CarnaticJanya of the 2nd melakarta, Ratnangi · Indu chakra
Ghanṭāravam
Ghantaravam is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 2, Ratnangi. Arohanam: S R1 G1 M1 P N2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D1 P M1 G1 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 2 · Ratnangi
- Chakra
- Indu
- Form
- Ṣāḍava–Sampūrṇa · 6 / 7
- Movement
- Straight up and 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 · Sa1Ri 11Ri 11Ma 1Pa1Dha 12Ni 2 · Straight up and 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.