HindustaniRāga of Bilāval thāṭ
Gaud Malhar
Gaud Malhar is a Hindustani rāga of Bilawal thāṭ, sung 9–12 pm (late evening). Vādī Ma, samvādī Sa. Āroha: Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Re, Pa, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, upper Sa. Avaroha: upper Sa, komal Ni, Dha, komal Ni, Pa, Ma, Ga, Re, Ga, Re, Sa.
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.
- Thāṭ
- Bilāval
- Vādī / Saṁvādī
- Ma / Sa
- Time
- 9–12 pm · late evening
- Jāti
- Sampūrṇa · 7 / 7
Raised vs natural Ma
Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.
Scale
8 notes · SaReGaMaPaDhakomal NiNi · Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
From the textbook
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