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Karnatik: Beginners' Lessons Notation (January 2002)
Karnatik: Beginners' Lessons Notation (January 2002)
Karnatik: Beginners' Lessons Notation (January 2002)
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Beginners' Lessons Notation (January 2002)
Contents
Before you begin 1 What you need 1 Things to think about 2 Notation notes 3 Sarali varisai (lesson 1) 4-11 JanTa varisai (lesson 2)12-23 TaaTu varisai (lesson 3) 24-27 MElstaayi varisai (lesson 4) 28-30 Mandrastaayi varisai (lesson 5) 31-33 Alankaarams (lesson 6) 34-41
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NOTATIONS USED:
In these lessons, a few symbols are used. Check the symbols page for more information, but a summary is below: s = sa, r = ri, g = ga, m = ma, p = pa, d = da, n = ni lowercase notes (s r g m p d n) = notes in normal (middle) octave uppercase notes (S R G M P D N) = notes in upper (mEl, taara) octave note + dot (s. r. g. m. p. d. n.) = notes in lower (keezh, mandra) octave note + apostrophe (S' R' G' M' P' D' N') = notes in octave above upper (ati taara) note + two dots (s.. r.. g.. m.. p.. d.. n..) = notes in octave below lower (anu mandra) vertical bar (|) = taaLam division of drutam or anudrutam or laghu double vertical bar (||) = end of one taaLa cycle dash (-) = separation of phrases. You must sing so that each phrases is continuous and the notes are only split where the dashes occur.
2. s s S S r - s r g r - | m | s p S m r d n g | | | | g n d r m S p s || || || ||
n - S n d
n - | p |
3. s s S S r r n n g - s g m | | | | r p n m g - | d | s n s r r S n s || || || ||
d - s d p
d - | g |
4. s s S S r r n n g g d d m - | m | s p S m r d n g | | | | g n d r m - || s ||
p - | p |
p - || s ||
5. s s S S r r n n g g d d m m p p | | | | p p m m , - | d | s n S r r S n s || || || ||
, - | g |
6. s s S S r r n n g g d d m m p p | | | | p p m m d - | d | s n S r r S n s || || || ||
g - | g |
7. s s S S r r n n g g d d m m p p | | | | p p m m d d g g | | | | n n r r , S , s || || || ||
8. s s S S r r n n g g d d m m p p | | | | p p m m m d p g | | | | g n d r r S n s || || || ||
9. s s S S r r n n g g d d m m p p | | | | p p m m m d p g | | | | d n g r p S m s || || || ||
10. s p g g r , m m g , p m , d | | | | p p n m , , d g | | | | g , p r m , m s || || || ||
p - g
11. S d g g , , m m n p p d m d | | | | n p n m , , d g | | | | d p p r p , m s || || || ||
p - g
12. S d g g S d m m n p p d m d | | | | n p n m n , d g | | | | d p p r p , m s || || || ||
p - g
13. s p m m r m p p g p d d r | g d d m , - | p n g | | | g d d r m , p s || || || ||
, - | p p | |
14. s d d S r d n n g p S d m , , p | | | | p m S m , m n g | | | | p p d r , , p s || || || ||
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1. s p s p r d r d | | g n g n | | m S m S || ||
2. s r g m p S n d p m s r g m p S n d p m r g m p d n d p m g r g m p d n d p m g | | | | | | | | | | g m p d n d p m g r g m p d n d p m g r | | | | | | | | | | m p d n S p m g r s m p d n S p m g r s || || || || || || || || || ||
3. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | r m g p m d p n d S n p d m p g m r g s r m g p m d p n d S n p d m p g m r g s || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
4. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m r - s r r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | s g r m g p m d p n S d n p d m p g m r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | s m r p g d m n p S S p n m d g p r m s r m g p m d p n d S n p d m p g m r g s || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
g - r g g
m - g m m
p - m p p
d - p d d
n - S n n
d - n d d
p - d p p
m - p m m
g - m g g
5. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | g - s g g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | r m g p m d p n d S n p d m p g m r g s g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g g r r s || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
m - r m m
p - g p p
d - m d d
n - p n n
d - S d d
p - n p p
m - d m m
g - p g g
r - m r r
6. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m , r , g , m , p , d , n , d , p , m , g r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r , g , m , p , d , n , d , p , m , g , r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g g r r s g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g g r r s || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
7. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m , s , r , g , m , p , S , n , d , p , m s r r g g m m p p d S n n d d p p m m g r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | , g , m , p , d , n , d , p , m , g , r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g g r r s g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g g r r s || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
8. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m s r r g g m m p p d S n n d d p p m m g r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g g r r s g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g g r r s || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
9. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m , s , r , g , m , p , S , n , d , p , m r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g g r m g p m d p n d d n p d m p g m r g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | , - s g g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | r m g p m d p n d S n p d m p g m r g s g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g g r r s || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
