Sitar Lesson

Raga Malkauns 10:

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Vilambit (Slow) Gat (Composition) in Teen Taal (16 Beats):

Sthai:

g''M
Dir
Ta
 
12
g' SS n'SS .d'.n
Da Dir DaDir DaRa
Ta Dhin Dhin Dha
3      
13 14 15 16
S M M g'g
Da Da Ra Dir
Dha Dhin Dhin Dha
x      
1 2 3 4
M d'd n' S.
Da Dir Da Ra
Dha Dhin Dhin Dha
2      
5 6 7 8
nd Mg S
DaRa DaRa Da
Dha Tin Tin
0    
9 10 11

Notation for Meand (Stretch):

.n' - means that you have to stretch S first with your finger at .n and slowly release till .n

.d' - means that you have to stretch .n first with your finger at .d and slowly release till .d

g' - means that you have to stretch M first with your finger at g and slowly release till g

'M - means that you have to have your finger on g and from g slowly stretch to M

View the video clip to understand

1. Raag Malkauns uses only 5 notes in ascending and descending order. In this raga, R and P are not used and Ga, Dha, & Ni are komal (flat) represented by g, d & n

2. Vilambit Gat (Slow Composition) is also called Masitkhani Gat

3. Stretching (meand) is very slow. Get enough practice for accuracy of notes while streching. This composition uses lot of meand.

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5. A dot after the note shows higher octave

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

7. View movie several times to understand clearly.