CarnaticJanya of the 10th melakarta, Natakapriya · Netra chakra
Gunāvati
Gunavati is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 10, Natakapriya. Arohanam: S R1 M1 P D2 S Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ S D2 P M1 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 10 · Natakapriya
- Chakra
- Netra
- Form
- Auḍava · 5 / 5
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
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
5 notes · Sa1Ri 11Ma 1Pa2Dha 2 · Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
From the textbook
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas. The second source the site checks against differs here, or has nothing to compare, so this is waiting on a musician’s review.