Sargam Notation

Suhana safar aur ye

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 notes for song Suhana safar aur ye mausam hasee…

Singer: Mukesh
Lyrics : Shailendra
Music : Salil Chowdhury
Movie : Madhumati (1958)

Old is gold! This is particularly so true for old Hindi film songs, like this one.  Such a beautiful composition. 

I had been failing to jot down the notations of this song when I was trying to start it from Sa. Because, after that I was unable to play the Interlude parts.  I gave up thinking that this is not the one for which I’d be able to write notations.  But today, suddenly I picked Shuddh Gandhar (G) as the first note. And, that was it.  Puzzle solved.

I used C middle flute for producing these Sargam notations.  Hope you will be able to play these notes on your flute and other instruments.  Enjoy!

STHAYI:

Suhaana | safar | aur | ye
G D d | G P | M | R

mausam | hasin
M MP | M G

Hamen | dr | hain | ham
D D | S’~D | S’ | SG(R)G
kho | na | jaae | kahin
R~S | S | S~R S | D~d

Suhana safar…


INTERLUDE:
Bagpiper:
(Same notes of Sthayi)

Violins:
S’N S’N D | GMPD N
S’N S’N D | GMPD N
G’~R’… R | ,D S D G

ANTARA 1:

Ye | kaun | hnsata | hai
S’ | S’N | D D~S’ | N

fulon | men | chhupakar
DS’~ND~d | D | NN N

Bahaar | bechain | hai
R’ R’ R’ | R’~N N~R’ R’| G(M)G R

kiski | dhunapar
S’ N | S’~G G

Kahin | gungun
G’G’ | G’~R’ R’

kahin | runjhun | ke | jaise
R’ R’ | R’~S’ S’ | S’ | S’S’~N

naache | zamin
D D(S’)N | D d

Suhana safar…


INTERLUDE:
Flutes:
D N S’R’| G'(M)G’R’ N S’
R'(G)R’S’ D N | S'(R)S’N d D N

ANTARA 2:
(Same notes of 1st Antara)

Ye gori nadiyon ka
chalana uchhalakar
Ke jaise alhad chale
pi se milakar
Pyaare pyaare ye najaare,
nikhaar hai har kahin

Suhana safar…


INTERLUDE:
Ho Ho Ho | (Echo)
G’ S’ D | G’ S’…

Ho Ho Ho | (Echo)
G’ N P | G’ N…

Ho Ho | (Echo)
N M’… | R’ M | R’ M | R’M


ANTARA 3:
(Same notes of 1st Antara)

Wo asamaan jhuk
raha hai jminpar
Ye milan hamane
dekha yahin par
Meri duniya, mere sapane
milenge shaayad yahin

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