SREE GANANATHA (LAMBODARA)

Ragam: Malahari
ARO: S R1 M1 P D1 S ||
AVA: S D1 P M1 G3 R1 S ||
Talam: Rupakam (Chathurasra Jathi)
Composer: Purandaradasa

M P |D S S R || R S | D P M P ||
Sree - | Ga na na tha ||sin dhu | - ra var na ||

R M |P D M P ||D P | M G R S ||
Ka ru | na Sa ga ra ||ka ri | va da - na ||

S R |M - G R ||S R | G R S , ||
Lam - | bo - dha ra ||la ku | mi ka ra - ||

R M |P D M P ||D P | M G R S ||
Am - | ba - su tha ||a ma | ra vi nu tha ||

S R |M - G R ||S R | G R S , ||
Lam - | bo - da ra ||la ku | mi ka ra - ||

Charanam 1:

M P |D S S R || R S | D P M P ||
Si dha | cha - ra na ||ga na | se - vi tha ||

R M |P D M P ||D P | M G R S ||
Si dhi | vi na ya ka ||the - | na mo na mo ||
(Lam)

Charanam 2:

M P |D S S R || R S | D P M P ||
Sa ka | la vi dya - ||- dhi | pu - ji tha ||

R M |P D M P ||D P | M G R S ||
Sar - | vo - tha ma ||the - | na mo na mo ||
(Lam)
Process:
1. Find out where one syllable absorbs more than one swara. The dashes among the
lyrics will help.
2. The dashes will become slides or hammer ons or pull offs as needed.
3. Figure out how you can play the slides. You will need to place the two swaras in
the beginning and end of the slide, on the same string.
4. Future thinking: Think in advance if after each move you need a finger to the left
or right. Play the current phrase based on the next phrase’s/note’s requirement.