Skip to content

There is only one Tivra swar

Many people, especially those who have just picked up learning flute, have a doubt that blowing harder on flute might produce Tivra sound for any note. This is not correct. Blowing harder produces sound of that note on its Higher pitch.

For example, if you play “kora kagaz tha“, which is a duet song, you can produce the female voice (high pitch) by blowing your flute harder on the same notes.

In Indian classical music there is only one Tivra swar and that is Ma. Ma can be shuddh but cannot be komal.

Sa and Pa are stationary, means only shuddh, these cannot be played as komal.

Rest of the notes viz., Re Ga Dha and Ni can be played as both shudhh and komal Notes.  Following chart will help you understand this:

Shuddh S R G M P D N
komal r g d n
Tivra M#

advt.

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
Find more from
Notations Library

advt.

advt.

ISN'T THIS WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR? LET US KNOW.

NEED THE NOTATIONS URGENTLY? GET THEM IN 72 HOURS. GUARANTEED.

Dekh hamen aawaz na dena

Dekh hamen aawaz na dena

Sargam notations for song Dekh hamen awaaj na dena… Singers : Asha Bhosle – Mohammad