Folk

This composition is dedicated to the art of Indian folk dance and the folk artists. The song is on an Em, there's C# and D# too.

Scale:
E F# G A B C D E
E D# C# B A G F# E

Recorded: 30 Sep 5:30 p.m.

Western Carnatic

Have you learnt a western instrument and confused over the SaRiGa of the Carnatic, well I was too, but not anymore. The melakartha scales are constructed as: out of the twelve semitones of the octave S, R1, R2=G1, R3=G2, G3, M1, M2, P, D1, D2=N1, D3=N2, N3, a melakartha raaga must necessarily have S and P, one of the M's, two of the R's and G's, and two of the D's and N's. Also, R must necessarily precede G and D must precede N. This gives 2 × 6 × 6 = 72 melakartha raagas.

Thanks to Kumaran Santhanam for his wonderful effort in compiling the Indian ragas in the mekakarta scale at http://www.nerur.com/music/ragalist.php. I have plainly converted the SaRiGa into CDE of the Western, so here you go.

On C scale, the following would be the representation:
Western Note - Melakarta Note/s (Conventional Carnatic Note)
C - S (S)
C# - R1 (R1)
D - R2/G1 (R2)
D# - R3/G2 (G1)
E - G3 (G2)
F - M1 (M1)
F# - M2 (M2)
G - P (P)
G# - D1 (D1)
A - D2/N1 (D2)
A# - D3/N2 (N1)
B - N3 (N2)
C - S (S)

Sanskrit / Dravidian Language Transliteration Alphabet
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a A i I u U Ru RU
e E ai o O ow am :

k K g G n
ch Ch j J N
t T d D N
th Th dh Dh n
p ph b bh m

y r l v
sh Ch s H
ksh gny

L zh r' (additional Dravidian letters)

R , D
1 = shudhdha
2 = chathushruthi
3 = sathshruthi
M
1 = shudhdha
2 = prathi
G
1 = shudhdha
2 = sAdhAraNa
3 = anthara
N
1 = shudhdha
2 = kaishika
3 = kAkaLi

mElakartha rAgAs
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shudhdha madhyamam

indhu chakrA
1 kanakAngi C C# D F G G# A C , C A G# G F D C# C
2 rathnAngi C C# D F G G# A# C , C A# G# G F D C# C
3 gAnamUrthi C C# D F G G# B C , C B G# G F D C# C
4 vanaspathi C C# D F G A A# C , C A# A G F D C# C
5 mAnavathi C C# D F G A B C , C B A G F D C# C
6 thAnarUpi C C# D F G A# B C , C B A# G F D C# C

nEthra chakrA
7 sEnAvathi C C# D# F G G# A C , C A G# G F D# C# C
8 HanumathOdi C C# D# F G G# A# C , C A# G# G F D# C# C
9 DhEnukA C C# D# F G G# B C , C B G# G F D# C# C
10 nAtakapriya C C# D# F G A A# C , C A# A G F D# C# C
11 kOkilapriya C C# D# F G A B C , C B A G F D# C# C
12 rUpavathi C C# D# F G A# B C , C B A# G F D# C# C

agni chakrA
13 gAyakapriya C C# E F G G# A C , C A G# G F E C# C
14 vakulAbharaNam C C# E F G G# A# C , C A# G# G F E C# C
15 mAyAmALavagowLA C C# E F G G# B C , C B G# G F E C# C
16 chakravAkam C C# E F G A A# C , C A# A G F E C# C
17 sUryakAntam C C# E F G A B C , C B A G F E C# C
18 HAtakAmbari C C# E F G A# B C , C B A# G F E C# C

vEda chakrA
19 JankAradhvani C D D# F G G# A C , C A G# G F D# D C
20 naTabhairavi C D D# F G G# A# C , C A# G# G F D# D C
21 kIravANi C D D# F G G# B C , C B G# G F D# D C
22 KaraHarapriya C D D# F G A A# C , C A# A G F D# D C
23 gowrimanOHari C D D# F G A B C , C B A G F D# D C
24 varuNapriya C D D# F G A# B C , C B A# G F D# D C

bANa chakrA
25 mAraranjani C D E F G G# A C , C A G# G F E D C
26 chArukeshi C D E F G G# A# C , C A# G# G F E D C
27 sarasAngi C D E F G G# B C , C B G# G F E D C
28 HarikAmbhOji C D E F G A A# C , C A# A G F E D C
29 DhIrashankarAbharaNam C D E F G A B C , C B A G F E D C
30 nAgAnandhini C D E F G A# B C , C B A# G F E D C

