Sargam Notation

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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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“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” is a popular nursery rhyme and song.

Sargam (notations) for Rhyme Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle | Twinkle | Little | Star
SS | PP | DD | P

How I | wonder | what | you | are
M M | GG | R | R | S

Up | above | the | world | so | high
P | PM | M | G | G | R

Like | a | diamond | in | the | sky
P | P | MM | G | G | R

Twinkle | Twinkle | Little | Star
SS | PP | DD | P

The piano notes for the song are as follows:

C C G G A A G

F F E E D D C

G G F F E E D

G G F F E E D

C C G G A A G

F F E E D D C

To play this song on the piano, you can start by playing the notes in the first line, “C C G G A A G,” with your right hand. Then, play the notes in the second line, “F F E E D D C,” with your left hand. Continue this pattern of alternating between the right and left hands for the rest of the song.

Note: The letters represent the keys on the piano. C is the white key to the left of a group of two black keys, and the other letters correspond to the keys to the right of the C key in alphabetical order (D, E, F, G, A, B).

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