CarnaticJanya of the 53rd melakarta, Gamanaśrama · Brahma chakra
Bhaṭiyār
Bhatiyar is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 53, Gamanashrama. Arohanam: S D2 P D2 M2 P G3 M2 D2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ R1 N3 D2 P M2 P G3 R1 S.
Numbers between pads count the semitones from one note to the next. Play from your keyboard with A W S E D F T G Y H U J K.Pitch rises upward. Numbers beside the pads count the semitones between neighbouring notes.
- Parent
- Mela 53 · Gamanaśrama
- Chakra
- Brahma
- Form
- Auḍava–Sampūrṇa · 5 / 7
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
Raised vs natural Ma
Lower Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Raised Ma sits a whole step above Ga, then just one semitone below Pa. That narrow pull up to Pa is the brightness of the raised fourth.
Scale
7 notes · Sa1Ri 13Ga 32Ma 2Pa2Dha 23Ni 3 · Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
From the textbook
karnatik.com. The second source the site checks against differs here, or has nothing to compare, so this is waiting on a musician’s review.