Ruthu chakrA
31 yAgapriya C D# E F G G# A C , C A G# G F E D# C
32 rAgavarDhani C D# E F G G# A# C , C A# G# G F E D# C
33 gAngeyabhushani C D# E F G G# B C , C B G# G F E D# C
34 vAgaDhIsvari C D# E F G A A# C , C A# A G F E D# C
35 shUlini C D# E F G A B C , C B A G F E D# C
36 chalanAta C D# E F G A# B C , C B A# G F E D# C

prathi madhyamam

rishi chakrA
37 sAlagam C C# D F# G G# A C , C A G# G F# D C# C
38 jalArnavam C C# D F# G G# A# C , C A# G# G F# D C# C
39 JAlavarALi C C# D F# G G# B C , C B G# G F# D C# C
40 navanItham C C# D F# G A A# C , C A# A G F# D C# C
41 pAvani C C# D F# G A B C , C B A G F# D C# C
42 raGupriya C C# D F# G A# B C , C B A# G F# D C# C

vasu chakrA
43 gavAmbodhi C C# D# F# G G# A C , C A G# G F# D# C# C
44 bhavapriya C C# D# F# G G# A# C , C A# G# G F# D# C# C
45 shubhapanthuvarALi C C# D# F# G G# B C , C B G# G F# D# C# C
46 shadhvidha mArgiNi C C# D# F# G A A# C , C A# A G F# D# C# C
47 suvarNAngi C C# D# F# G A B C , C B A G F# D# C# C
48 dhivyAmaNi C C# D# F# G A# B C , C B A# G F# D# C# C

brahma chakrA
49 dhavalAmbari C C# E F# G G# A C , C A G# G F# E C# C
50 nAmanArAyaNi C C# E F# G G# A# C , C A# G# G F# E C# C
51 kAmavardhini C C# E F# G G# B C , C B G# G F# E C# C
52 rAmapriya C C# E F# G A A# C , C A# A G F# E C# C
53 gamanashrama C C# E F# G A B C , C B A G F# E C# C
54 vishvAmbhari C C# E F# G A# B C , C B A# G F# E C# C

dhishi chakrA
55 shyAmaLAngi C D D# F# G G# A C , C A G# G F# D# D C
56 shanmuKapriya C D D# F# G G# A# C , C A# G# G F# D# D C
57 simHendra madhyamam C D D# F# G G# B C , C B G# G F# D# D C
58 HemAvathi C D D# F# G A A# C , C A# A G F# D# D C
59 DharmAvathi C D D# F# G A B C , C B A G F# D# D C
60 nIthimathi C D D# F# G A# B C , C B A# G F# D# D C

rudhra chakrA
61 kAnthAmaNi C D E F# G G# A C , C A G# G F# E D C
62 rishabhapriya C D E F# G G# A# C , C A# G# G F# E D C
63 lathAngi C D E F# G G# B C , C B G# G F# E D C
64 vAchaspathi C D E F# G A A# C , C A# A G F# E D C
65 mEchakalyANi C D E F# G A B C , C B A G F# E D C
66 chithrAmbari C D E F# G A# B C , C B A# G F# E D C

Adhithya chakrA
67 sucharithra C D# E F# G G# A C , C A G# G F# E D# C
68 jyothisvarUpiNi C D# E F# G G# A# C , C A# G# G F# E D# C
69 dhAtuvardhani C D# E F# G G# B C , C B G# G F# E D# C
70 nAsika bhUshaNi C D# E F# G A A# C , C A# A G F# E D# C
71 kosalam C D# E F# G A B C , C B A G F# E D# C
72 rasikapriya C D# E F# G A# B C , C B A# G F# E D# C

janya rAgAs
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8 HanumathOdi
AHiri C C# C E F G G# A# C , C A# G# G F E C# C
asAvEri C C# F G G# C , C A# C G G# F G C# D# C# C
bhUpALam C C# D# G G# C , C G# G D# C# C
dhanyAsi C D# F G A# C , C A# G# G F D# C# C
punnAgavarALi A# C C# D# F G G# A# , A# G# G F D# C# C A#

