Sargam Notation

Sanam Re sanam re

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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Sanam Re sargam notations
Movie : Sanam Re (2016)
Singer : Arijit Singh
Lyrics & Music : Mithoon

Ah! It took me some really long time, with lots of rework on the low notes, to come up with the sargam for this song. hope you’ll enjoy. Here it goes…

Prelude:
O oo o oo…
SP SR gR
MG R (G)R S N… 2

Bhigi | bhigi | sadakon | pe | me
Sg | Rg | R S N | S | S… (R)SN

Tera | intajar | karu
NN | NS RN gRS | S S…

Dhire | dhire | dil | ki | zameen | ko
Sg | Rg | R S | N | S S… (R)S (S)N

Tere | hi | naam | karu
NS R | N | R SS | S S…

Khud | ko | me | yu | kho | du
SP | M | P | M~G | R~G | G~M

Ke | fir | na | kabhi | paau
MN’ | N’D’ | D’N’ | D’ P’M | MP PM GRS

Haule haule zindagi ko
Sg | Rg | RSN S | S… (R)S N

Ab | tere | hawale | karu
NN | N S R | N gRS | S S… (R)SN

Sanam | re | sanam | re
NN | S | ggg | gRSN

Tu | mera | sanam | hua | re
N | NSR | NgR | S S | S

Karam | re | karam | re
NN | S | MM~R | R S N

Tera | muzpe | karam | hua | re
S d’ | dP P | MM~G | G~M | GMG R S N

Snam re…..

O…ooo…

Tere | karib | jo | hone | laga | hu | to
M M | GM M | d | d~P P | M P | P | M

Tute | sare | bharam | re
R~MM | RM | M R~M | M

Sanam re…Snam re…..

O…ooo…

Badalon | ki | taraha | hi | to
PM P~dP | P | PP M | P~d | P

Tune | muzh pe | saya | kiya | he
Pd | dP P | P~M M | GG | M

[Repeat for following 2 lines]

Barishon ki tarah hi to
Tune khushiyon se bhigaya he

Aandhiyo | ki | tarah | hi | to
M~G PM | M | MM~G | P | M

Tune | hosh | ko | udaya | he
MM | MPM | G | G Ggg | G

Mera | mukaddar | sawara | he | yu
Rg | M N’N’ | D’N’ S’N’ | D’ | D’

Naya | savera | jo | laya | he | tu
Rg | M dd | n | P MM | P~d | P

Tere | sang | hi | bitane | he | mujhko
P’P’ | P~dP | M | MM~G | G~M | G RRR

Mere | sare | janam | re
R~MM | R M | MR M | M…..

Sanam re…

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