Bajlo Tomar Alor Benu (Mahalaya)
Song:- Bajlo Tomar Alor Benu Singer:- Supriti Ghosh Music:- Pankaj Kumar Mullick Lyrics:- Bani Kumar Scale : C# This popular Bengali song, especially sung on the occasion of Durga Puja, is based on Raag Bhairavi in which all the four Swars – Re Ga Dha and Ni are played in their Komal forms. Observed seven […]
Mora saiyaan mose bole na (Sawan beeto jaye)
Sargam notations for song : Sawan beeto jaye (mora saiyya) Singer: Shafqat Amanat Ali. Movie: Hyderabad Blues 2 (2004) Music : Fuzon This song is based on Raag Khamaj which has 6 notes in Aaroh : S G M P D N S’ and 7 in Avroh with Nishad as Komal (n) : S’ n […]
The Fields of Athenry
Sargam notations of an Irish Folk Song “The Fields of Athenry” Singer: Paddy Reilly Writer : Pete St. John Album : The fields of Athenry (1979) What a beautiful song! And easy to play on flute as well. Only two notes are vikrit throughout which are Komal Dhaiwat (n) and Komal Nishad (n). Also pay […]
Kiska rasta dekhe
Singer : Kishore Kumar Lyricist : Sahir Ludhianvi Music Director : Rahul Dev Burman Movie : Joshila (1973) Flute used of F# Scale What a melodious composition by RD. It’s a pretty easy song to play on flute. The following Sargam notations are easy to follow on any musical instrument. All Shudhh swars have been […]
Yaaron Dosti Badi Hi Haseen Hai
Yaaron dosti badi hi haseen hai SARGAM Singer : KK Music : Leslie Lewis Lyrics : Mehboob Album : Pal (2000) Scale : F A beautiful emotional song on Friendship and Love by the legendary singer KK. Following SARGAM notations are easy to play as these contain all shuddh swars. Pay attention in playing the […]
Country Roads Take Me Home
Sargam notations / Piano notes for the song Country Roads Take Me Home… Singer: John Denver Songwriters: Bill Danoff / John Denver / Taffy Nivert Danoff Released in : 1971 Flute used for notations : G# “Country Roads Take Me Home”, likewise referred to just as “Country roads”, is a tune composed by Bill Danoff, […]
Woh beete din yaad hai
Sargam (notation) for song Woh beete din yaad hai… Singer : Ajit Singh / Asha Bhonsle Lyrics : Amit Khanna Music : Ajit Singh Movie : Purana Mandir (1984) Flute used for notations : F# Such a melodious song! And the beauty is that all the Antaras in this song have the same tune but […]
Keno Roder Moto Hashle Na
Singers : Mekhla Dasgupta | Rishi Panda Lyrics : Ranajoy Bhattacharjee Music : Rishi Panda Movie : Hritpindo (2020) Scale : E What a beautiful song! Someone requested me to write its Sargam. Although I charge for on request songs, but after listening to this one, it got stuck in my mind for days and […]
Haye mera dil churake le gaya
Sargam for Haye Mera Dil Churake Le gaya Singer : Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan Lyricist : Sameer Musician : Anu Malik Movie : Josh (2000) Flute used for notations : G# A beautiful, slow-paced, romantic, easy-to-play song. All notes are Shuddh. Pay attention to play the lower octave notes (indicated with a comma) carefully. PRELUDE: […]
Ajeeb Dastaan Hai Ye
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar Lyricist : Shailendra Music Director : Shankar Jaikishan Movie : Dil Apana Aur Preet Parai (1960) Flute used for notations : C# A very easy song to play on flute and other instruments. I have tried to include all parts of this song like, prelude and interlude music pieces. While all […]
Pyar manga hai tumhi se
Singer : Kishore KumarLyricist : Shiv Kumar SarojMusic Director : Bappi Lahiri Movie : College Girl (1978) Flute used for notations : F# Such a beautiful composition by Bappi Lahiri and divinely rendition by Kishore Da. Pay attention on the use of both forms of Gandhar (g, G) and Nishad (n, N) in the following […]
Tere mere milan ki ye raina
Singer : Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar Lyricist : Majrooh Sultanpuri Music Director : Sachin Dev Burman Movie : Abhimaan (1973) Scale used : F# This song is inspired from Bengali Rabindra Sangeet – ‘Jodi Taare Nayi Chini Go Sheki…’ sung by Kishore Kumar. SD Burman re-composed it beautifully, especially the interlude parts of this song […]
Banarasiya (rang me bhang ya)
