CarnaticJanya of the 28th melakarta, Harikāmbhōji · Bāṇa chakra

Kamās

Kamas is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 28, Harikambhoji. Arohanam: S M1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S.

Swara rail · KamāsTempo
Carnatic · Mela 28Ārōhaṇam
SaMa 1Ga 3Ma 1PaDha 2Ni 2upper Sa
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Notes of Kamās

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Parent
Mela 28 · Harikāmbhōji
Chakra
Bāṇa
Form
Ṣāḍava–Sampūrṇa · 6 / 7
Movement
Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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Raised vs natural Ma

Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.

Ma
Kamāsthis rāga
Sa to Pa

Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.

Scale

ĀrōhaṇamSaMa 1Ga 3Ma 1PaDha 2Ni 2upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper SaNi 2Dha 2PaMa 1Ga 3Ri 2Sa

7 notes · SaRi 2Ga 3Ma 1PaDha 2Ni 2 · Zig-zag (vakra) going up

From the textbook

Borrowed note · anya svara

Ni 3 appears in some phrases, from outside the scale above.

Where these notes come from

Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.

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