10 nAtakapriya
sindhu bhairavi C D D# F D# G G# A# C , A# G# G F D# C# C A# C

13 gAyakapriya
kalagada C C# E G G# A C , C A G# G E C# C

14 vakulAbharaNam
vasanthabhairavi C C# E F G# A# C , C A# G# F G F E C# C

15 mAyAmALava gowLA
ardhradhesi C C# E F G G# C B C , C G# G F E C# C
bowLi C C# E G G# C ,C B G# G E C# C
gowLa C C# F G B C , C B G F C# E F C# C
gowLipanthu C C# F G B C , C B G# G FG# F E C# C
gowri C C# F G B C , C B G# G F E C# C
gujjari C C# E F G G# B C , C G# B G F E C# C
gumma kAmbhoji C C# E G G# B G# C , C B G# G F E C# C
gundhakriya C C# F G B C , C B G G# G F E C# C
jaganmOhini C E F G B C , C B G F E C# C
kannadaban'gALa C C# F E F G G# C , C G# G F E C# C
kRushNaveNi C C# E F G B C , C B G F E C# C
lalithA C C# E F A B C , C B A F E C# C
malaHari C C# F G G# C , C G# G F E C# C
mallikA vasantham C E F G B C , C B G# G F E C# C
mangaLakaishiki C F E F G F G# B C , C B G# G F E C# C
mEchabowLi C C# E G G# C , C G# G F E C# C
mEGaranjani C C# E F B C , C B F E C# C
nAdhanAmakriya C C# E F G G# B , B G# G F E C# C B
pAdi C C# F G B C , C B G G# G F C# C
pharaz C E F G G# B C , C B G# G F E C# C
pUrvi C C# E F G G# B G# C , C B G# G F G# F E C# C
rEvagupthi C C# E G G# C , C G# G E C# C
sAranganAtha C C# F G G# C , C B C G# G F E C# C
sAvEri C C# F G G# C , C B G# G F E C# C
sindhu rAmakriya C E F G G# B C , C B G G# G F E C
thakka (a) C C# C F E F G# B C , C B G F G F G C# E C
thakka (b) C E F G F G# B C , C B G# G F E C# C

16 chakravAkam
bindhumAlini C E C# E F G A# C , C A# C A G E C# C
kalAvathi C C# F G A C , C A G F E C C# C
malayamArutham C C# E G A A# C , C A# A G E C# C
valachi C E G A A# C , C A# A G E C
vegavAHini C C# E F G A A# A C , C A# A G F E C# C

17 sUryakAntam
bhairavam C C# E F G A B C , C A G F E C# C
sowrAshtram C C# E F G F A B C , C B A A# A G F E C# C
supradhIpam C C# F G A C , C B A G F E F C# C
vasanthA C F E F A B C , C B A F E C# C

19 JankAradhvani
pUrnalalitha C D# D F G C , C A G# G F D# D C

20 naTabhairavi
amrithavAHini C D F G G# A# C , C A# G# F D# D C
Anandhabhairavi C D# D D# F G A G A# C , C A# A G F D# D C
bhairavi C D D# F G A A# C , C A# G# G F D# D C
Gantha C D# D D# F G A G A# A A# C , C A# A G F D# D C
gopikavasantham C F G A# G# A# G# C , C A# G# G F D# C
HindhoLam C D# F G# A# C , C A# G# F D# C
jayanthashrI C D# F G# A# C , C A# G# F G F D# C
jingla C D D# F G G# A# G# G C , C A# G# G F D# D Cm
Anji C D D# F G A A# C , C A# G# G F D# D Cm
ArgaHindhoLam C D D# F G A A# C , C A# A F D# C
pUrNashajja C D D# F A# A# C , C A# G F D# D C
sAramathi C D D# F G G# A# C , C A# G# F D# C
sudhdha dhanyAsi C D# F G A# C , C A# G F D# C
sudhdha dhesi C D F G G# A# C , C A# G# G F D# D C

