Sargam Notation

Tere bin nayi lagda dil mera dholna

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 Tere Bin Nahi Lagda Dil Mera Dholna
Singer & Musician : Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

Jaania | Haania
G P P~D… PDP GRS | G P P~D… PDP GRS

Jaania | Haania
G P P~D PG | G P P~D PG

Tu | Vi | Sikh | Ke | De
S | S | (P)DD | D | D

Dukh | Sukh | bolna
PD | PM | PP RGR S N

Tere Bin…. | Tere | Bin | Nahi | Lagda
PD S… | PD | S | RG | RGRG

Dil | Mera | Dholna
RS | R G | R RR SND

Tere | Bin | Nahi | Lagda
PD | S | RG | RGRG

Dil | Mera | Dholna
RS | GG | R SS

Tere Bin Nahi Lagda Dil Mera Dholna
Tere Bin Nahi Lagda Dil Mera Dholna

Jaania Haania…

Puchh | Kaale | Baddlan | To
GG | gG | D S g | G

Seene | Vich | Ag | Laake
GG | gG | DS | g G

Lang | Gaiyan | Kayi | Barsatan | ha aa
dd | dd | S~g…| RR D S …| R G RS

Tur | Gayo | Saajna
S S | R G | M MM

Neendran | Kho | Ke
G~R MG | G | G RS

Jaag | Ke | Katiyan | Rataan
S R | G | MM Gg | G P’…

Avi | ja… | Na | Sata
GG | (D)n’… | D’ | P D PG

Wasta | Pyaar | ka
GG(D)n’… | D’ P | D PG

Ae | Ruttan | Sohniya
P’ | P P~DP~M | MM MP MG

Murr | NiYA | aniya
G | GR | (G)MM GRS

Tere | Bin | (music)
PD | S | RG RG

interlude :
Jane | khuda
D’…. D’~S’D | D d

Meherbaan | tere | siwa
PD PG | (P)D’…. D’~S’D | D d

Kaun | mera | haye
P~DP | G…..~R | R~S {RgRS}

Kadi | na | ho…vi | juda
S D | S | G…P’ | Gg

Todi | na…..a..a
R~gRS | D~d….D…dP

saath | mera
GRG R | S~D S

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