Sargam notations for the song Banarasiya… Singer : Shreya GhoshalMusic Director : A.R. RahmanWriter : Irshad KamilMovie : Ranjhana (2013) Scale used : G# A pretty lengthy song. Took me almost a week to jot down its notations. Lots of ‘Meend’ and ‘Murkis’ used. As for the Raag on which this Banarasiya song is based, […]
Tula paahate re
Sargam notations for the Marathi Song – Tula Paahate Re…, including prelude and interlude music pieces. Singer : Asha Bhosle Lyricist : G. D. Madgulkar, Music Director : Sudhir Phadke Movie : Jagachya Pathivar (1960) Scale : C# PRELUDE MUSIC: G’… {R’G’R’S’NDPG’} G’ P D N | DN DN P D N R’ | NR’NR’ […]
Piya Haji Ali
Singers: A. R. Rahman, Kadar Ghulam Mushtafa, Murtaza Ghulam Mushtafa, Srinivas Lyrics: Shaukat Ali Music: A.R. Rahman Movies: Fiza (2000) Flute used : G# PRELUDE Khuda | Apne | Valiyon | Se | Hota | Hai | Raazi S GM DP | P P P | PP P | P | P P | P […]
Arziyan (Maula Mere Maula)
Singers : Javed Ali, Kailash KherLyrics : Prasoon JoshiMusic : A R RehmanMovie : Delhi-6 (2009) Flute used : C natural Another long Qawwali. Use of Komal Gandhar (g), Komal Nishad (n) is prominent and at few places, Komal Dhaiwat (d). Listen carefully to the song first before trying out these Sargam notations. Enjoy! Post […]
Roz Roz Ankhon Tale
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 😉 […]
Dawat-e-ishq hai
Singers : Wajid, Shreya Ghoshal, Javed Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sonu Nigam, Keerthi Sagathia, Shabab Sabri, Shalmali KholgadeMusic: Sajid-WajidLyrics: Kausar MunirMovie: Daawat-e-Ishq (2014) Flute used : G# A pretty long Qawwali type song this is. Took me 2 days to complete its notations. All the 12 Swars and all the 3 octaves are used in this […]
Humne dekhi hai un ankhon ki
Singer : Lata MangeshkarLyricist : GulzarMusic Director : Hemant KumarMovie : Khamoshi (1969) Flute used : F# There cannot be any better definition of Love than what this song tells. Hats off to Gulzar sahab. Here are the Sargam notations for this amazing song with interlude music pieces. Use of Komal Gandhar (g) and Komal […]
Sohnea (Jinna-mera-tod-da-ae-dil)
Sargam for Punjabi non-film Song Sohnea | Jinna Mera Tod Da Ae Dil… | …Tuhi meri dinuya jahan ve | Singers : Miss Pooja, Milind GabbaLyrics : Happy RaikotiMusic : Milind GabbaAlbum : Music Video by Baljinder S Mahant (2017) Flute used for notations : C# A beautiful Punjabi song with a catchy tune and […]
Kisi nazar ko tera intezar
Sargam notations for the song Kisi Nazar Ko Tera Intezar Aj Bhi Hai Singer : Asha Bhosle, Bhupendra Singh, Lyricist : Hasan Kamaal Music Director : Bappi Lahiri Movie : Aitbaar (1985) Flute used for notations : F# This is a lengthy song with five Antaras (Stanzas). Although the tune of these stanzas are similar, […]
Amar hath bandhibi
Sargam notations for Bengali Folk Song – ‘Amar Hath Bandhibi…’ Singer : Dev Goutam Flute used for notaitons : C# This beautiful Bengali Folk song has been sung by many artists. I have written down the sargam notations for the version sung by Dev Goutam. Pay attention to play two Komal swars – Komal Rishab […]
Pyar ka pehla khat likhne me
Pyar ka pehla khat likhne me – Sargam notations Lyricist : HastiSinger & Composer : Jagjit Singh, Album : Face to face (1994) Flute used for notation : F# This Ghazal needs to be played with ’emotions’. Do not hurry through the notes. Listen to this Ghazal first for a couple of times to feel […]
Mere deewanepan ki bhi
Sargam notations for song Mere Deewanepan ki bhi dawa nahi… Singer : Kishore Kumar Lyricist : Anand Bakshi Music Director : Laxmikant Pyarelal Movie : Mehbood Ki Mehandi (1971) Flute used for notations : A# STHAYI: Mere | diwanepan | ki | bhi G M | P D N S S’S’~P PN | N~P | […]
Sham se ankh me nami si hai
Sham se ankh me nami si hai – Sargam notations Lyricist : Gulzar Singer & Composer : Jagjit Singh, Album : Marasim (1999) Flute used for notation : B This song is another example that not every song has to start with ‘Sa’. Initially when I was playing this song with Sa as first note, […]
O go nirupama
