CarnaticJanya of the 28th melakarta, Harikāmbhōji · Bāṇa chakra
Deshākshi
Deshakshi is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 28, Harikambhoji. Arohanam: S R2 G3 P D2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S.
Swara rail · DeshākshiTempo
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 28 · Harikāmbhōji
- Chakra
- Bāṇa
- Form
- Auḍava–Sampūrṇa · 5 / 7
- Movement
- Straight up and down
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Raised vs natural Ma
Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Deshākshithis rāga
Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.
Scale
ĀrōhaṇamSa2Ri 23Ga 3Pa2Dha 2upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa2Ni 22Dha 2Pa1Ma 13Ga 32Ri 2Sa
7 notes · Sa2Ri 23Ga 31Ma 1Pa2Dha 22Ni 2 · Straight up and down
From the textbook
Where these notes come from
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.
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