Sargam Notation

Waqt ne kiya

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 notation for song Waqt ne kiya kya hasi sitam
Movie : Kagaz ke phool (1959)
Singer : Geeta Dutt
Lyrics : Kaifi Azmi
Music : S D Burman

Wakt | ne | kiya
,P n | n~S | SS

kya | hasin | sitam
R~S~g | R~S~N | ,n,n

Tum | rahe | na | tum,
,n | SS~r | r | r…g~S

ham | rahe | na | ham
M… | GR(g)R | S | S…(R)S ,N~,P

Waqt ne kiya…

Interlude:
,P~,n ,P~r S
,P~,n ,P~M G
S~g S D P
M G R S
,N S N ,P
MG MP DP

Bekaraar | dil
S R R~g g | g…

is | tarah | mile
g~R | G {MGRGM} | GM…

Jis | tarah | kabhi
G | M MP | PP…(D)P M

ham | juda | n | the
n… | n nDPD | P | P…(D)P G(M)G

Bekaraar dil…

Tum | bhi | kho | gaye,
D~P | P | D~P | G~M

ham | bhi | kho | gaye
P… | M | P M | R | g

Ek | raah | par
R~,n | R S | R

chal | ke | do | kadam
M | G | R(g)R | SS…(R)S ,N~,P

Waqt ne kiya…

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