The Pogues – Kitty (Album Version)

CAPITAL LETTERS = Shuddh Swars (Natural Notes)
small letters = Komal Swars (Flat Notes)
M 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

Sargam notations (piano notes) for the song The Pogues – Oh Kitty My Darling…

OPENING:

Oh | Kitty, | My | Darling, | remember
D | PG | S | RS | ,D ,D,P

That | the | doom | will | be | mine |
S | R | G | M | G | G

if | I | stay
S | G | M…

‘Tis | far | better | to | part
D | P | GP | G | R

though | it’s | hard | to
S | ,D | ,P | S…

Than | to | rot in | their | prison | away
S | R | GM | G | RS | R S…

STANZA 1:

So | softly | he | then | kissed | her | pale | lips
D | PG | S | S~R | S | ,D | ,D | ,P

‘Twas | the | same | story | over | an | o’er
S | R | G | MG | R S | G | M…

Hush | mavourneen, | the | police | are | watching
D | PPG | S | R S | ,P | ,P S…

And | you | know | that | I | must | go | ashore
S | R | G | M | G | G | R | R S…

STANZA 2:

In | a | day | I’ll | be | over | the | mountain
D | P | G | S | S | R S | ,D | ,D,P…

There’ll | be | time | enough | left | for | to | cry
S | R | G | MG | R | S | G | M…

So | good | night | and | God | guard | you | forever
D | P | G | S | R | S | ,P | ,P,P S…

And | write | to | me | once | you | get | by
S | G | M | G | G | R | R S…

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