Sitar Lesson 7

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Raag BHUPALI:

Aaroh (Ascending): S R G P D S.

Avroh (Descending): S. D P G R S

Gat (Composition):

Sthai (Constant):

GG R SS .D S G G G RR G PP D P G R S
Dir Da Dir Da Ra Da Da Ra Dir Da Dir Da Ra Da Da Ra
. 3 x 2 0
Ta Ta Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Tin Tin
12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Antara (Middle):

GG P DD S. R. G. R.R. S. D. S. DD P G G R S
Dir Da Dir Da Ra Da Da Ra Dir Da Dir Da Ra Da Da Ra
. 3 x 2 0
Ta Ta Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Dhin Dhin Dha Dha Tin Tin
12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

 

1. Raag BHUPALI uses only 5 notes in ascending and descending.

2. All the notes are pure (normal). Neither Komal (flat) nor Tivra (sharp).

3. Pluck Da & Ra as indicated in Gat (composition), below the notes. When Da & Ra are played together, it becomes Dir.

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5. A dot after the note shows higher octave

6. A dot before the note will show lower octave.

7. This Gat (composition) is in TEEN TAAL, which is 16 Beats and is written at 4th row. It starts at X which is the first Beat of the TAAL and is also called SUM - joining.

8. Please note that in the notation, Sa has been replaced by S, Re by R, Ga by G and so on. By now with enough practice of Alankars you will be familier. This is to facilitate full notation in a smaller space.

9. When two notes are side by side (touching each other), they are together in one beat. When there is one note alone, it is one beat. A dash '-' is a gap and one beat if it is alone otherwise with other joined notes together one beat.

10. Pure (normal) notes are represented by Capital Letters R G M D N and Komal (flat) by small letters r g d n (only r g d n can be komal). M which can be normal and Tivra is represented by M' as Tivra (sharp). S and P do not change, they are normal only.