Sargam notations for Bengali song O go nirupama Singer : Kishore KumarLyricist: Mukul DuttMusic : Hemanta MukherjeeMovie: Anindita (1972) Flute used for notations : C# O | go | nirupamaR | R | SR gR koriyo | khoma..aR R M | R D… Tomake | amar | ghoroni | koriteD D D | n S’…{nDP} […]
Jete Dao Amay Deko Na
Singer : Asha BhonsleLyricist : Gauriprasanna MazumderMusic : R D BurmanAlbum : Released in 1969 The Hindi version of this very melodious Bengali song is “Jane Do Mujhe Roko Na…” penned by Gulzar from the Album ‘Dil Padosi Hai’. Both versions are composed by R D and sung by Asha Bhonsle. Following notations will help […]
Aha rimjhim ke ye pyare pyare
Sargam notations for the old Hindi film song “Aha rimjhim ke ye pyare pyare…” Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Talat MehmoodLyricist: ShailendraMusic Director: Salil ChowdhuryMovie : Usne Kaha Tha (1961) What a timeless composition by Salil Chowdhury! A very beautiful song to play on musical instruments. Following Sargam notations for this song are easy to play as there […]
Mushkil hai bahut mushkil
Sargam notations for the old Hindi film song “Mushkil Hai Bahut Mushkil Chahat Ka Bhula Dena…” Singer: Lata Mangeshkar, Zohrabai, RajkumariLyricist: Nakshab JaravchiMusic Director: Khemchand PrakashMovie : Mahal (1949) All 3 Antaras start with different notes. Only one Komal swar is used, i.e., komal Rishab (r) at few places. Rest all the notes are Shuddh. […]
Mann yeh sahib ji (Saibo)
Singer(s): Shreya Ghosal, Tochi Raina Music Director: Sachin, Jigar Lyricist : Sameer, Priya Panchal Movie: Shor In The City (2011) Flute used for notations : F# A quiet easy song to play on flute as I have not used any Komal swar while writing down the notations for it. However, lot of “Meend” (~) is […]
Bachpan ki mohabbat ko
Singer : Lata MangeshkarLyricist : Shakeel BadayuniMusic Director : NaushadMovie : Baiju Bawra (1952) Flute used for notations : C# Use of Komal Nishad (n) and at few places Komal Gandhar (g) is required for this song to played correctly on flute and other instruments. Enjoy! PRELUDE (ALAAP):O Ji Ho……P D D~S’…R’ S’S’… R’ S’S’… […]
Yeduta Nilichindi Choodu
Sargam notations for Telugu Song – Yeduta Nilichindi Choodu Singer : KarthikLyricist : Siri VennelaMusic Composer: KamalakarMovie Name : Vaana (2008) Scale used : G# This is a very beautiful Telugu song “Yeduta Nilichindi Choodu”. The tune is so catchy that you wish to play it instantly on your musical instruments. I have jotted down […]
Pal do pal ka sath hamara
Singer : Asha Bhosle – Mohammad Rafi, Lyricist : Sahir Ludhianvi, Music Director : Rahul Dev Burman, Movie : The Burning Train (1980) Flute used for notations : G# This was a tough song for me to translate into Sargam notations. It took me about 4 days to finally come up with these notations. Pal […]
Tera Mera Pyar Amar
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar Lyricist : Shailendra Music Director : Shankar Jaikishan Movie : Asli Naqli (1962) Flute used for notations : C# A very nice melodious song to play on flute and other insteuments. Pay attention while playing Komal Gandhar (g), Komal Dhaiwat (d) and Komal Nishad (n) wherever indicated. Also use Meend (~) […]
Kushalave kshemave
Sargam notations for Kannada Song “Kushalave Kshemave” Singers : Srinivas, Anuradha SriramLyrics : –Music : Rajesh RamanathMovie : Yaare Neenu Cheluve (2003) Flute used for notations : C# A lovely melodious romantic Kannada song. With Komal Gandhar (g) only, this songs is easy to play on flute. Komal Rishab (r) is used at just one […]
Baanigondu Yelle Yellide
Sargam notations for Kannada Song “Baanigondu Yelle Yellide” Singer : Dr Rajkumar Lyrics : Chi Udayashankar Music : Upendra Kumar Movie : Premada Kaanike (1976) Flute used for notations : G# A nice melodious philosophical song. No Komal Swars used in the following notations, hence, an easy to play song on flute. Enjoy! PRELUDE: Hey Hehe […]
Se to elona
Sargam notations for Bengali Song Se To Elo Na Singer : Kishore KumarLyrics : Mukul DuttaMusic : R D BurmanAlbum : (1979) Flute used for notations: F# Sheto | elona, | elona | G GR | G M P | Dn D(P)D~P P sheto | elona, | elona | G GR | G M P […]
Nee Amruthadhaare
