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Raag: Asavari
Sangtar's Blog | July 7th 2008 by Sangtar
Asavari Thaat: Asavari Jati: Audav-Sampooran (5/7) Virjit Notes: ‘G’ & ‘N’ in Aroh Vadi: Dha Samvadi: Ga Vikrat Notes: G, D, N komal Time: Day, Second Pehar Aroh: S R m P d S* Avroh: S* n d P m g R S Click read more
Raag: Asa
Sangtar's Blog | July 7th 2008 by Sangtar
Asa Thaat: Bilaval Jati: Audav -Sampooran (5/7) Virjit Notes: ‘G’ & ‘N’ in Aroh Vadi: Ma Samvadi: Sa Vikrat Notes: None Time: Night, Second Pehar Aroh: S R m P D S* Avroh: S* N D P m G R S Click here to pick a Th read more
Raag: Araj
Sangtar's Blog | July 7th 2008 by Sangtar
Araj Thaat: Bhairav Jati: Sampooran- Sampooran (7/7) Virjit Notes: none Vadi: Ma Samvadi: Sa Vikrat Notes: R komal and both Madhyams & Nishads (m & M’, n & N) Time: Night, Third Pehar Aroh: S R G m P D N S* Avroh: S* N D read more
Raag: Anand Bhairavi
Sangtar's Blog | July 7th 2008 by Sangtar
Anand Bhairavi Thaat: Asavari Jati: Sampooran-Sampooran (7/7) Virjit Notes: minimal use of Nishad Vadi: Pa Samvadi: Sa Vikrat Notes: G, N komal both Dhaivats Time: Night, third Pehr Aroh: S R g m P D S* Avroh: S* n d P m g R S Click read more
Raag: Anand Bhairav
Sangtar's Blog | July 7th 2008 by Sangtar
Anand Bhairav Thaat: Suryakant or Bhairav Jati: Sampooran-Sampooran (7/7) Virjit Notes: none Vadi: Ma Samvadi: Sa Vikrat Notes: ‘R’ komal Time: Night, Third Pehar Aroh: S r G m P D N S* Avroh: S* N D P m G r S Click here read more
Raag: Alehiya Bilaval
Sangtar's Blog | June 28th 2008 by Sangtar
Alehiya Bilaval Thaat: Bilaval Jati: Chhadav-Sampooran (6/7) Varjit Notes: ‘M’ in Aroh Vadi: Dha Samvadi: Ga Vikrat Notes: occasional komal Nishad Time: Morning Aroh: S R G P D N S* Avroh: S* N D P m G R S Click read more
Raag: Ahir Bhairav
Sangtar's Blog | June 28th 2008 by Sangtar
Ahir Bhairav Thaat: Chakarvak (Ahir Bhairav), Bhairav* Jati: Sampooran- Sampooran (7/7) Virjit Notes: none Vadi: Ma Samvadi: Sa Vikrat Notes: R & N komal Time: Morning Aroh: S r G m P D n S* Avroh: S* n D P m G r S Click read more
Raag: Ahir Lalit
Sangtar's Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Sangtar
Ahir Lalit Thaat: Chakarvak or Ahirbhairav, Bhairav* Jati: Chhadav-Chhadav (6/6) Vadi: M Samvadi: S Vikrit: R,N komal, M both Virjit: P/P Aroh: S r G m D n S* Avroh: S* n D M’m r S Time: Morning Click here to pick a Thaat (pa read more
Raag: Ahiri
Sangtar's Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Sangtar
Ahiri Thaat: Kafi Jati: Complex (sampooran) Vadi: S Samvadi: P Vikrit: G,D,N both Virjit: none Aroh: S R G R, g m P D N S* Avroh: S* n, d P, m G R, D P m g R S Time: Night First Pehar Click here to [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: read more
Jati: Sampooran - Chhadav (7/6)
Sangtar's Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Sangtar
Raags of Sampooran – Chhadav (7/6) Jati have 7 (all) notes in Aroh and 6 notes in Avroh (descending). This is the second of nine Jaties. raag raag Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Cli read more
Jati: Sampooran - Audav (7/5)
Sangtar's Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Sangtar
Raags of Sampooran – Audav (7/5) Jati have 7 (all) notes in Aroh and 5 notes in Avroh (descending). This is the third of nine Jaties. raag raag Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Click read more
Jati: Chhadav - Sampooran (6/7)
Sangtar's Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Sangtar
Raags of Chhadav-Sampooran (6/7) Jati have 6 notes in Aroh and 7 (all) notes in Avroh (descending). This is the fourth of nine Jaties. raag raag Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Click here read more
Jati: Chhadav - Audav (6/5)
Sangtar's Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Sangtar
Raags of Chhadav-Audav (6/5) Jati have 6 notes in Aroh (ascending) and 5 notes in Avroh (descending). This is the sixth of nine Jaties. raag Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Click here to see read more
Jati: Audav - Chhadav (5/6)
Sangtar's Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Sangtar
Raags of Audav-Chhadav (5/6) Jati have 5 notes in Aroh (ascending) and 6 notes in Avroh (descending). This is the eighth of nine Jaties. raag raag Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Click here read more
Thaat: Bakulabharan
Sangtar's Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Sangtar
Bakulabharan - Thaat is the following notes: S,r,G,m,P,d,n,S* raag raag Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Click here to see the entire list alphabetically You may also use th read more
Thaat: Bhairav
Sangtar's Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Sangtar
