Sargam Notation

Roz Roz Ankhon Tale

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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Singers : Asha Bhonsle, Amit Kumar
Lyrics : Gulzar
Music : R D Burman
Movie : Jeeva (1986)

For the first time, I am writing Sargam notations for a song in two options. One at C# scale and the other at F# scale. You can take whichever scale suits your playing. Thank me later 😉

A super composition of R D Burman that uses all the 3 octaves. I have tried to include prelude and interlude pieces of this song as well.

OPTION 1 (Scale C#):

PRELUDE:
Music:
PPP PPP PPP P

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
R | S~,N S | R P | M# P

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
R~S(g)R | S~,N S | R M# | G M#

La la la…
M#G M#~G | GR G~R
RS R~S | S~,N ,N(R)S | ,D ,N

Flute:
GM#….~R

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
R | S~,N S | R P | M# P

Ek | hi | sapana | chale
PD | D~P | D P M# | G M#P GPM

Raat | bhar | kaajal | jale
RSRS | ,D,n | S M# | G M#….

Ankh | men | jis | tarah
M# G | M#~G | G | R G

khwaab | ka | diya | jale
R S | R~S | S~,N(R)S | ,D ,n

Flute:
GM#….~RM#

Ho | Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
R.. | R | S~,n~S | R P | M# P…

Ek | hi | sapana | chale
PD | D~P | PD ,n~S’ | D PM# DP~DPM

Raat | bhar | kaajal | jale
RSRS | ,D,n | S GM# | G M#….~G

Ankh | men | jis | tarah
M# G | M#~G | G | R G

khwaab | ka | diya | jale
R S | R~S | S~,N(R)S | ,D ,n

Ho | Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
R.. | R | S~,n~S | R P | M# P…

INTERLUDE :
Guitar
Dn Dn Dn Dn D (x4)
Pd Pd Pd Pd P (x2)

Violins:
G M G R S,n… S ,n D

Flute:
R… P… D…

ANTARA 1:

Jab | se | tumhaaren
n D | P | nD D

naam | ki | misri
n D P | n | D D D

honthh | lagaai | hai
n D P | P PM~R R~M | M~g

Mithha | sa | gam
g P Dn | n | n

hai | aur | mithhi
S~n | D~P | D D

si | tanahaai | hai
n~D | P DPMD | D~P…

Flute:
DP GP D… | D nr D nr D…

Ho | Jab | se | tumhaaren
n | n D | P | nD D

naam | ki | misri
n D P | n | D D D

honthh | lagaai | hai
n D P | P PM~R R~M | M#PM gMg

Mithha | sa | gam
G P Dn | n | n

hai | aur | mithhi
S~n | D~P | D D

si | tanahaai | hai
n~D | P DP MD | D(n)D~P…

Ho | Roj | roj | ankhon | tale

ANTARA 2:
(Same notations of 1st Antara)

Chhoti | si | dil
ki | ulajhan | hai
ye | sulajha | do | tum
Jina | to | sikha | hai
mar | ke | marana
sikha | do | tum

Amit Kumar’s voice:

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
R | S~,N S | R P | M# P

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
R~S(g)R | S~,N S | R M# | G M#

La la la…
M#G M#~G | GR G~R
RS R~S | S~,N ,N(R)S | ,D ,N

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
R | S~,N S | R P | M# P

Ek | hi | sapana | chale
PD | D~P | PD nS’… | D M#PD GPM

Raat | bhar | kaajal | jale
RSRS | ,D,n | S M# | G M#….DM

Ankh | men | jis | tarah
M# G | M#~G | G | R G

khwaab | ka | diya | jale
R S | R~S | S~,N(R)S | ,D ,n

Flute:
GM#….~RM#

Ho | Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
R.. | R | S~,n~S | R P | M# P…


ANTARA 3:
(Same notations of other Antaras)

Ankhon | par | kuchh |
aise | tumane |
julf | gira | di | hai
Bechaare | se |
kuchh | khwaabon | ki |
nind | uda | di | hai

Ho | Roj | roj | ankhon | tale

OPTION 2 (Scale F#):

Flute used for notations : F#

PRELUDE:
Flute:
DDD DDD DDD D

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
G | R~S R | G D | d D

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
G | R~S R | G P | M# P

La la la…
PMP | MGM | GRG
R~S(G)R | S~,N S

Flute:
P GP….

STHAYI:

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
G | R~S R | G D | d D

Ek | hi | sapana | chale
DN | N~D | N D P | M# PD M#DP

Raat | bhar | kaajal | jale
GRGR | ,N S | R P | M# P….

Ankh | men | jis | tarah
P M | P | M | G M

khwaab | ka | diya | jale
G R | G~R | R~S(G)R | ,N S

Flute:
MP….~GP

Ho | Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
RG.. | G | R~S R | G D | d D

Ek | hi | sapana | chale
DN | N~D | DN S’R’… | N~PN~D~N~P

Raat | bhar | kaajal | jale
GRGR | ,N S | R P | M# P….

Ankh | men | jis | tarah
P M | P | M | G M

khwaab | ka | diya | jale
G R | G~R | R~S S{GRGR} | ,N S

Ho | Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
RG.. | PG | R~S R | G (P)D | d N DD

INTERLUDE :
Guitar
NS’ NS’ NS’ NS’ (x4)
DN DN DN DN D (x2)

Violins:
D ND dG… M GR…

Flute:
G… D… N…

ANTARA 1:

Jab | se | tumhaaren
S’ N | D | S’ N N

naam | ki | misri
S’ N D | S’ | N…N

honthh | lagaai | hai
S’ N D | D D P GP | PM…

Mithha | sa | gam
M#D N S’ | S’ | S’

hai | aur | mithhi
R’~S’ | N~D | N N

si | tanahaai | hai
S’~N | N DD PN | N~D…

Flute:
ND M#D N… | NS’G’ NS’G’ NS’ NNNNN

Ho | Jab | se | tumhaaren
(N)S’… | S’ N | D | S’ N N

naam | ki | misri
S’ N D | S’ | N…N

honthh | lagaai | hai
S’ N D | D D P GP | P~DP MPM…

Mithha | sa | gam
M#D N S’ | S’ | S’

hai | aur | mithhi
R’~S’ | N~D | N N

si | tanahaai | hai
S’~N | DD NDP PN | N~D…PD

Roj roj ankhon tale….

INTERLUDE:
Violins and Flute

ANTARA 2:
(Same notations of 1st Antara)

Chhoti | si | dil
ki | ulajhan | hai
ye | sulajha | do | tum
Jina | to | sikha | hai
mar | ke | marana
sikha | do | tum

Amit Kumar’s voice:

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
G | R~S R | G D | d D

Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
G | R~S R | G P | M# P

La la la…
PMP | MGM | GRG
R~S(G)R | S~,N S

Ho | Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
RG.. | G | R~S R | G D | d D

Ek | hi | sapana | chale
DN | N~D | DN S’R’… | N~PN~D~N~P

Raat | bhar | kaajal | jale
GRGR | ,N S | R P | M# P….NP

Ankh | men | jis | tarah
P M | P | M | G M

khwaab | ka | diya | jale
G R | G~R | R~S S{GRGR} | ,N S

Ho | Roj | roj | ankhon | tale
RG.. | G | R~S R | G (P)D | d N DD…

ANTARA 3:
(Same notations of 1st Antara)

Ankhon | par | kuchh |
aise | tumane |
julf | gira | di | hai
Bechaare | se |
kuchh | khwaabon | ki |
nind | uda | di | hai

Roj roj ankhon tale…

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