Sargam Notations for Kannada song Nee Amrithadhaare Singers : Harish Raghavendra, Supriya AcharyaLyrics : Nagathihalli chandrasekharMusic Director : Mano MurthyMovie : Amrithadare (2005) Flute used for notations : G# PRELUDE: M n DnDn | M nn Dn (x2)n…PMgM n… N STHAYI: Nee | Amruthadhaare.. R’ | S’g’R’ n~D~n Koti | Januma | Jathegaathi.. PMPM […]
Kon se alor sopno niye
Singer – Asha BhosleMovie – Prothom Kadam Phool (1969)Music & Lyrics – Shudhin Dasgupta A very melodious Bengali song sung by Asha ji. Following notations will help you play this song on your instruments, Pay attention to play Komal Gandhar (g), Komal Nishad (n) and Komal Dhaiwat (d) and also higer octave notes (‘) […]
Tomay porechhe mone
Singer : Kishore Kumar Lyrics : Mukul Dutta Music : Monohari Basu Album : (1984) Flute used for notations : G# Tomay | porechhe | mone ,P,D~,P | ,P GG | G G abar | srabono | dine, SS ,N | D MM | M M ekla | boshe | niralay…hay ,N,N,N | S […]
Rahi tu ruk mat jana
Singers: Hemanta KumarLyricist: Shailendra (Shankardas Kesarilal)Music : Kishore KumarMovie: Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein (1964) Flute used for notations : G# This is one of the rare songs composed by Kishore Kumar. I wonder whether we have been deprived of our fortune to have more such gems from Kishore Kumar as Music Director. Meaningful lyrics […]
Prema Chandrama
Singer : S P BalasubramanianLyrics : K KalyanMusic : Rajesh RamanathMovie : Yajamana (2000) Scale : B Natural Pay attention in playing Komal Gandhar (g) and Komal Nishad (n) wherever indicate. STHAYI:Prema | ChandramaS R | n~S S S Kaige | SiguvudeS R | n~S S S Hele | Thangaalig… R | SR R~S S Nee | […]
Prem Jeno Ek (Prem Boro Modhur)
Singer : Kishore KumarLyrics : Shibdas BanerjeeMusic : Kishore KumarAlbum : Dake Loke Amake Clown (1986) Very melodious composition by Kishore Kumar. Follow the notations below to play this song on your flute and other instruments. Carefully play Komal Gandhar (g) and Komal Nishad (n) and varied octaves wherever indicated ( , = low) ( […]
Ghar Aja Ghir Ayi
Singer : Lata Mangeshkar, Lyricist : Shailendra, Music Director : Rahul Dev Burman, Movie : Chhote Nawab (1961)Based on Raag : Malgunji Until I got to know that this song is based on Raag Malgunji, I had jotted down the entire notation taking Shadaj (S) as its first note. But, having known that this is […]
Tera mujhse hai pehle ka
Singers : Kishore Kumar, Poornima Lyrics : Sahir Ludhianvi Music : R D Burman Movie : Aa Gale Lag Ja (1973) Flute used for notations : C# MUKHDA: Tera | mujhse | hai | pehle | ka | naata | koi S R | ,D S | S | R(G)R S | S | S […]
Hum Bewafa Hargeez Na The
Singer : Kishore Kumar Lyricist : Anand Bakshi Music by : R D Burman Film : Shalimar (1978) Raag : Khamaj Flute used for notations : G# Following notations are easy to play on flute and other instruments. If I trust my ears, then this song seems to be based on Raag Khamaj. Why do […]
Raat Kali ek khwaab mein aayee
Sargam (Notation) for song : Raat Kali ek khwaab mein aayee Film : Buddha Mil Gaya (1971) Singer : Kishore Kumar Lyricist : Majrooh Sultanpuri Music by : R D Burman Flute used for notations : B Following notations are easy to play, even for beginners. I’m not too sure about it, but the song seems […]
Mai Jaha Rahu
Singer/s : Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Krishna Lyrics : Javed Akhtar Music : Himesh Reshammiya Movie: Namastey London (2007) Flute used for notations : C# I think this is the only song composed by Himesh Reshamiya which will be remembered for years to come. At first I thought I’d never be able to write down […]
Ye Zameen Ga Rahi Hai
Singer : Amit Kumar, Lyricist : Anand Bakshi Music : Rahul Dev Burman Movie : Teri Kasam (1982) Flute used for notations : E Bass Magical composition of RDB and sweet rendition by Amit Kumar. This is an all time favourite song and as fresh as it was 30 years ago. Except Komal Nishad (n) […]
Chura liya hai tumne jo
Singers : Asha Bhonsle, Rafi Lyrics : Majrooh Sultanpuri Music : R D Burman Film : Yadon ki baraat (1973) Flute used for notations : G# Pay attention in playing Komal Gandhar (g) Komal Dhaiwat (d) and Komal Nishad (n) alongwith their Shuddh forms carefully wherever indicated. And yes, following are the complete lyrics (all […]