, - r m m
, - g p p
, - m d d
, - p n n
, - S d d
, - n p p
, - d m m
, - p g g
, - m r r
10. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m r s g r m g p m d p n S d n p d m p g m , r , g , m , p , d , n , d , p , m , g g r m g p m d p n d d n p d m p g m r g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | , - s g g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | r m g p m d p n d S n p d m p g m r g s g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g g r r s || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
, - r m m
, - g p p
, - m d d
, - p n n
, - S d d
, - n p p
, - d m m
, - p g g
, - m r r
11. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m , s , r , g , m , p , S , n , d , p , m r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g , r , g , m , p , d , n , d , p , m , g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | g - s g g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | r m g p m d p n d S n p d m p g m r g s g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g g r r s || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
m - r m m
p - g p p
d - m d d
n - p n n
d - S d d
p - n p p
m - d m m
g - p g g
r - m r r
12. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d d p p m m m r p g d m n p S d p n m d g p r m s g m r p g d m n p S d p n m d g p r m s g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p m m g g r r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | r m g p m d p n d S n p d m p g m r g s r m g p m d p n d S n p d m p g m r g s || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
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1. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d s s r r g g m m p p S S n n d m r p g d m n p S d p n m d g m r p g d m n p S d p n m d g | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p r g g m m p p d d n n d d p p | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m g m m p p d d n n S d p p m m || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
d p p m m
d p p m m
p r m s g
p r m s g
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m m g g r
m m g g r
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g g r r s
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2. s s r r g g m m p p S S n n m g p m d p n d S n p d m p g r m g p m d p n d d n p d m g p m d p n d S n p d m p | | | | | | | | | | | | | | r s g r m g p m d p n S d n g r m g p m d p n d d n p d | | | | | | | | | | | | | | s g r m g p m d p n S d n p r m g p m d p n d S n p d m || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
d d p p m m
g m r g s r
m p g m r g
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p d m p g m
m p g m r g
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d m p g m r
p g m r g s
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3. s s r r g g m m p p S S n r m g p m d p n d S n p d s g r m g p m d p n S d n g r m g p m d p n d d n p | | | | | | | | | | | | | r s g r m g p m d p n S d g r m g p m d p n d d n p | | | | | | | | | | | | | r g g m m p p d d n n d d m m p p d d n n S S p p m || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
n d d p p m m
m p g m r g s
p d m p g m r
d m p g m r g
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n p d m p g m
d m p g m r g
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p p m m g g r
m g g r r s s
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2. s S d S d S r , n g , S m , R n R p | | | | | | p S S d S m d , S p n g | | | | | | n , R m d r S , S p p s || || || || || ||
R - S n n S d
3. s S d S d S d S r , n g , S m , R n R n R p | | | | | | | | p S G d S d S m d , R p S p n g | | | | | | | | n , S m R m d r S , R p S p p s || || || || || || || ||
R - S n S
R - S n n S d
4. s S d S d S d S d S r , n g , S m , R n R n R n R p | | | | | | | | | | p S G d G d S d S m d , M p R p S p n g | | | | | | | | | | n , G m S m R m d r S , R p R p S p p s || || || || || || || || || ||
R - S n S
R - S n S
R - S n n S d
5. s S d G d S d S d S d S r , n g , S m , R n R n R n R n R p | | | | | | | | | | | | p S G d G d G d S d S m d , M p M p R p S p n g | | | | | | | | | | | | n , P m G m S m R m d r S , M p R p R p S p p s || || || || || || || || || || || ||
R - S n S
R - S n S
R - S n S
R - S n n S d
1. S s g s n , r r d , s g p , n. m | | | | m s s p g , r d | | | | r , g n s , m S || || || ||
2. S s g s g s n , r n. r r d , s s s g p , n. r n. m | | | | | | m s s g s p g , s m r d | | | | | | r , n. p g n s , s m m S || || || || || ||
3. S s g s g s g s n , r n. r n. r r d , s s s s s g p , n. r n. r n. m | | | | | | | | m s d g s g s p g , n. m s m r d | | | | | | | | r , s p n. p g n s , n. m s m m S || || || || || || || ||
4. S s g s g s g s g s n , r n. r n. r n. r r d , s s s s s s s g p , n. r n. r n. r n. m | | | | | | | | | | m s d g d g s g s p g , p. m n. m s m r d | | | | | | | | | | r , d p s p n. p g n s , n. m n. m s m m S || || || || || || || || || ||
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S s g d g s g s g s g s
n , r n. r n. r n. r n. r r
d , s s s s s s s s s g
p , n. r n. r n. r n. r n. m
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m s d g d g d g s g s p
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r , m. p d p s p n. p g n
s , p. m n. m n. m s m m S
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raagam: maayamaaLava gowLa 15th mElakartha aarOhaNam: S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S avarOhaNam: S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S taaLam: aadi
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