21 kIravANi
kiraNAvaLi C D D# F G G# B C , C G F D# D C
kalyANa vasantham C D# F G# B C , C B G# G F D# D C

22 KaraHarapriya
AbhEri C D# F G A# C , C A# A G F D# D C
abhOgi C D D# F A C , C A F D# D C
AndhOLika C D F G A# C , C A# A F D C
bAgEshrI C D# F A A# C , C A# A F G A D# F D C
brindhAvanasAran'ga C D F G B C , C A# G F D D# C
chiththaranjani C D D# F G A A# , A# A G F D# D C A#
dharbAru C D F G A A# C , D C A# C A G F D D# D# D C
dhEvAmRuthavarshiNi C D D# F A# A A# C , C A# A G F D# D C
dhEvakriya C D F G A# C , C A# A A# G F D# D C
dhEvamanOHari C D F G A A# C , C A# A A# G F D C
dhilipakam C D D# D F G A# A A# G A A# C , C A# A G F D# D C
HindhoLavasantha C D# F G A A# A C , C A# A G F A F D# C
HindhusthAni kApi C D F G B C , C A# A A# G F D# D C
HusEni C D D# F G A# A A# C , C A# G# G F D# D C
jayamanOHari C D D# F A C , C A# A F D# D C
jayanArAyaNi C D D# F G A C , C A# A G F D# D C
jayanthasEna C D# F G A C , C A# A G F G F D# C
kAnadA C D D# F D A# C , C A# G F D# F D C
kalAniDhi C D D# F C G F A A# , C A# A G F D# D C
kannadagowLa C D D# F G A# C , C A# A G F D# C
kApijingla C A# C D D# F , F D# D C A# A A# C
karnAtaka kApi C D D# F D G F G A A# C , C A# A G F D# F D C
mAlavashrI C D# F G A# A A# G A A# C , C A# A G F D# C
madhyamAvathi C D F G A# C , C A# G F D C
maNirangu C D F G A# C , C A# G F D# D C
manjari C D# D D# F G A# A A# C , C A# A G F D# D C
manOHari C D# D D# F G A C , C A G F D# D C
muKAri C D F G A# A C , C A# G# G F D# D C
nAdhachinthAmaNi * C D# F G A# A A# C , C A# A G F D# D D# C
nAdhatharan'gini C G F D D# D C , C G A# A G F D# D C
nAyaki C D F G A A# A G C , C A# A G F D D# D C
phalamanjari C D# F A C , C A# A G F D# F D C
panchama rAga C D A G A# C , C A# A G F D# D C
pUrnashadjam C D D# F A# C , C A# G F D# D C
pushpalathika C D D# F G A# C , C A# G F D# D C
rIthigowLa C D# D D# F A# A F A# A# C , C A# A F D# F G F D# D C
rudhrapriya C D D# F G A A# C , C A# G F D# D C
sAlakabhairavi C D F G A C , C A# A G F D# D C
saindhavi A# A A# C D D# F G A A# , A G F D# D C A# A A# C
sidhdhasEna C D# D D# F G A C , C A# A F G F D D# D C
shrIrAga C D F G A# C , C A# G A A# G F D D# D C
shrIranjani C D D# F A A# C , C A# A F D# D C
sudhdha bangALa C D F G A C , C A G F D D# D C
sudhdha dhanyAsi C D# F G A# C , C A# G F D# C
svarabhUshani C D# F G A A# C , C A# A G F D C

24 varuNapriya
vasantha varALi 1 C D F G A# B , B A# G D# D C B
vasantha varALi 2 C D F G A# B , B A# G M D R C
NvIravasantham C D# D F G C , C B A# G F D# D C

27 sarasAngi
kamalAmanOHari C E F G B C , C B G# G F E C
naLinakAnthi C E D F G B C , C B G F E D C