Bhairav - Thaat is the following notes: S,r,G,m,P,d,N,S* raag raag Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Click here to see the entire list alphabetically You may also use the search feature on read more
Thaat: Bhairvi
Sangtar's Blog | June 22nd 2008 by Sangtar
Bhairavi - Thaat is the following notes: S,r,g,m,P,d,n,S* raag raag Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Click here to see the entire list alphabetically You may also use the search feature o read more
Raag: Abhogi Kahnada
Sangtar's Blog | June 19th 2008 by Sangtar
Abhogi Kahnda Thaat: Kafi Jati: Audav-Audav (5/5) Virjit Notes: ‘P’ & ‘N’ both ways Vadi: Ma Samvadi: Sa Vikrat Notes: G komal Time: Midnight Aroh: S R g m D S* Avroh: S* D m, g m R S Click here to pick a read more
Raag: Abhogi
Sangtar's Blog | June 19th 2008 by Sangtar
Abhogi Thaat: Kafi Jati: Audav-Audav (5/5) Virjit Notes: ‘P’ & ‘N’ both ways Vadi: Ma Samvadi: Sa Vikrat Notes: G komal Time: Morning Aroh: S R g m D S* Avroh: S* D m g R S Click here to pick a Thaat (pa read more
Jati: Audav - Audav (5/5)
Sangtar's Blog | June 19th 2008 by Sangtar
Raags of Audav-Audav (6/6) Jati have 5 notes in Aroh and Avroh (descending). This is the ninth of nine Jaties. Abhogi Abhogi Kahnda Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Click here to see the enti read more
Raag: Adana
Sangtar's Blog | June 19th 2008 by Sangtar
Adana Thaat: Asavari Jati: Chhadav-Chhadav (6/6) Varjit Notes: ‘G’ in Aroh and ‘D’ in Avroh Vadi: Sa Samvadi: Pa Vikrat Notes: G, D komal and both Nishads Time: Night Third Pehar Aroh: S R m P d N S* Avroh: S* read more
Jati: Chhadav - Chhadav (6-6)
Sangtar's Blog | June 19th 2008 by Sangtar
Raags of Chhadav-Chhadav (6/6) Jati have 6 notes in Aroh (ascending) and 6 notes in Avroh (descending). This is the fifth of nine Jaties. Adana Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Click here to read more
Jati: Audav - Sampooran (5-7)
Sangtar's Blog | June 19th 2008 by Sangtar
Raags of Audav-Sampooran (5/7) Jati have 5 notes in Aroh (ascending) and 7 notes in Avroh (descending). This is the seventh of nine Jaties. Abheri Click here to pick a Thaat (parent Scale) Click here to pick a Jati (note count) Click here read more
Raag Abheri
Sangtar's Blog | June 19th 2008 by Sangtar
Raag name: Abheri Thaat: Asavari Jati: Audav -Sampooran (5/7) Virjit Notes: ‘R’ & ‘D’ in Aroh Vadi: Ma Samvadi: Ni Vikrat Notes: R, G, D,N komal Time: Morning Aroh: S g m P n S* Avroh: S* n d P m g r S Click her read more
Why would anyone learn Indian classical instrumental music in the…
Hindu Expressions | May 2nd 2008 by M. Shri
If a musician who has spent his or her life playing selected ragas on a musical instrument leaves the planet without any valuable recordings or disciples, most of us may deem his or her life to be devoid of any contributions to the world. Only a few read more
Making Thaats with Tetrachords Part IV
Sangtar's Blog | April 20th 2008 by Sangtar
In the last two posts we have learned to make 32 Thaats from 8 Tetrachords. Now here is an interactive flash movie to put them altogether. Study these three posts, find the pattern of note changes. Once you understand the sequence how notes are movin read more
Holi Special: The "Hori" style of Vocal Music
Hindu Expressions | March 19th 2008 by M. Shri
Holi, a greeting to the spring season, is joyfully celebrated to remember Lord Vishnu’s protection of Prahlada, one of his kid devotees, and to remember Lord Krishna’s exchanging of colors with his friends in Vrindavan. Nothing equals such rememb read more
Making Thaats with Tetrachords Part III
Sangtar's Blog | March 10th 2008 by Sangtar
Making the next 16 Thaats with 8 Tetrachords: In the last post, we put together our 8 Tetrachords and figured that there are 16 available combinations. That made our first 16 Thaats. Now to make the next 16, we will have to make only one change in read more
Making Thaats with Tetrachords Part II
Sangtar's Blog | March 6th 2008 by Sangtar
Making The First 16 Thaats with 8 Tetrachords: In the last post we saw that there are 4 poorvang Tetrachords and 4 Utrang Tetrachords. By combining the upper and the lower Tetrachords, we can get 16 (4×4) unique scales. The scale structure will read more
Making Thaats with Tetrachords Part I
Sangtar's Blog | February 15th 2008 by Sangtar
In the last post, we looked at eight Tetrachords. As I mentioned in that post, these Tetrachords are holding the key to all musical scales. How easy is it? Just memorize eight groups of four notes and construct 32 Thaats on the fly. Review the Tetrac read more

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