | S | GG | {DPM} G R S N |

Ranjish hi sahi…

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