CarnaticJanya of the 60th melakarta, Neetimati · Diśi chakra

Kaikavashi

Kaikavashi is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 60, Neetimati. Arohanam: S R2 G2 M2 P D3 N3 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 P M2 G2 R2 S.

Swara rail · KaikavashiTempo
Carnatic · Mela 60Ārōhaṇam
SaRi 2Ga 2Ma 2PaNi 3Ni 3upper Sa
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Notes of Kaikavashi

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Parent
Mela 60 · Neetimati
Chakra
Diśi
Form
Sampūrṇa–Ṣāḍava · 7 / 6
Movement
Straight up and down
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Raised vs natural Ma

Lower Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.

Ma
Kaikavashithis rāga
Sa to Pa

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

ĀrōhaṇamSaRi 2Ga 2Ma 2PaNi 3Ni 3upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper SaNi 3PaMa 2Ga 2Ri 2Sa

7 notes · SaRi 2Ga 2Ma 2PaNi 3Ni 3 · 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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