CarnaticJanya of the 63rd melakarta, Latangi · Rudra chakra
Karunākari
Karunakari is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 63, Latangi. Arohanam: S M2 P D1 N3 D1 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 D1 P M2 S.
Swara rail · KarunākariTempo
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 63 · Latangi
- Chakra
- Rudra
- Form
- Auḍava · 5 / 5
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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Raised vs natural Ma
Lower Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Karunākarithis rāga
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
ĀrōhaṇamSa2Ma 2Pa1Dha 13Ni 31Dha 1upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa3Ni 31Dha 1Pa2Ma 2Sa
5 notes · Sa2Ma 2Pa1Dha 13Ni 3 · Zig-zag (vakra) going up
From the textbook
Where these notes come from
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.
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