Sargam Notation

Ye Jeevan Hai

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 for hindi song Ye jivan hai is jivan ka…

Movie : Piya ka Ghar (1972)
Singer : Kishore
Lyrics : Anand Bakshi
Music : Laxmikant Pyarelal

Flute used for notations : G#

MUKHDA 

Yeh | Jeevan | Hai,
S(R)S | ,n,D ,n | R

Is | Jeevan | Ka
RR | R R(M)g | RS

Yahi | Hai | Yahi | Hai
g P | g S | R M | R ,n

Yahi | Hai | Rungroop
S g | R | S ,D ,n

Ye jeevan hai….

Thode | Gam | Hain,
S(R)S ,n,D | ,n | R

Thodi | Khushiyan
R R | RR R(M)g RS

Thode | Gam | Hain,
S(R)S ,n,D | ,n | M R

Thodi | Khushiyan
R R | RR R(M)g RS

Yahi | Hai | Yahi | Hai
g P | g S | R M | R ,n

Yahi | Hai | Chaon | Dhoop
S g | R | S(R)S ,D | ,n

Ye jeevan hai….

Interlude

(GUITAR):
n nnn | D D D
P PPP | M M M
D DDD | P P P
M MMM | g g g
R ,n….

ANTARA 1:

Ye | na | socho | is | men | apani, |
S | R | S~,n ,n | ,n,n | SRg | g g g

haar | hai | ki | jit | hai
R g | R~S | S | S(R)S,nR | R

Use | apana | lo | jo | bhi |
S R | S,n ,n | Pg | g | g

jiwan | ki | rit | hai
R(g)R R~S | S | S(R)S,nR | R

Ye | jid | chhodo, | yun | na | todo, |
g | gP | P P | S | S M | M M

har | pal | ik | darpan | hai
M | MP | MM | gR S | R

Ye jeevan hai….

(CHORUS HUMMING)
R…..
M D | P M g R S…
g P | M g R | R ,n…

ANTARA 2:
(Same notations)
Dhan | Se, | Na | Duniya | Se,
Dar | Se, | Na | Dwar | Se
Saason | Ki | Dor | Bandhi | Hai,
Preetam | Ke | Pyar | Se
Duniya | Choote, | Par | Na | Toote,
Yeh | aisa | Bandhan | Hai

Yeh Jeevan Hai..

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