28 HarikAmbhOji
baHudhAri C E F G A A# C , C A# G F E C
balaHamsa C D F G A C , C A# A G F D F E C
ChAyAtharangiNi C D F E F G A# C , C A# A G F E D C
dhvijAvanthi C D F E F G A C , C A# A G F E D D# D C
HaridhAsapriya* C G F E F G A A# C , C A# A A# G F E D C
IshamanOHari C D E F G A A# C , C A# A G F D F E D C
janjUti C D E F G A A# , A# A G F E D C A# A G A C
jujAHuli C F E F G A A# C , C A# A G F E C
kAmbhOji C D E F G A C , C A# A G F E D C B G A C
kApinArAyaNi C D F G A A# C , C A# A G F E D C
kamAs C F E F G A A# C , C A# A G F E D C
karnAtaka bEHAg C D E F G A A# C , C A# A A# G A F E D E D
kedhAragowLa C D F G A# C , C A# A G F E D C
kOkilaDhvani C D E F A A# A C , C A# A A# G F E D C
kunthalavarALi C F G A A# A C , C A# A G F C
mAlavi C D E F G A# F A A# C , C A# A A# G F E F D C
mOHana C D E G A C , C A G E D C
nAgasvarAvaLi C E F G A C , C A G F E C
nArAyaNagowLa C D F G A# A A# C , C A# G F E D E D C
nArAyani C D F G A C , C A# A G F D C
nAtakuraNji C D E F A# A A# G A A# C , C A# A F E F G E D C
navarasa kalAnidhi * C D F G C A# C , C A G F E D C
navarasa kannada C E F G C , C A# A F E D C
prathApa varALi C D F G A G C , C A G F E D C
pravAlajothi C D F G A A# C , C A# A A# G F E E
rAgapanjaram C D F G A A# A C , C A# A F D C
ravichandhrika C D E F A A# A C , C A# A F E D C
sAma C D F G A C , C A G F E D C
saHAna C D E F G F A A# C , C A# C A A# A G F E F D E D C
sarasvathi manOHari C D E F A C , C A A# G F E D C
sindhu kannada C F E F D E F G A G C , C A# A G F E D C
sudhdha tharan'gini C D E F D F G A A# A C , C A# A G F E D C
supOshini C D C F G A# A C , C A A# G F D F C
surati C D F G A# C , C A# A G F E G F D C
svarAvaLi C F E F G A# A A# C , C A# G A F E D C
svaravEdhi* C F E F G A# A A# C , C A# A A# G F E
thilan'g C E F G B C , C A# G F E C
umAbharaNam C D E F G A A# C , C A# G F D E F D C
vINA vAdhini C D E G A# C , C A# G E D C
vivardhini C D F G C , C A# A G F E D C
yadhukulakAmbhOji C D F G A C , C A# A G F E D C

29 DhIrashankarAbharaNam
Arabhi C D F G A C , C B A G F E D C
atAna C D F G B C , C B A G F G E D C
ban'gALa C D E F G F D G C , C B G F D E D C
begada C E D E F G A A# A G C , C B A G F E D C
bEHAg C E F G B A B C , C B A G F E D C
bilaHari C D E G A C , C B A G F E D C
dhesAkshi C D E G A C , C B A G F E D C
dhEvagAndhAri C D F G A C , C B A G F E D C
garudaDhvani C D E F G A B C , C A G E D C
HamsaDhvani C D E G B C , C B G E D C
HindhusthAni bEHAg C E F G B A B C , C B A G F# E F E D C
janaranjani C D E F G A G B C , C A G F D C
kadhana kuthUHalam C D F A B E G C , C B A G F E D C
kannada C E F G F A B C , C A G F E F D B C
kEdhAram C F E F G B C , C B G F E D C
koiAHalam C G F E F G A B C , C B A G F E D C
kuranji C B C D E F G A , A G F E D C B C
kuthUHalam C D F B A G B C , C B A G F E D C
mAnd C E F G A C , C B A G F E D C
navaroj G A B C D E F G , F E D C B A G
nIlAmbari C D E F G A G B C , C B G F E D E C
pUrNachandhrika C D E F G A G C , C B G F D E F D C
sindhu mandhAri C D E F G A G C , C B A G E F A G F D C
sudhdha sAvEri C D F G A C , C A G F D C

34 vAgathIsvari
ChAyAnAta C D# E F G F G C , C A# A A# G F D# C
gAnavAridhi C F D# E F G A A# C , C A A# G F D# C

36 chalanAta
gambhiranAta C E F G B C , C B G F E C
nAta C D# E F G A# B C , C B G F D# C

