Sargam Notation

Shyam teri bansi

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 for song Shyam Teri Bansi
Singers: Aarti Mukherji, Jaspal Singh
Lyricis & Music : Ravindra Jain
Movie: Geet Gaata Chal (1975)
Raag : Charukesi

(Tip: Most of the time Ni and Ga are to be played as Komal Swaras unless mentioned in capital letter)

Prelude (Flute & Sitar)

FLUTE PART:
R… MGMG… R GM
PDn DPD… PDPM
DPn DPP… PDPM

SITAR PART:
MP GRS nSSn n
SR MPMGM

FLUTE PART:
MP MPMP GM…
GM GMGM RG… R…

SONG:
Shyam | Teri | Bansi…
MP | DD | DD…

FLUTE:
SnSn DPD

Pukare | Radha | Naam…
D Dn…DnDP | DnD DP |PDPDnS.. SnS nDPD PDPM

FLUTE:
DSD PDR… SnRS nDSn DP M

Shyam | Teri | Bansi…
GM | PDPMGM | PD DD… {nDPD nDPD} SNS nDD

Pukare | Radha | Naam…
S’S’R’.. | D Sg R | DP PM.. GMGR

Log | kare | mira ko
RG | MM | P G R

Yun hi | badanaam
S n | S RR

Shyaam | teri | bansi
M P | D D | D D

Pukaare | radha | naam
DDn | DP | PD PMP

Shyaam | teri | bansi
D Sn | Sn | DD

Pukaare | radha | naam
DDn | DP | PM GM R

Log | kare | mira ko
R G | MM | P G R

Yun hi | badanaam
S n | S R R

Saanvare | ki | bansi | ko
M P D | D | DD | D

Bajane | se | kaam
Dn DP | S’| D M P

Saanvare | ki | bansi | ko
D SnSn | D | D D | D

Bajane | se | kaam
D D R | nD | P M GMR

Radha | kaa | bhi | shyaam | Wo to
R RR | M | M | P M | G R

mira | kaa | bhi | shyaam
Sn | S | R | R

Radha | kaa | bhi | shyaam

Wo to | mira | kaa | bhi | shyaam

O….O O..
R’… {SRSNSR}

Jamunaa | ki | lahare
R R | R | gR gR gR

Bansibat | ki | chhaiyaa
RS N D | D | {DNSNS}

Kisakaa | nahi | hai | kaho
ND DS | S S | S | R RR

Krishan | kanhaiyaa
gR Sn | n D DD

FLUTE:
{RMGRGM}… GRS RSn SnD

Jamunaa | ki | lahare
R R R | R | Rg Rg RgR

Bansibat | ki | chhaiyaa
R SN ND | D | {DNSNS}

Kisakaa | nahi | hai | kaho
ND DS | S S | S | R RR

Krishan | kanhaiyaa
gR Sn | n D DD…PDPM

Shyaam | kaa | divaanaa To
M P | D | D D D

sara | brij | dhaam
Dn | D P | P DPMP

Shyaam | kaa | divaanaa To
D SN S | n | D D R

sara | brij | dhaam
S R S | nD P | P M GMR

Log | kare | mira ko
R G | MM | P G R

Yun hi | badanaam
S n | S R R

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