Sargam Notation

Ye Jawani Hai Diwani

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 Song : Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani
Film : Jawani Diwani (1972)
Singer : Kishore Kumar
Musician : R. D. Burman
Lyricist : Anand Bakshi

Flute used for notations : G#

Hey | yeh | jawani
P…. | P | P MP

tara | ruru,
PP | MP

hai | deewani
M | M RM

tara | ra | ruru
MM | M | RM

Hey | ra | ra | rara | a | rara | ra | ra
M | M | G | RS | G | GG | (M)G | R(G)

Hey | zu | zu | zuzu | zu | zu | zuzu
M | M | G | RS | G | GG | (M)G | R(G)

Yeh | jawani | hai | deewani,
P | P MP | P | P MP

ha | meri | rani, | ruk | ja | o | rani
M | MR | RM | M | M | R | RM

Dekh | zara | peechhe | mud | ke,
M~G | R~S | GG | (M)GR | R

chali kahan aise ud ke
M~G | R~S | GG | (M)GR | R

Hey hey!
R’ R’

(use tounging for following…)

Gili gili akkha,
NN NN DN

gili gili akkha,
NN NN DN

gili gili akkha
SS SS NS

Bili bili bili bili bili x (2)
GR GR GR GR GR

Yeh jawani hai deewani, …

Baatein | mulakatein | karne | ki | shaam | hai
NN | RMNN | RMN | N | {SNDN} | S

Aise | mein | hai | roothna
RSN | N’ | N’ | S’N’D’D’

deewanon ka kaam hai
D’N’D’ | M | MGM | P

Dekho | tauba | tauba
MG | RS | RS

(repeat…)
Baatein mulakatein karne ki shaam hai
Aise mein hai roothna deewanon ka kaam hai

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