39 JAlavarALi
JinAvaLi C D C# D F# G G# B G# C , C B G# G F# D C# C
varALi C D C# D F# G G# B C , C B G# G F# D C# C

40 navanItham
nabhOmaNi C C# D C# F# G C , C A# A G F# D C# C

41 pAvani
chandhrajyothi C C# D F# G A C , C A G F# D C# C
vijayashrI C D C# D F# G B C , C B G F# D C# C

46 shadhvidha mArgini
thivravAHini C C# D# F# G A A# C , C A# A G F# D# C# D# F# C# C

51 kAmavardhini
dhipaka C E F# G G# G C , C B G# B G F# E C# C
mandhAri C C# E F# G B C , C B G F# E C# C

52 rAmapriya
rAma manOHari C C# E F# G A A# A C , C A# A G F# E C# C

53 gamanashrama
gamakakriya C# E F# G A G C , C B A G F# E C# C
gamanakriya C C# F# G A B C , C B A G F# E F# C# C
HamsAnandhi C C# E F# A B C , C B A F# E C# C
mEchakAn'gi C C# E F# G A B C , C B G A G F# E C# C
pUrvikalyANi C C# E F# G A G C , C B A G F# E C# C

54 vishvAmbhari
vijayavasantha C F# G A# B C , C B G F# E C# C

56 shanmuKapriya
chinthAmaNi C D G F# G A A# C , C G G# G F# D# D C

57 simHendra madhyamam
sudhdha rAga C D D# F# G B C , C B G F# D# D C

58 HemAvathi
vijayanAgari C D D# F# G A C , C A G F# D# D C

59 DharmAvathi
madhuvanthi C D# F# G B C , C B A G F# D# D C
ranjani C D D# F# A C , C B A F# D# C D D# C

60 nIthimathi
amarasenapriya C D F# G B C , C B G F# D D# D C
HamsanAdham C D F# G B C , C B G F# D C
kaikavAsi C D D# F# G A# B C , C B G F# D# D C

61 kAnthAmaNi
shruthiranjani C D E F# G G# A , A G# G F# E C D C

62 rishabhapriya
gopriya C D E F# G# A# C , C A# G# F# E D C

64 vAchaspathi
bhUshavaLi C D E F# G A C , C A# A G F# E D C
sarasvathi C D F# G A C , C A# A G F# D C

65 mechakalyANi
HamirkalyANi C G F# G A B C , C B A G F# F E G F D C
mOHanakalyANi C D E G A C , C B A G F# E D C
sAranga C D E F# G A B C , C B A G F# D E F D C
yamunAkalyANi C D E G F# G A C , C A G F# G E D C

66 chithrAmbari
amRuthavarshiNi C E F# G B C , C B G F# E C

Fusion

For the third continuous day, a new composition, and this time I tried a fusion into this, I know the rerecording levels are completely out of order. I will try to improve it next time, but then I can't afford much of sound engineering with just a laptop and zero processing software.

This piece is pentatonic - A# D D# F A. I was myself surprised to see how just five notes can make a lovely song. I have floundered with the lead, but then I didn't have too much patience to practice it to perfection.

Recorded: Sep 29 2006, 1:30 a.m.

Autumn

Hey, so here goes my second recording, this piece is on a bluish F#m.

F# G A B C# D E F# (C also finds a place while descending)
Recorded: 27 Sep 2006 2:30 a.m.

Baptization

I've been thinking about this for a really long time. Usually when I just walk through in silence admiring nature, I feel a few tunes vibrating in my belly. Sometimes, I record them in my cell phone or might not even do that. Later I would not remember the tune and off it would get dampened in thin air. But I don't want to let this continue, so here it is, the first such tune that I am uploading to my blog. I got the tune, recorded it and thought over for some time, could not recollect hearing it anywhere else. So, I claim this one to be original and all my own. I cogitated long enough, didn't know how to name it, so am calling this Baptization!

This has only a lead playing and the rhythm in the Guitar backing, nothing else. This might not have the studio-quality, nevertheless, this is my first, so I love it. I want to flood this blog with many such pieces and have them as reminiscences, but I can't even assure myself if I would be able to do that. Please feel free to chip in your comments, that will help me a lot.

The song is on an ornamental Cm with C D D# F G A A# C.
Recorded: 25 Sep 2006 12:15 a.m.