CarnaticJanya of the 29th melakarta, Dhīraśaṅkarābharaṇaṁ · Bāṇa chakra

Kannada

Kannada is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 29, Sankarabharanam. Arohanam: S R2 G3 M1 P M1 D2 N3 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 S D2 P M1 G3 M1 G3 M1 R2 S.

Swara rail · KannadaTempo
Carnatic · Mela 29Ārōhaṇam
SaRi 2Ga 3Ma 1PaMa 1Dha 2Ni 3upper Sa
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Notes of Kannada

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Parent
Mela 29 · Śaṅkarābharaṇaṁ
Chakra
Bāṇa
Form
Sampūrṇa · 7 / 7
Movement
Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
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Raised vs natural Ma

Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.

Ma
Kannadathis 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

ĀrōhaṇamSaRi 2Ga 3Ma 1PaMa 1Dha 2Ni 3upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper SaNi 3SaDha 2PaMa 1Ga 3Ma 1Ga 3Ma 1Ri 2Sa

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

From the textbook

Where these notes come from

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

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