CarnaticJanya of the 28th melakarta, Harikāmbhōji · Bāṇa chakra
Gavati
Gavati is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 28, Harikambhoji. Arohanam: S M1 P N3 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ D2 M1 P G3 M1 R2 N3 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 28 · Harikāmbhōji
- Chakra
- Bāṇa
- Form
- 4 notes–Sampūrṇa · 4 / 7
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) coming down
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
7 notes · Sa2Ri 23Ga 31Ma 1Pa2Dha 23Ni 3 · Zig-zag (vakra) coming down
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.