Sargam Notation

Sare ke sare gama ko lekar

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 the song “Sare ke sare gama ko lekar…”

Singer : Kishore Kumar – Asha Bhosle
Lyricist : Gulzar
Music Director : Rahul Dev Burman
Movie : Parichay (1972)

Raag : Khamaj 

Now this is the song that every beginner should try and play on their instruments because, since this is one of those songs which gives you clues to play notes, you will not have to worry about your choice of scale.  These notations will sound perfect on any scale.  A very easy song to play on instruments as it contains all the Shuddh swars plus just one Komal Nishad (n) at few places. 

With one Komal Nishad (n) this song “Sare ke sare gama ko lekar…” is probably based on Raag Khamaj of Khamaj Thaat. 

MUKHDA:

Saare | ke | saare
S R | P | S R

ga | ma | ko | lekar
G | M | P | R GM

gaate | chale
P P | ,N S

Interlude music piece
GMPP ,NS…

Paapa | nahin | hai
P P | M G | MP

dhaani | si | didi,
D n | D | P P

didi | ke | saath | hain | saare
P P | P | PN’~D | N | S’… S’

ANTARA 1:

Sa | se | nikale | roj | sawera |
S | R | GGG~M | P | MG GM

dur | kare | andhiyaara |
P | M G | MP D D

Re | se | reshami | kiranon | ne |
R | D | R RR | GM DP | G

khub | kiya | ujiyaara |
P | N D | P P P P

Lal la lala… lal lal lal lala…
N S’ S’P… | NN S’ S’P…

Suraj | ki | roshan | kiranon |
N NS’ | S’~P | N NS’ | S’~P P

pe | saare | gaate | chale |
P | n D | M(D)P | M G

ANTARA 2:

Ga | se | gun | gun | ga | ga | ga |
G | R | S | G | G | G | G

Ma | se | maddham | ma | ma | ma |
M | G | R M | M | M | M

Pa | se | ek | pujaari |
P | N | D P | PP P…

Sa saarega gamapa pamaga gamapa pamare ma ga
S | SRG | GMP | PMG | GMP | PM | R M G

Sa saarega gamapa pamaga gamapa pama re ga sa
S | SRG | GMP | PMG | GMP | PM | R G S

Ga | se | gun | gun | karata | hai |
G | R | S | GM | P PM | G

ghume | kyaari | kyaari |
P PM | G MP | D…D

Ma | se | mithhe | bolo | men, |
M | G | R RG | M M(D)P | G

pa | se | ek | pujaari |
P | N | D P | PP…P

Lal la lala… lal lal lal lala…
N S’ S’P… | NN S’ S’P…

Bhnware | ke | jaise | fulon | pe |
NN N~S’ | S’~P | N NS’ | S’~P P | P

saare | gaate | chale |
n D | M(D)P | M G

ANTARA 3:

Dha | madha | pa | gapa |
D | MD | P | GP

Dha | se | dhup | sunahari | hai |
D | P | M M | P DDD~P | M

ye | ni | nashili | laage |
PD | N | DPM | P PG…

Saragam | ho | gi | puri |
P n~D | P | PM | P PR

ab | kya | hoga | age |
PP | n~D | P M | P P

Sa | saarega | gamapapa | maga | mapa | dhadhapa | mapadhani | sapa |
S | S R G | G M PP | M G | M P | D D P | M P D N | S P

Sa | saarega | gamapapa | maga | mapa | dhadhapa | mapadhani | sapasa |
S | S R G | G M PP | M G | M P | D D P | M P D N | S P S

Saragam | ke | saathi |
S R | P | S R

Saragam | ki | dhun | par |
G | M | P | R | GM

gaate | chale |
P P | ,N S

Paapa | nahin | hai
P P | M G | MP

dhaani | si | didi,
D n | D | P P

didi | ke | saath | hain | saare
P P | P | PN’~D | N | S’… S’

Saare | ke | saare
S R | P | S R

ga | ma | ko | lekar
G | M | P | R GM

gaate | chale
P P | ,N S

gaate | chale
G (P)M | M G…

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