CarnaticJanya of the 22nd melakarta, Kharaharapriya · Veda chakra

Kāpi

Kapi is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 22, Kharaharapriya. Arohanam: S R2 M1 P N3 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N2 D2 N2 P M1 G2 R2 S.

PractiseCompare with Bahar
Swara rail · KāpiTempo
Carnatic · Mela 22Ārōhaṇam
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Parent
Mela 22 · Kharaharapriya
Chakra
Veda
Form
Auḍava–Sampūrṇa · 5 / 7
Movement
Zig-zag (vakra) coming down
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Raised vs natural Ma

Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.

Kāpithis rāga

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

Scale

Ārōhaṇam
Avarōhaṇam

8 notes · · Zig-zag (vakra) coming down

From the textbook

Borrowed note · anya svara

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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