Sargam Notation

Theme tune of movie BOMBAY

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 Theme BOMBAY movie (Flute)

Music by : A R Rahman
Film : Bombay (1995)

OPTION 1:

Flute used for notations : G#

Flute Music:

P PP… | P PP~M

MPD | PD…P | M g RgR…S

SR PP… | PP D~S’P

MPD | PD…P | M g RgR…S

SR P… M | g R g… R S… 

RgRgRgRgRg…S,N,D

,D,NSRgM gMgM…g | RgRg…R S…

PD PD…P | M P D S’ D~S’…

D S’ R’ g’ | R’g’R’g’R’g’…R’ S’

S’R’S’R’… S’n’ | Dn Dn D P | PD PD P MP DS’ D~S’….

Violins Music:

S PM… gRg (x2)

S nP Mg M (x2)

S PM…. gRg… RgS….

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OPTION 2:

Flute used for notations : D

G G | G G – G | R M G R R S’NS’N
‘D G | G G – G | R M G RR S’NS’N
‘D G R S ‘NS’N ‘D | ‘D ‘NS’NS’NS’NS”N’D’P
‘P ‘D’N’D’N S R | G R S ‘N S’N | S’NS’NS’N ‘D

G G | G G – G | R M G R R S’NS’N
‘D G | G G – G | GMD – R M G RR S’NS’N
‘D G R S ‘NS’N ‘D | ‘D ‘NS’NS’NS’NS’N’D’P
‘P ‘D’N’D’N S R | G R S ‘N S’N | ‘D

G P M R G M D
G M D NS’NS’N D | NDP D | D P M P M G

G P M R G M D | NS’R’G’ | G’R’G’R’S’ N D | NDPD | S’NS’NDPG
G DD P M P | G R G RS’N | ‘P’P ‘D’NSRSR | GRS’N | SRGR
S’NS’NS’N’D

(Apostrophe ‘ before = lower scale (softer blow);
Apostrophe ‘ after = higher scale (harder blow) )

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