Sargam Notation

Satyam Shivam Sundaram

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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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Satyam Shivam Sundaram Song sargam Notations

Singer : Lata Mangeshkar
Lyrics : Narendra Sharma
Music : Laxmi kant Pyare Lal
Movie : Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978)
Raag : Darbari Kanada

Flute used for sargam : G#

This song could be based on Raag Darbari. Though I’m not very sure about it.  However, playing this on flute with following notations gave me an amazing satisfaction.  Full credit to our music maestro duo Laxmi-Pyare ji.

Pay attention in playing Meend (~) wherever indicated.

PRELUDE:

Ishwar | satya | hai
M~G G | g S | S~g

Satya hi | Shiv | hai
MG G | g S | S~g

Shiv hi | sundar | hai
GG (M)D’ | M~G R~S | S

Jaago | uth | kar | dekho
D’ N’… | N D | M~G | G~M M~G… (RS)

Jeevan | jyot | ujaagar | hai
S G M | D’M GDM GM | G S D N | PS

STHAYI:

Satyam | Shivam | sundaram,
M P | G{RS} | R R G {GMGR RGM}

satyam | Shivam | sundaram
M P | G{RS} | R R G

Satyam Shivam sundaram,
M P | G{RS} | R R G

sundara…m, | aa aa ..
R~SRG G M….GRS | (S)MGRS..

aaa .. aaa… aa…. a.. aa….
SRG… RGM… GM…D~PD … MG

Satyam Shivam sundaram,
M P | G{RS} | R R G

satyam Shivam sundaram
.D .N | .N (N)R | .D.D N

Ishwar | satya | hai
G G | G G | G

Satya | hi | Shiv | hai
R R | (G)M | M | M

Shiv | hi | sundar | hai
M | M | P P | P

a.a… aa… aa.. aa.. aa
D’D’ N’… M GRGM

Satyam | Shivam | sundaram
M P | G{RS} | R R G

Satyam | Shivam | sundaram,
n N | N n~N | g G

satyam Shivam sundaram
M P | G{RS} | R R G

INTERLUDE:

(Sitar):
.P.N G gN | .P.N G gN

(N)R R | (G)M MD | P P G
P G | G~R | S N D P | NN

ANTARA:

Raam | avadh | mein
D N | D NN | N…. {DPD ND NDP}

Raam | avadh | mein,
D N | D NN | N

kaashi | mein | Shiv
D~N N | G~P | PP

kanhaa | vrindaavan | mein
D~P P M | M {MGRGM} M | M

Dayaa | karo | Prabhu | dekhu | inko
D D | d D | DD | P MG | GM MP | P

Dayaa | karo | Prabhu | dekhu | inko
N P | M D~P | P P | PN DN | D~P {DNDP}

Har | ghar | ke | aangan | mein
G | G | {MGR} | GP MG RS | S

Radha | Mohan | sharanam
N’S’~D | M~R | R N M DPD MG

Satyam Shivam sundaram…

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