CarnaticJanya of the 56th melakarta, Shanmukhapriya · Diśi chakra
Gopikathilakam
Gopikathilakam is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 56, Shanmukhapriya. Arohanam: S R2 G2 M2 P N2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 P M2 G2 R2 S.
Swara rail · GopikathilakamTempo
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 56 · Shanmukhapriya
- Chakra
- Diśi
- Form
- Ṣāḍava · 6 / 6
- Movement
- Straight up and down
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Raised vs natural Ma
Lower Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Gopikathilakamthis rāga
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
ĀrōhaṇamSa2Ri 22Ga 22Ma 2Pa2Ni 2upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa2Ni 2Pa2Ma 22Ga 22Ri 2Sa
6 notes · Sa2Ri 22Ga 22Ma 2Pa2Ni 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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