Sargam Notation

Yaadon Ki Baraat

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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Singer : Mohammad Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar, Padmini, Shivangi
Musician : R. D. Burman
Lyricist : Majrooh Sultanpuri
Film : Yaadon Ki Baarat (1973)

Scale of flute I used : C Middle

This song is so catchy. Simple composition. Easy to play. Earlier I tried to write the Sargam from Pa (on my B scale flute) as the first note, but then after the Sthayi part the notes were not proper for the Antara. So, I changed my flute to C middle and took Ga as the first note. And, now the whole song sounded perfect with these notations. Play and enjoy! Just pay attention to lower octave notes (,)

Mukhda:

Yaadon | ki | baarat
G D | G | R P R

nikli | hai | aaj | dil | ke | dware
SS M | S | ,N | ,D | S | (G)M… G

Dil | ke | dware
,D | S | (G)M… G

[Repeat for following lines…]
Sapnon | ki | shehnai
beete | dinon | ko | pukare
Dil | ke | dware

Ho | chhedo | tarane | milan | ke
GMGR | R R | RR R | G RS | ,N

pyare | pyare
,D S | (G)M… G

Sang | hamare
,D | S (G)M… G

Yaadon ki baarat…

ANTARA:

Badle | na | apna | yeh
GM PD | P | GM PD | P

aalam | kabhi
PDPD…P M | GG~R

Jeewan | mein | bichhdenge
RG MP | M | MG RG R

na | hum | kabhi
RG… (M)G | GR(S)R | S S

Badle na…

Yu bhi | jaoge | aakhir | kahan
S S~,D | G G~,N | R R~,N | M M~R

hoke | hamare
,N P… | PMG d….

Yaadon ki baarat…

ANTARA 2:
[Repeat Sargam of Antara 1 for the following:]

Aage | bhi | hoga | jo | uska | karam
Yeh | din | to | manayenge | har | saal | hum
Aage | bhi | hoga | jo | uska | karam
Yeh | din | to | manayenge | har | saal | hum
Apne | aangan | naache | gaayenge | chanda | sitare

Yaadon ki baarat…

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