CarnaticJanya of the 29th melakarta, Dhīraśaṅkarābharaṇaṁ · Bāṇa chakra
Kathanakuthuhalam
Kathanakuthuhalam is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 29, Sankarabharanam. Arohanam: S R2 M1 D2 N3 G3 P Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S.
Swara rail · KathanakuthuhalamTempo
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 29 · Śaṅkarābharaṇaṁ
- Chakra
- Bāṇa
- Form
- Sampūrṇa · 7 / 7
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) going up
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Raised vs natural Ma
Raise Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Kathanakuthuhalamthis rāga
Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.
Scale
ĀrōhaṇamSa2Ri 21Ma 12Dha 23Ni 33Ga 3Paupper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa3Ni 32Dha 2Pa1Ma 13Ga 32Ri 2Sa
7 notes · Sa2Ri 23Ga 31Ma 1Pa2Dha 23Ni 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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