Sitar Raag Bageshri – Slow Composition – Toda 5
Sthai:
gM | gR SS .n-SS .D.n | S M M gg | M DD PDn- DM | Start Toda 5
. 3 X 2 0
Toda 5:
M-Mg -gM- gMDM gM-M | D-DM -MD- MDnD MD-D |
0 3
S.-S.n -nS.- DnS.g. nS.-S.| S.-S.n -nD- gMDM gRS-| .nSgM DMgM gRS- Sthai
X 2 0
1. Raag Bageshri uses 5 notes in ascending and 7 notes in descending order but Pa or P is used differently called Vakra as shown in the Avroh and video.
2. In this Raag ga or g and ni or n are Komal (flat) in both ascending and descending order. See Aroh, Avroh and Pakad to understand ‘Chalan’ or the way notes are used in this Raag.
3. It is a Slow composition therefore set your Tabla at a slow speed. The composition starts from 12th beat. Remember X (the sum) is the first beat.
4. View video to understand better
5. A dot after the note shows higher octave
6. A dot before the note will show lower octave.
- Raag Bageshri uses 5 notes in ascending and 7 notes in descending order but Pa or P is used differently called Vakra as shown in the Aroh and video.
- In this Raag ga or g and ni or n are Komal (flat) in both ascending and descending order. See Aroh, Avroh and Pakad to understand 'Chalan' or the way notes are used in this Raag.