Sargam Notation

Yaar illahi mere

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 notes for Qawwali song “Yaar Illahi here…”

Singer Lyricist : Sameer Samant
Music Director : Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Movie : Katyar Kaljat Ghusali (2015)

Flute used for notes : G#

Ho….
GPDn P(D)PM…

Niyat | buri | ho |
M MM | G PM… | M

fitrat | buri | ho |
MM MM | G MG PMGR|R

duniya | buri | nahin
R R R | R S~,DS | S R

Ek | aur | se | ye | duniya | ko |
,DS | G G | G | G | GR GR~S | S

dekh | lo | jaruri | nahin
G R ,n,n | ,n | ,n GR,n,n~,D… | ,D,D..,N,D,P…,M

Baadal | ki | bund |
PD D | D | DD

saagar | ki | lahar | ka |
D D | D | DD | D

geet | hain | ye | duniya
G G | P | P | PD

Chudi | ki | khanak |
GP PN | N | N N N

paayal | ki | jhanak |
N NS’ | N | R SS

sangeet | hain | ye | duniya
S’ D~PP | D~P | P | GG M

Duniya | kise | pe | haaro | to |
GP PN | N N | N | GP PN | N

jaano | kya | jeet | hain | ye | duniya
N N | NR’ | S’S’ | D | P | PP D

Ek | dor | baandhe | saato | janam | ko |
GP | D~R’ R’ |R’R’ | R`S’G’~R’|R’R’ | R’

Wo | preet | hain | ye | duniya
R’G’| R’M’G’| S’| N | R’S’ S’…

Shero | sukhan | hain |
NR RG| GG | G

rango | chaman | hain |
NR RG | GG | G

sur | taal | hain | ye | duniya
GP| GG | S | N | RM G

Khushrango | khushgavaar | hain |
,NR RM M | M MP P | P

khushhaal | hain | ye | duniya
P D PD P | M | G | PM M…

Ye | id | bhi | hain |
GP | PD D | D | D |

baisakhi | bhi | hain |
GP PD D | D | D

diwaali | hain | ye | duniya
D P G | P | P | P P D

Insaan | hi | ne |
P P P | P | P

insaan | hi | se |
DP DPM | M | M

sambhaali | hain | ye | duniya
GG~R GPG | P~D | P| D~P DPM..

Illahi | Illahi |
G PM… | G PM…

Illahi |Illahi |Illahi |
GPM | GPM | GPM

mera | illahi… |
,N,N | ,N R G…

Illahi | Illahi | Illahi |
,NRG | ,NRG | ,NRG…

Ilahi | mera | illahi… |
,nR RP… | P P | MPd….

sachhi | teri | khudaai
R’S’ | D P | DPM RM Pd

Yaar | illahi | mere |
d d | d Pd | PM

yaar | illahi
P M | R M RSRMPd

Yaar | illahi | mere |
d d | d Pd | PM

yaar | illahi
P M | R M RSRMPd

Yaar | illahi | mere |
d d | d Pd | PM

yaar | illahi
P M | R M M….

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