Sargam Notation

Se to elona

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 Bengali Song Se To Elo Na

Singer : Kishore Kumar
Lyrics : Mukul Dutta
Music : R D Burman
Album : (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 | PD D DPM

keno | elona | janina
G G~R | G M P Dn… | nD (P)D~P P

haralo | ki | andharete
S’S’S’ | S’ | S’R’ S’n n… DnP S’

haralo | ki | andharete
S’S’S’ | S’ | S’R’ S’n Dn…

nibhe | gelo | deep | je
S’ n | D P | P D | PD…

keno | janina
S’ n | D P P…D PMG

Sheto elona,…

ANTARA

janina | ki | doshe
S’ n D | P | P P

e | jibono
(P)S~n | D~P P D P~D

diye | gelo | fanki
G P | D(n)~P~D S’ | S’ S’…nS’n DnD P

bhool | kore | taare
S’~n | n~D | D D

mon-ti | diyechi
D n R | S’ S’~D~S’ n D P

ami | je | ki | niye | thaaki
P D | n | D | PM | P P

MUSIC:
G P n S

eto | jana | tobuo | aajo
S’ S’ | S’S’ | S’R’ S’ | n n…DnD P S

eto | jana | tobuo | aajo
S’ S’ | S’S’ | S’R’ S’ | n n…

mon | taar | keno
S’~n | D~P | P D P~D

jana | gelona
D(S)n | D P PD PP MG

Sheto | elona….

ANTARA 2:
(Same Notations)

chokhero | duwar | theke
monero | angina
bolo | kotodur
je | jae | she | jay
firibaro | poth | nai
she | ki | dur | bohudur
eto | chena | keno | tobu
eto | chena | keno | tobu
konodino | taare
bojha | gelona

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